Great Lakes Valley Conference · 2026 season
Southwest Baptist
11–6
Overall
2–3
GLVC
.226
Hitting % · 60th in D2
.153
Opponents hit · 61st in D2
130
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Midwest seed 8.0
Projected Midwest seed 8.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
at Quincy 11–7
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
- Point-scoring %48.2% · 44th in D2
- Hitting %.226 · 60th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.153 · 61st in D2
- Blocks per set2.03 · 63rd in D2
Where they can be pushed
No category in the bottom third of 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 | Megan Howard | OPP | 40 | 32 | 109 | 0.80 | .128 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.94 |
| 3 | Allie Hawk | S | 59 | 13 | 65 | 0.22 | .123 | 6.00 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 2.24 | 0.61 |
| 4 | Chloe Chafins | L/DS | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0.02 | .250 | 0.29 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Kiera Dent | OH | 25 | 26 | 50 | 1.04 | .460 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.76 | 0.20 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Aubrie Fellmeth | OH | 38 | 70 | 192 | 1.84 | .255 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.34 | 2.20 |
| 7 | Essence Gilmer | OH | 23 | 52 | 136 | 2.26 | .287 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 1.52 | 2.87 |
| 8 | Audrey Weber | L/DS | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.21 |
| 9 | Gabriela Dupree | OH | 59 | 214 | 562 | 3.6339th D2 | .215 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 2.95 | 4.1638th D2 |
| 11 | Madison Garza | S | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0.06 | -.250 | 2.47 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 0.47 |
| 12 | Marissa DeMuth | MB | 12 | 5 | 30 | 0.42 | -.100 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Taryn Cleary | L/DS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Danika Mejico | S | 42 | 12 | 32 | 0.29 | .344 | 4.26 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 1.21 | 0.61 |
| 16 | Grace Whalen | L/DS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.06 |
| 17 | Skylar Johnson | L/DS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Hanna Klein | OH | 33 | 83 | 188 | 2.52 | .346 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.18 | 2.77 |
| 21 | Hannah Jackson | OH | 21 | 30 | 76 | 1.43 | .211 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 1.60 |
| 22 | Kailey Sexton | MB | 57 | 65 | 172 | 1.14 | .250 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1.1132nd D2 | 0.11 | 1.75 |
| 23 | Melissa Patel | L/DS | 53 | 1 | 5 | 0.02 | .000 | 1.06 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 3.43 | 0.21 |
| 24 | Addison Cuquet | OH | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0.50 | .200 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Julia Marinesi | OH | 49 | 116 | 375 | 2.37 | .192 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 2.39 | 2.81 |
| 30 | Natalie Percival | MB | 31 | 16 | 48 | 0.52 | .104 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.16 | 0.98 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won48.0% of 98
- Sideout %48.9% · all rallies 57.9%
- Point-scoring %47.1% · all rallies 48.2%
- Late kills–errorsKlein 5–1 · Marinesi 2–1 · Sexton 2–1 · Dupree 5–10
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run15 straight · 25–5 in set 3 vs. Union (TN) 09/11
- Longest run against10 straight · 10–25 in set 1 vs. Mo.-St. Louis 09/18
- Sets with a 5-point run25 for · 18 against · of 59
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 25–22 in set 3 vs. Southeastern Okla. 08/28
- Leads lostup 5, lost 17–18 in set 4 vs. Northwestern Okla. 08/28
up 5, lost 24–26 in set 4 vs. East Central 09/04
Southwest Baptist news
- Bearcats Cruise Past Patriots in Straight SetsOct 7
- SBU Unable to Claim Catfight at DruryOct 1
- Women's Volleyball Dominate Cardinals in Straight-Set VictorySep 26
- Bearcats Fall to Rockhurst in GLVC Home OpenerSep 25
- Battle of Bearcats Belongs to SBU with 3-0 SweepSep 20
Headlines from Southwest Baptist athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs. | 8–13 | W 3–1 25-17, 28-26, 20-25, 25-20 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs. | 9–10 | W 3–2 25-22, 25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 15-11 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs. | 1–16 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-17, 25-19 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at | 6–11 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs. | 5–14 | W 3–2 25-16, 10-25, 29-27, 22-25, 15-11 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs. | 8–12 | L 2–3 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 15-17 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs. | 2–18 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-14, 25-6 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs. | 2–19 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | at | 15–4 | L 1–3 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 17-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at | 6–14 | L 0–3 17-25, 24-26, 21-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at | 5–14 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-13, 25-5 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at | 11–5 | L 0–3 10-25, 22-25, 20-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at | 2–14 | W 3–0 26-24, 25-18, 25-22 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs. | 11–5 | L 0–3 23-25, 20-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs. | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-8, 25-9 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | at | 12–4 | L 0–3 20-25, 19-25, 19-25 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs. | 0–1 | W 3–0 25-11, 25-22, 25-13 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at | 11–7 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 51% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs. | 6–9 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 73% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. | 7–9 | Oct 24, 3:00 PM CT 45% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at | 8–9 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 35% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at | 8–8 | Oct 31, 3:00 PM CT 55% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs. | 12–6 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 30% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. | 16–2 | Nov 7, 3:00 PM CT 12% |