Great Midwest Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Walsh
10–6
Overall
6–1
G-MAC
.205
Hitting % · 99th in D2
.167
Opponents hit · 90th in D2
137
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Midwest seed 7.9
Projected Midwest seed 7.9
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
at Ky. Wesleyan 3–13
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 set18.25 · 7th in D2
- Reception error %6.8% · 50th in D2
- Assists per set12.10 · 59th in D2
- Sideout %58.6% · 60th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Aces per set1.17 · 265th 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 | Ava Starr | S | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Aj Burick | S | 61 | 10 | 35 | 0.16 | .143 | 4.61 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.57 | 0.21 |
| 3 | Francesca Battaglia | OH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Emerson Sheets | S | 63 | 16 | 41 | 0.25 | .293 | 5.49 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 2.59 | 0.57 |
| 5 | Carly Paugh | OH | 23 | 23 | 86 | 1.00 | .186 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Izzy Shank | OH | 61 | 169 | 540 | 2.77 | .152 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 2.59 | 3.20 |
| 7 | Locie Levengood | L/DS | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0.03 | .000 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 2.34 | 0.23 |
| 8 | Cara Riley | L/DS | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 1.85 | 0.21 |
| 9 | Avery Budrys Rini | OH | 16 | 10 | 39 | 0.63 | .154 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 |
| 10 | Brynn Egbert | MB | 37 | 49 | 141 | 1.32 | .156 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.41 | 1.80 |
| 11 | Sabrina Da Silva | L/DS | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0.02 | .250 | 1.11 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 4.9827th D2 | 0.18 |
| 12 | Whitney Watkins | L/DS | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Ava Budrys Rini | MB | 31 | 37 | 157 | 1.19 | .096 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1.35 |
| 14 | Ava Marek | L/DS | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -1.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Camille Wardin | MB | 14 | 10 | 19 | 0.71 | .474 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Mary Hoersten | OH | 9 | 6 | 21 | 0.67 | .190 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Maggie Rolwing | MB | 63 | 137 | 312 | 2.17 | .311 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.30 | 2.66 |
| 18 | McKinley Reichert | OH | 60 | 82 | 292 | 1.37 | .161 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.58 | 1.53 |
| 19 | Maria Montseny | OH | 58 | 160 | 410 | 2.76 | .276 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 3.11 |
| 20 | Brooke Smith | MB | 57 | 102 | 279 | 1.79 | .229 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.26 | 2.10 |
| 21 | Cora Rickett | OH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won47.7% of 128
- Sideout %55.4% · all rallies 58.6%
- Point-scoring %39.7% · all rallies 45.7%
- Late kills–errorsMontseny 8–2 · Rini 5–1 · Rolwing 5–4 · Shank 5–5 · Reichert 3–4 · Egbert 1–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run10 straight · 25–19 in set 1 vs. Ashland 10/03
- Longest run against8 straight · 16–25 in set 1 vs. Fairmont St. 09/15
- Sets with a 5-point run29 for · 17 against · of 63
- Comeback setsdown 6, won 25–22 in set 4 vs. Frostburg St. 09/04
down 5, won 26–24 in set 2 vs. Pitt.-Johnstown 09/05
down 5, won 25–21 in set 3 vs. Ohio Dominican 10/02 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
Walsh news
- CAVS DEFEAT THE ARROWS IN 3 SETSOct 7
- CAVS REVERSE SWEEP ODU, FALL TO ASHLANDOct 4
- MAROON AND GOLD GET BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN VS CAL PASep 29
- VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO CHARLESTONSep 26
- VOLLEYBALL COMPLETES SEASON SWEEP OF LAKE ERIESep 23
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Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  UIndy | 16–2 | L 1–3 20-25, 25-18, 20-25, 12-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Saginaw Valley | 12–6 | W 3–2 18-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-14, 20-18 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  West Liberty | 5–15 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-17, 25-17 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Shippensburg | 12–6 | L 2–3 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 17-25, 4-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Frostburg St. | 5–11 | W 3–1 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Pitt.-Johnstown | 9–5 | L 1–3 21-25, 26-24, 22-25, 19-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Ursuline G-MAC | 3–17 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-15, 25-13 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Lake Erie G-MAC | 7–9 | W 3–1 22-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs.  Fairmont St. | 17–4 | L 0–3 16-25, 18-25, 18-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Malone G-MAC | 4–12 | W 3–1 22-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-19 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | at Lake Erie G-MAC | 7–9 | W 3–1 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 25-10 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Charleston (WV) | 10–9 | L 1–3 25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 22-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs.  California (PA) | 6–13 | W 3–1 25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 25-16 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs.  Ohio Dominican G-MAC | 15–3 | W 3–2 21-25, 16-25, 25-21, 27-25, 15-13 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Ashland G-MAC | 15–2 | L 1–3 25-19, 16-25, 21-25, 18-25 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs. Ursuline G-MAC | 3–17 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-11, 25-20 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at  Ky. Wesleyan G-MAC | 3–13 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 97% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  Thomas More G-MAC | 6–9 | Oct 10, 11:00 AM CT 94% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at  Tiffin G-MAC | 2–13 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 66% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at  Findlay G-MAC | 9–7 | Oct 24, 3:00 PM CT 28% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at  Clarion | 12–5 | Oct 27, 5:00 PM CT 37% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs.  Hillsdale G-MAC | 8–8 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 40% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs.  Northwood G-MAC | 4–12 | Oct 31, 12:00 PM CT 82% |
| Tue, Nov 3 | vs. Malone G-MAC | 4–12 | Nov 3, 5:00 PM CT 98% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs.  Cedarville G-MAC | 7–8 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 39% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Ashland G-MAC | 15–2 | Nov 7, 4:00 PM CT 23% |