Anna O’Keefe named to the Honorable Mention list
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan volleyball team had three Wildcats recognized with All-GLIAC honors, as senior setter Allie Barlow and sophomore outside hitter Kaylie McIntosh earned First Team honors, while freshman Anna O’Keefe was named an Honorable Mention selection.
Barlow earns her first career All-GLIAC First Team selection after back-to-back Second Team honors in 2024 and 2025. The senior from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been the catalyst of the Wildcat offense, recording 1,046 assists in 28 matches to rank third in the conference. She has surpassed 1,000 assists for the third consecutive season and now owns 3,656 career assists, ranking sixth in program history. Barlow has also been one of the conference’s most effective servers, leading the GLIAC with 52 aces and 0.49 aces per set. Both marks rank among the top 50 nationally. Her seven-ace performance in a three-set victory at Lake Superior State on October 3 was the most in any GLIAC match this season. Barlow also earned back-to-back GLIAC Setter of the Week honors earlier this season.
McIntosh earns her first All-GLIAC selection after a breakout sophomore campaign, leading the Wildcats with 343 kills to rank fifth in the conference. Her 3.30 kills per set are fourth in the GLIAC, while she ranked third in both kills (208) and kills per set (3.53) in conference matches. The Monroe, Ohio, native has established herself as one of the league’s most productive attackers, recording double-digit kills in 19 matches this season. She reached a career high with 28 kills in a five-set win against Michigan Tech on September 22. McIntosh also came through during the closing stretch of the regular season, tallying 54 kills over the final three matches to help Northern secure a home match in the GLIAC Tournament. In addition to her offensive production, she contributed 31 blocks and a .198 attack percentage.
O’Keefe was recognized with an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention after making an immediate impact in her first collegiate season. The freshman from Orono, Minnesota, ranks second on the team with 252 kills and third with 47 blocks. She made an impressive collegiate debut against Winona State, recording a season-high 20 kills and earning a spot on the UP North All-Tournament Team after finishing with 39 kills across four matches during her first weekend. O’Keefe posted a .267 attack percentage over the tournament, the highest among NMU’s kill leaders. She reached double-digit kills in 14 of 28 matches this season and has already established herself as one of the league’s most prominent left-handed attackers.
