Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · 2026 season
Northwest Mo. State
6–9
Overall
3–3
MIAA
.164
Hitting % · 187th in D2
.223
Opponents hit · 246th in D2
125
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. Neb.-Kearney 17–1
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
- Digs per set16.33 · 66th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Opponent hitting %.223 · 246th in D2
- Point-scoring %42.3% · 227th in D2
- Blocks per set1.47 · 219th 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 | Lily Zimmerman | L/DS | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0.04 | .100 | 0.53 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Lauren Schnettler | L/DS | 53 | 1 | 7 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 1.81 | 0.13 |
| 4 | Gabrielle Gartner | OH | 54 | 139 | 417 | 2.57 | .213 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.48 | 1.09 | 2.87 |
| 5 | Ellery Luhring | L/DS | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 4.7245th D2 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Elle Heckenlively | OH | 30 | 47 | 154 | 1.57 | .123 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 1.40 | 1.87 |
| 9 | Grace Thorne | OH | 11 | 5 | 18 | 0.45 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.55 |
| 10 | Mya Karrick | S | 55 | 33 | 141 | 0.60 | .142 | 8.8561st D2 | 0.4485th D2 | 0.20 | 3.00 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Sophia Gartner | OH | 39 | 106 | 309 | 2.72 | .146 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 2.86 |
| 12 | Chloee Hayes | MB | 33 | 42 | 145 | 1.27 | .159 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 1.64 |
| 13 | Ava Plassmeyer | MB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0.33 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 14 | Abby Bulthuis | OH | 47 | 68 | 227 | 1.45 | .150 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 1.06 | 1.76 |
| 16 | Londyn Smith | S | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | .500 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Jada Smith | OH | 37 | 77 | 276 | 2.08 | .138 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 1.49 | 2.51 |
| 18 | Maddie Roenfeld | MB | 49 | 81 | 226 | 1.65 | .226 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.71 | 0.47 | 2.09 |
| 22 | Natalie Herrington | MB | 29 | 40 | 116 | 1.38 | .164 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.69 | 0.31 | 1.86 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won57.8% of 64
- Sideout %63.0% · all rallies 55.3%
- Point-scoring %55.6% · all rallies 42.3%
- Late kills–errorsGartner 6–1 · Smith 4–0 · Gartner 3–3 · Bulthuis 0–3
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run9 straight · 15–13 in set 5 vs. Central Okla. 09/17
- Longest run against10 straight · 11–25 in set 1 vs. Harding 08/29
- Sets with a 5-point run18 for · 23 against · of 55
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 25–21 in set 2 vs. Northern St. 09/05
down 5, won 15–13 in set 5 vs. Central Okla. 09/17 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
Northwest Mo. St. news
- Free volleyball admission Saturday with purchase of a football ticketOct 8
- Northwest volleyball prepping for UNK, FHSUOct 7
- Bearcat volleyball produces four-set win at Missouri SouthernOct 2
- Northwest volleyball to take on Missouri Southern Friday in JoplinSep 30
- UCM procures 3-0 victory over NorthwestSep 29
Headlines from Northwest Mo. St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at  Maryville (MO) | 8–9 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-23, 25-17 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Ouachita Baptist | 10–10 | W 3–2 25-19, 17-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-9 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  McKendree | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-14, 26-24, 25-13 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Harding | 15–4 | L 1–3 11-25, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Southwest Minn. St. | 13–4 | L 0–3 20-25, 20-25, 18-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Northern St. | 12–5 | L 0–3 20-25, 21-25, 13-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Okla. Christian | 9–8 | L 2–3 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 16-25, 12-15 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Rockhurst | 11–5 | L 0–3 23-25, 18-25, 7-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at Rockhurst | 11–5 | L 0–3 20-25, 13-25, 21-25 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs.  Central Okla. MIAA | 14–5 | W 3–2 25-18, 18-25, 25-17, 19-25, 15-13 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Newman MIAA | 6–14 | W 3–1 31-33, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs.  Washburn MIAA | 17–3 | L 1–3 20-25, 25-23, 17-25, 21-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Missouri Western MIAA | 15–1 | L 0–3 19-25, 14-25, 10-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | at  Central Mo. MIAA | 11–8 | L 0–3 19-25, 21-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Mo. Southern St. MIAA | 6–11 | W 3–1 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Neb.-Kearney MIAA | 17–1 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 1% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Fort Hays St. MIAA | 14–6 | Oct 10, 6:00 PM CT 22% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs.  Emporia St. MIAA | 15–3 | Oct 16, 7:30 PM CT 11% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs. Central Mo. MIAA | 11–8 | Oct 17, 5:00 PM CT 24% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | vs. Missouri Western MIAA | 15–1 | Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 8% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Washburn MIAA | 17–3 | Oct 24, 3:00 PM CT 5% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs.  Northeastern St. MIAA | 1–16 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 97% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs.  Ark.-Fort Smith MIAA | 14–6 | Oct 31, 7:00 PM CT 56% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at Emporia St. MIAA | 15–3 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 7% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at  Pittsburg St. MIAA | 12–6 | Nov 7, 6:30 PM CT 9% |