Setter Madelynn Kreider is on the Honorable Mention list
HOUGHTON, Mich. – A pair of Huskies from the Michigan Tech volleyball team were honored when the GLIAC announced its all-conference teams on Thursday. Rachel Zurek was named to the All-GLIAC First Team, and Madelynn Kreider was an Honorable Mention selection.
Senior outside hitter Rachel Zurek earned all-conference honors for the fourth season after being an Honorable Mention selection as a freshman and an All-GLIAC Second Team pick as a sophomore and junior. In 2026, Zurek appeared in all 28 matches and 111 of 112 sets for the Huskies. She leads Tech with 441 kills, averaging 3.97 per set. She hit double figures in 24 matches, including 20 kills six times. Zurek had a career-high 28 kills against UIndy and added 50 digs, 32 blocks, and six assists. During the regular season, Zurek was second in the GLIAC in kills per set and eighth in the nation in total kills. She ranks eighth all-time in program history with 1,238 kills.
Sophomore setter Madelynn Kreider played in all 28 matches and 112 sets. She has totaled 1,141 assists, averaging 10.19 per set while also being second on the team with 342 digs (3.05 per set). During the regular season, she ranked second in the GLIAC in assists per set and tenth in digs per set while being eighth in the NCAA in total assists. Kreider has 19 double-doubles in 2026, with season highs of 62 assists against South Dakota Mines and 21 digs at Grand Valley State. She also tallied 78 kills, 32 aces, and 28 blocks.
Tech will be making its 14th all-time appearance in the GLIAC Semifinals and will play the nation’s No. 1 team, Ferris State, on its home court. First serve is at 4 p.m. on Friday in the first semifinal. Grand Valley State and Northern Michigan will meet in the late semifinal at Bulldog Arena.
GLIAC Player of the Year
• Gabby Piazza, Ferris State
GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year
• Gabby Piazza, Ferris State
GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year
• Natalie Harris, Parkside
GLIAC Setter of the Year
• Hayley Wegener, Ferris State
GLIAC Freshman of the Year
• Finley Arp, Grand Valley State
GLIAC Coach of the Year
• Tia Brandel-Wilhelm, Ferris State
FIRST TEAM ALL-GLIAC
• Abby Alan, Davenport
• Kennedy Arp, Grand Valley State
• Allie Barlow, Northern Michigan
• Natalie Harris, Parkside
• Sierra Kilbourn, Parkside
• Emily May, Ferris State
• Kaylie McIntosh, Northern Michigan
• Gabby Piazza, Ferris State
• Paige Sanders, Grand Valley State
• Rachel Townsend, Saginaw Valley State
• Hayley Wegener, Ferris State
• Rachel Zurek, Michigan Tech
SECOND TEAM ALL-GLIAC
• Lexi Armstrong, Grand Valley State
• Finley Arp, Grand Valley State
• Hope Davies, Ferris State
• Kayla Dulgar, Wayne State
• Gabby Orlet, Grand Valley State
• Lillian Peterson, Ferris State
• Avary Polavin, Parkside
• Katie Smith, Wayne State
• Taylor Smith, Saginaw Valley State
• Brianna Stawski, Grand Valley State
• Katerina Stout, Wayne State
• Amelia Werner, Davenport
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-GLIAC
• Grace Busold, Grand Valley State
• Hayley Carr, Davenport
• Anika Huelskamp, Purdue Northwest
• Madelynn Kreider, Michigan Tech
• Monica Lukasiewicz, Parkside
• Anna O’Keefe, Northern Michigan
• Lyndsey Urick, Ferris State
• Elisa Rizzoli, Lake Superior State
• Kyleigh Weck, Wayne State
• Kendall White, Saginaw Valley State
• Abby Wutka, Roosevelt
