Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · 2026 season
Pittsburg State
12–6
Overall
0–5
MIAA
.255
Hitting % · 27th in D2
.167
Opponents hit · 89th in D2
31
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Central seed 7.2
Projected Central seed 7.2
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
at Ark.-Fort Smith 14–6
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
- Blocks per set3.25 · 1st in D2
- Hitting %.255 · 27th in D2
- Reception error %6.5% · 37th in D2
- Assists per set12.01 · 67th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Aces per set1.09 · 275th 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 | Kennedy Behnke | MB | 62 | 73 | 166 | 1.18 | .325 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0839th D2 | 0.06 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Crystal Smith | MB | 66 | 205 | 365 | 3.11 | .41412th D2 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 1.701st D2 | 0.58 | 4.2235th D2 |
| 3 | Mia Brown | L/DS | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Kassidy Nixon | OH | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0.01 | .000 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.53 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Jesa Wallace | S | 70 | 5 | 13 | 0.07 | .385 | 6.19 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 2.09 | 0.26 |
| 6 | Imerie Jones | MB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Alexis Bittner | L/DS | 55 | 1 | 12 | 0.02 | -.083 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 0.11 |
| 8 | Jadyn Hazzard | S | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Abby Carr | S | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1.46 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.23 |
| 10 | Leilah Perry | MB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Mason Palace | OH | 68 | 124 | 426 | 1.82 | .174 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.69 | 2.51 | 2.35 |
| 12 | Vix Vilott | OH | 65 | 126 | 366 | 1.94 | .186 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 1.03 | 2.28 |
| 13 | Caileigh Kilgore | OH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Jordyn Washington | OH | 8 | 5 | 20 | 0.63 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.69 |
| 16 | Maliyah Johnson | OH | 68 | 127 | 393 | 1.87 | .239 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.41 | 2.22 |
| 17 | Amariah White | MB | 21 | 37 | 65 | 1.76 | .462 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1.43 | 0.24 | 2.62 |
| 19 | Mina Kaneko | L/DS | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 1.12 | 0.21 |
| 20 | Maddi LaPointe | MB | 70 | 191 | 533 | 2.73 | .268 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 1.0355th D2 | 0.39 | 3.27 |
| 21 | Avery Ringgenberg | MB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0.25 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Kaydence Torrez | OPP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 23 | Brynna Zoeller | S | 67 | 2 | 9 | 0.03 | .222 | 4.54 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 1.61 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Peyton Liming | OH | 13 | 7 | 30 | 0.54 | -.100 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.69 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won52.1% of 190
- Sideout %65.2% · all rallies 58.2%
- Point-scoring %39.8% · all rallies 43.9%
- Late kills–errorsSmith 16–1 · LaPointe 10–2 · Johnson 8–2 · Behnke 6–1 · Vilott 6–1 · Palace 5–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run8 straight · 22–25 in set 1 vs. P.R.-Mayaguez 08/28
- Longest run against11 straight · 20–25 in set 2 vs. Arkansas Tech 09/04
- Sets with a 5-point run28 for · 24 against · of 70
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 25–23 in set 3 vs. Okla. Baptist 09/11
down 7, won 26–24 in set 1 vs. Fort Hays St. 09/25
down 5, won 25–22 in set 4 vs. North Greenville 08/28 - Leads lostup 7, lost 23–25 in set 1 vs. Okla. Baptist 09/11
up 6, lost 27–29 in set 3 vs. Southwestern Okla. 09/03
Pittsburg St. news
- LaPointe, Smith, White Make History In Five Set Win Over RockhurstOct 6
- Gorillas Begin Busy Week With HawksOct 5
- Gorillas Drop Heartbreaker Against No. 14 IchabodsOct 2
- Gorillas Swept By No. 17 HornetsSep 29
- Gorillas Ready For No. 17 Hornets, No. 14 IchabodsSep 28
Headlines from Pittsburg St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at | 6–14 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-14, 25-10 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at | 2–2 | W 3–1 25-22, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at | 11–8 | W 3–1 25-15, 21-25, 25-12, 25-22 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at | 11–7 | W 3–1 28-26, 25-17, 19-25, 25-23 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | vs. | 7–9 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-22, 25-19 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs. | 12–7 | L 0–3 17-25, 22-25, 27-29 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs. | 10–9 | W 3–1 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs. | 2–14 | W 3–1 25-15, 25-21, 19-25, 25-12 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs. | 12–8 | W 3–1 25-16, 25-14, 19-25, 25-8 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs. | 8–12 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-16, 29-27 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at | 15–4 | W 3–2 23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at | 10–10 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-12, 25-18 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs. | 15–3 | L 2–3 12-25, 25-17, 25-22, 22-25, 7-15 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at | 14–6 | L 2–3 26-24, 24-26, 17-25, 25-21, 12-15 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at | 17–1 | L 0–3 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | at | 15–3 | L 0–3 23-25, 19-25, 23-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs. | 17–3 | L 2–3 25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 11-25, 12-15 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs. | 11–5 | W 3–2 22-25, 25-12, 25-14, 19-25, 15-8 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at | 14–6 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 86% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at | 1–16 | Oct 10, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | at | 8–13 | Oct 13, 5:30 PM CT 94% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at | 1–16 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at | 6–14 | Oct 17, 3:00 PM CT 97% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | at | 11–8 | Oct 22, 6:00 PM CT 58% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at | 6–11 | Oct 24, 3:00 PM CT 96% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at | 12–4 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 60% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. | 14–5 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 72% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. | 6–14 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 98% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs. | 15–1 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 41% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. | 6–9 | Nov 7, 6:30 PM CT 91% |