The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 10 of the 2026 volleyball season. Ferris State outside hitter Gabby Piazza was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week, Grand Valley State libero Lexi Armstrong earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition and Grand Valley State setter Gabby Orlet was honored as GLIAC Setter of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gabby Piazza, Ferris State
Ferris State University standout Gabby Piazza led the top-ranked Bulldogs to two more home wins this past weekend as FSU improved to 25-0 overall and remained on top of the GLIAC standings. Piazza totaled a team-leading 31 kills while averaging 5.17 kills per set to go with a .303 attack percentage in back-to-back wins over Purdue Northwest and Roosevelt in conference play. She added five digs, three assists, two aces and a block in addition to notching 34.0 points for the weekend. The junior outside hitter posted 26 kills in Thursday's 3-1 triumph over Purdue Northwest.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lexi Armstrong, Grand Valley State
Laker sophomore libero Lexi Armstrong was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career. She had 34 digs and a was a perfect 19-19 on serve receive from the backline in two GVSU victories. Armstrong notched 11 digs and handled all nine serves sent her way in the sweep at Northern Michigan. On Saturday, she totaled 23 digs and went 8-8 in the serve receive game, helping the Lakers take down Michigan Tech in four sets. Armstrong is second in the conference this season with 472 digs and 4.87 digs per set.
SETTER OF THE WEEK: Gabby Orlet, Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State sophomore setter Gabby Orlet had a big weekend to help GVSU pick up two road GLIAC victories and earned herself GLIAC Setter of the Week honors. She totaled 91 assists, 20 digs, and six service aces, and helped lead a Laker offense that hit .315 on the weekend. Orlet posted 42 assists, nine digs, and served three aces in the Friday sweep of Northern Michigan. She followed that up with her 12th double-double of the season, as she registered 49 assists, 11 digs, and three more aces in the four-set win at Michigan Tech. in the match against the Huskies, GVSU swung a .333 clip as a team. This is the fourth time this season, and the fifth time in her career, that Orlet has earned Setter of the Week accolades.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense: Kennedy Arp (Grand Valley State), Monica Lukasiewicz (Parkside), Katie Smith (Wayne State), Rachel Townsend (Saginaw Valley State)
Defense: Hope Davies (Ferris State), Lauren Essenpreis (Wayne State), Lauren Peters (Parkside), Kendall White (Saginaw Valley State)
Setter: Madelynn Kreider (Michigan Tech), Abby Parrish (Wayne State), Lucy Russ (Parkside), Taylor Smith (Saginaw Valley State), Hayley Wegener (Ferris State)
