The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 7 of the 2026 volleyball season. Parkside outside hitter/right side Sierra Kilbourn was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week, Ferris State libero Hope Davies earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition and Grand Valley State setter Gabby Orlet was tabbed GLIAC Setter of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sierra Kilbourn, Parkside
Parkside volleyball's Sierra Kilbourn has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career following an impressive week at the net for the Rangers. Kilbourn led Parkside to a 2-1 record over the past week, earning victories over Lewis University and Michigan Technological University. Across three matches and 11 sets played, Kilbourn recorded 46 kills on 89 total attempts, posting an impressive .427 hitting percentage while averaging 4.18 kills per set. She also added one block and totaled 46.5 points throughout the week. In Parkside's four-set victory over Lewis University, Kilbourn recorded a career-high 20 kills on an outstanding .486 hitting percentage. She also surpassed the 500-career-kill milestone, reaching another significant achievement in her collegiate career. Kilbourn has continued to establish herself as one of the top offensive threats in the GLIAC this season. She currently ranks fourth in the conference with 226 total kills and seventh with an average of 3.10 kills per set. Her season hitting percentage of .308 also ranks ninth in the GLIAC.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hope Davies, Ferris State
Ferris State University sophomore libero Hope Davies had a big week for the top-ranked Bulldogs as FSU won a pair of league road encounters over the weekend to improve to 18-0 overall and 10-0 atop the GLIAC. Davies finished with 48 digs in the two wins, averaged an impressive 8.00 digs per set for the Bulldogs while adding seven assists and an ace. She netted 19 digs in Friday’s 3-0 win at Wayne State and then came back with 29 assists to lead FSU on Saturday at Davenport.
SETTER OF THE WEEK: Gabby Orlet, Grand Valley State
For the third time this season, Grand Valley State sophomore Gabby Orlet was named Setter of the Week. Across three Laker victories this past week, she recorded 107 assists, 21 digs, 12 kills, six service aces, and five blocks. On Tuesday, Orlet recorded 55 assists, 15 digs, six kills, and three aces in the five-set win at SVSU. This was the fifth time this season that she has totaled 50 or more assists in a match. She followed that up with two 26-assists games on Friday, in sweeps of Hillsdale and Roosevelt. The native of Belleville, Illinois ranks fourth in the league with 9.79 assists per set, and her 666 total assists is third.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense: Kennedy Arp (Grand Valley State), Anika Huelskamp (Purdue Northwest), Gabby Piazza (Ferris State), Jackie Scheiber (Saginaw Valley State), Kyleigh Weck (Wayne State), Amelia Werner (Davenport)
Defense: Kennedy Arp (Grand Valley State), Giselle Burlingame (Wayne State), Hayley Carr (Davenport), Cecelia Goode (Purdue Northwest), Natalie Harris (Parkside), Liesl Haugen (Northern Michigan), Marissa Roe (Saginaw Valley State)
Setter: Allie Barlow (Northern Michigan), Keira Dommer (Davenport), Kayla Dulgar (Wayne State), Lucy Russ (Parkside), Addison Smith (Purdue Northwest), Taylor Smith (Saginaw Valley State), Hayley Wegener (Ferris State)
