The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 9 of the 2026 volleyball season. Michigan Tech outside hitter Reagan Lesley was recognized as GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week, Michigan Tech libero Keeley Nellis earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition and Wayne State setter Kayla Dulgar received GLIAC Setter of the Week for the second consecutive week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reagan Lesley, Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech freshman outside hitter Reagan Lesley put down 34 kills in a pair of victories on the road for the Huskies, averaging 4.25 kills per set while hitting .443. Lesley tallied a season-best 20 kills and hit .375 in a five-set win at No. 19 Grand Valley State on Friday. She wrapped up the weekend with 14 kills in a sweep at Roosevelt on Saturday while hitting .571.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Keeley Nellis, Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech junior libero Keeley Nellis tallied 37 digs and 11 assists in a pair of road wins, averaging 4.63 digs per set. She hit the 20-dig mark for the eighth time this season, tallying 23 digs in a 3-2 win at No. 19 Grand Valley State. Nellis added 14 digs in a sweep at Roosevelt. She ranks sixth in the GLIAC in digs per set (4.17).
SETTER OF THE WEEK: Kayla Dulgar, Wayne State
Kayla Dulgar (Warsaw, Ohio / River View) was named GLIAC Setter of the Week for the second time in as many weeks and the eighth instance of her career on Monday. The honor comes after Dulgar totaled 89 assists (9.9 per set), 29 digs (3.2 per set), seven kills, and a pair of double-doubles while reaching 1,000 digs for her career. Starting on Tuesday against Davenport, the senior setter finished with six kills (.545 hitting percentage), 41 assists, 13 digs, and a block assist. Then in the win over Parkside on Friday, Dulgar tallied 48 assists, 16 digs and surpassed 1,000 career digs.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense: Monica Lukasiewicz (Parkside), Kaylie McIntosh (Northern Michigan), Gabby Piazza (Ferris State), Paige Sanders (Grand Valley State), Jackie Scheiber (Saginaw Valley State), Kyleigh Weck (Wayne State), Amelia Werner (Davenport)
Defense: Lexi Armstrong (Grand Valley State), Giselle Burlingame (Wayne State), Hayley Carr (Davenport), Hope Davies (Ferris State), Natalie Harris (Parkside)
Setter: Allie Barlow (Northern Michigan), Keira Dommer (Davenport), Madelynn Kreider (Michigan Tech), Gabby Orlet (Grand Valley State), Lucy Russ (Parkside), Addison Smith (Purdue Northwest), Hayley Wegener (Ferris State)
