November 12, 2025
HELENA, Mont. – Providence’s (Mont.) Bella Thompson highlighted the 2025 Frontier Conference Volleyball All-Conference teams and postseason awards, announced during the awards ceremony Wednesday evening at the Lower Campus Center on the campus of host-school Carroll (Mont.).
Thompson was selected as the Player-of-the-Year and the Setter-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year, guiding the Argos to their second straight Frontier Conference regular season title outright. UP also secured the first automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round, which is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22, at campus sites.
Providence’s Arunas Duda was selected as the Coach of the Year for the second straight year. UP’s Sacha Simmons was named Assistant Coach of the Year.
Other individual awards included Valley City State’s (N.D.) JayCee Richter as the Defender Player of the Year, Bellevue’s (Neb.) Eve Fountain as the Attacker of the Year, Montana Tech’s Payton Treadwell as the Newcomer of the Year, and MSU-Northern’s Lexi Jones as Freshman-of-the-Year.
The awards were selected by the league’s head coaches.
The Frontier Conference Women’s Volleyball Postseason Tournament starts Thursday at 12 p.m. (Mountain Time) at Carroll College PE Center. Four quarterfinal matches start with the top-seed Argos taking on No. 8 seed Montana Western, followed by No. 4 Dakota State (S.D.) taking on No. 5 seed Montana Tech at 2:30 p.m. (MT).
Thursday’s quarterfinals will feature No. 2 seed Bellevue (Neb.) versus No. 7 seed Valley City State (N.D.) at 5 p.m. (MT) and wraps up with No. 3 MSU-Northern playing No. 6 seed Carroll at 7:30 p.m. (MT).
Semifinals are set for Friday evening, with the championship match on Saturday at 7 p.m. (MT). The second automatic bid will be awarded to the tournament’s champion. In an event if UP wins the tournament, the bid will go to the tournament’s runner-up.
There are 14 individuals each on the First- and Second-Team All-Conference. Each school also has an honorable mention athlete.
Below is the complete list of the 2025 Frontier All-Conference teams, postseason awards, and All-Freshman Team:
2025 FRONTIER CONFERENCE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS:
Player of the Year: Bella Thompson, Providence (Mont.), Senior, Setter
Setter of the Year: Bella Thompson, Providence (Mont.), Senior, Setter
Attacker of the Year: Eve Fountain, Bellevue (Neb.), Senior, Outside Hitter
Defender Player of the Year: JayCee Richter, Valley City State (N.D.), Senior, Libero
Newcomer of the Year: Payton Treadwell, Montana Tech, Right Side
Freshman of the Year: Lexi Jones, MSU-Northern, Freshman, Middle Hitter
Coach of the Year: Arunas Duda, Providence
Assistant Coach of the Year: Sacha Simmons, Providence
First Team All-Conference
| First Name, Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Savanna Berger |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
MB/RS |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Plattsmouth, Neb. |
| Eve Fountain |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
OH |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Kealy Kiviniemi |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
RS |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Bellevue, Neb. |
| McKaila Balcom |
Carroll (Mont.) |
RS |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Pasco, Wash. |
| Maddi Langerock |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
S |
5-6 |
Sr. |
Tracy, Minn. |
| Rylee Kogolshak |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
S |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Hardin, Mont. |
| Lexi Jones |
Montana State University-Northern |
MH |
6-1 |
Fr. |
Heritage Pointe, Alberta, Canada |
| Macee Selman |
Montana State University-Northern |
S/RS |
5-8 |
Sr. |
Ballantine, Mont. |
| Kinnidi Willmore |
Montana Tech |
OH |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Claremont, Calif. |
| Sadie Giles |
Providence (Mont.) |
MB |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Bella Green |
Providence (Mont.) |
OH/RS |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Orem, Utah |
| Cabry Taylor |
Providence (Mont.) |
MB |
6-2 |
R-Jr. |
White Sulphur Springs, Mont. |
| Bella Thompson |
Providence (Mont.) |
S |
5-7 |
Sr. |
Kapahulu, Oahu |
| JayCee Richter |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
L |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Linton, N.D. |
Second Team All-Conference
| First Name, Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Mila Aiwohi |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
S |
5-0 |
Jr. |
Ewa Beach, Hawaii |
| Chloe Cloud |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
MB |
6-2 |
Jr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
| Chelsa Krom |
Bismarck State (N.D.) |
MB |
6-1 |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Sidney Gulick |
Carroll (Mont.) |
OH |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Kalispell, Mont. |
| Elizabeth Heuiser |
Carroll (Mont.) |
MH |
6-1 |
R-Sr. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Tristyn Maras |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
RS |
5-10 |
So. |
Windom, Minn. |
| Sophie Tuttle |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
OH |
5-9 |
So. |
North Sioux City, S.D. |
| Macey Wathen |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
MH |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
| Aubrey Allison |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
Pin |
5-7 |
Jr. |
Shepherd, Mont. |
| Tori Richter |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
DS |
5-5 |
Jr. |
Casselton, N.D. |
| Payton Treadwell |
Montana Tech |
RS |
5-11 |
Jr. |
Meridian, Idaho |
| Kennedy Lingenfelter |
Montana Western |
MB |
6-0 |
Fr. |
Clovis, Calif. |
| Kyra Saiers |
Providence (Mont.) |
DS/L |
5-3 |
Jr. |
Valley Springs, Calif. |
| Macy Fridgen |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
OH |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
Honorable Mention
| First Name, Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Bentlee Kollbaum |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
OH |
5-11 |
Fr. |
Elk Point, S.D. |
| Piper Harris |
Bismarck State (N.D.) |
DS/L |
5-5 |
So. |
Mandan, N.D. |
| Lauren Heuiser |
Carroll (Mont.) |
MH |
6-0 |
Jr. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Kate VanRooyan |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
DS/L |
5-5 |
Jr. |
Dakota Dunes, S.D. |
| Carmen Pallone |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
MB/Pin |
5-10 |
So. |
Hardin, Mont. |
| Desidy Schwanke |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
OH |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Leeds, N.D. |
| Baily Egan |
Montana State University-Northern. |
L/DS |
5-7 |
Sr. |
Colstrip, Mont. |
| Abby Clark |
Montana Tech |
MH/RS |
5-11 |
Gr. |
Fort Benton, Mont. |
| Megan Hardman |
Montana Western |
S |
5-9 |
Sr. |
American Fork, Utah |
| Martyna Fielder |
Providence (Mont.) |
OH |
5-11 |
Jr. |
Poznan, Poland |
| Kaitlyn Wood |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
MB |
5-11 |
Jr. |
Eugene, Ore. |
| Danielle Hagler |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
MB |
5-11 |
Sr. |
Cando, N.D. |
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All-Conference First Team |
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2025 Frontier Women's Volleyball
All-Conference Second Team |
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2025 Frontier Volleyball
All-Conference Honorable Mention |
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Providence (Mont.)
2025 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Regular Season Title |
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2025 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball
Coach-of-the-Year
Arunas Duda - Providence (Mont.) |