Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Northern Mich.
8–8
Overall
5–3
GLIAC
.189
Hitting % · 134th in D2
.207
Opponents hit · 207th in D2
73
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Midwest seed 8.0
Projected Midwest seed 8.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT
at Davenport 11–4
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Assists per set11.98 · 68th in D2
- Digs per set16.21 · 70th in D2
- Sideout %57.8% · 76th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set2.62 · 251st in D2
- Aces per set1.39 · 237th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.207 · 207th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Cece Huizingh | L/DS | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | -.250 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 2.48 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Lauren Cardwell | L/DS | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 1.11 | 0.08 |
| 4 | Taylor Smaka | L/DS | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1.000 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 0.16 |
| 5 | Olivia Ziemer | OH | 57 | 44 | 206 | 0.77 | .073 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1.60 | 0.82 |
| 7 | Kaysie Bakke | OH | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0.14 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| 8 | Helen Beiring | OH | 11 | 4 | 16 | 0.36 | -.125 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Kc Fortune | OH | 61 | 104 | 408 | 1.70 | .110 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 2.44 | 2.11 |
| 10 | Grace Allen | OH | 17 | 28 | 106 | 1.65 | .075 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 1.82 |
| 11 | Morgan Kuhl | MB | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0.36 | .059 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.57 |
| 12 | Madison York | OPP | 9 | 4 | 14 | 0.44 | .071 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.44 |
| 13 | Kelley Crowley | L/DS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Kaylie McIntosh | OH | 58 | 206 | 573 | 3.5547th D2 | .201 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.98 | 3.9262nd D2 |
| 15 | Laynie Russell | MB | 61 | 132 | 289 | 2.16 | .294 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 2.52 |
| 16 | Liesl Haugen | L/DS | 58 | 1 | 16 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.97 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 4.5369th D2 | 0.31 |
| 17 | Anna O'Keefe | OH | 57 | 158 | 386 | 2.77 | .282 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.82 | 3.04 |
| 18 | Sydney Bartels | OH | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | -.077 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Lyvia Misegades | S | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Allie Barlow | S | 61 | 34 | 110 | 0.56 | .227 | 10.3017th D2 | 0.4671st D2 | 0.28 | 2.36 | 1.16 |
| 24 | Larsen Bonnstetter | MB | 55 | 51 | 131 | 0.93 | .244 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.18 | 1.37 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won53.0% of 185
- Sideout %64.3% · all rallies 57.8%
- Point-scoring %43.0% · all rallies 43.1%
- Late kills–errorsO'Keefe 16–1 · Allen 7–2 · McIntosh 9–5 · Bonnstetter 5–1 · Fortune 7–4 · Barlow 3–1 · Ziemer 3–1 · Russell 4–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run7 straight · 25–21 in set 1 vs. Minn. Duluth 08/28
- Longest run against10 straight · 9–25 in set 4 vs. Minn. Duluth 08/28
- Sets with a 5-point run19 for · 16 against · of 61
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 28–26 in set 4 vs. Davenport 09/18
down 6, won 25–19 in set 4 vs. Winona St. 08/27
down 6, won 25–23 in set 3 vs. Colo. Sch. of Mines 09/04 - Leads lostup 5, lost 23–25 in set 1 vs. Roosevelt 09/12
Northern Mich. news
- PREVIEW: Wildcats hit the road to DU and WSUOct 7
- Barlow and Haugen earn weekly GLIAC honorsOct 5
- Wildcats roll past Lakers in straight setsOct 3
- Northern knocks off Parkside 3-1Oct 2
- PREVIEW: Wildcats host Parkside, travel to LSSUSep 30
Headlines from Northern Mich. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | vs.  Winona St. | 2–13 | W 3–1 25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | vs.  St. Cloud St. | 12–5 | L 0–3 19-25, 17-25, 8-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Minn. Duluth | 16–1 | L 1–3 25-21, 17-25, 17-25, 9-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Tiffin | 2–13 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-19, 25-20 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  Cal St. East Bay | 6–8 | W 3–2 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 19-25, 17-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Colo. Sch. of Mines | 13–3 | L 2–3 25-22, 30-28, 23-25, 18-25, 9-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Westmont | 6–9 | L 0–3 25-27, 23-25, 16-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  San Fran. St. | 6–8 | L 0–3 21-25, 17-25, 15-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Purdue Northwest GLIAC | 1–14 | W 3–1 20-25, 25-17, 27-25, 25-22 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Roosevelt GLIAC | 5–10 | L 1–3 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-27 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Davenport GLIAC | 11–4 | W 3–1 22-25, 25-18, 28-26, 28-26 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  Saginaw Valley GLIAC | 12–6 | L 1–3 25-18, 20-25, 21-25, 20-25 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs.  Michigan Tech GLIAC | 9–7 | W 3–2 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-10 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  Grand Valley St. GLIAC | 14–3 | L 0–3 25-27, 19-25, 19-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs.  Wis.-Parkside GLIAC | 11–5 | W 3–1 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Lake Superior St. GLIAC | 3–13 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-14, 25-20 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at Davenport GLIAC | 11–4 | Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT 39% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC | 7–9 | Oct 10, 3:00 PM CT 53% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs.  Ferris St. GLIAC | 16–0 | Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 6% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Purdue Northwest GLIAC | 1–14 | Oct 24, 3:00 PM CT 88% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. Grand Valley St. GLIAC | 14–3 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 18% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC | 7–9 | Oct 31, 3:00 PM CT 65% |
| Tue, Nov 3 | at Michigan Tech GLIAC | 9–7 | Nov 3, 5:00 PM CT 29% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at Wis.-Parkside GLIAC | 11–5 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 29% |