October 12, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Players of the Week for the ninth installment of the 2026 season Monday. Three student-athletes from Carroll (Mont.), Montana Western and Providence (Mont.) were recognized for their performances during the week of Oct. 5-11.

Attacker of the Week
Lauren Heuiser – Carroll (Mont.)
Middle Hitter I Senior I Helena, Mont.

Heuiser delivered an impressive offensive performance for Carroll (Mont.), helping the Fighting Saints post a 2-1 record in three Frontier Conference matches last week.

She totaled 49 kills in 11 sets, averaging 4.45 kills per set while posting a .293 hitting percentage. Heuiser also contributed 10 digs, six blocks (two solo and four assisted) and 54 points during the week.

Heuiser opened the week with 16 kills and a .273 hitting percentage in Carroll's 3-1 road victory over Rocky Mountain (Mont.) on Oct. 6. She added four digs and four blocks in the victory.
She followed with 14 kills and a .286 hitting percentage in a 3-0 sweep at MSU-Northern on Oct. 9.

Heuiser concluded the week with a season-week high of 19 kills and a .318 hitting percentage in Carroll's 3-1 setback at Providence on Oct. 10. She also recorded two blocks and three digs.

This is Heuiser’s second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.

Setter of the Week
Jayda Ward – Montana Western
Setter I Sophomore I Pocatello, Idaho

Ward helped Montana Western extend its winning momentum with three consecutive Frontier Conference victories last week, averaging 7.23 assists and 3.15 digs per set.

She recorded 94 assists, 41 digs, six kills, six service aces and two block assists in 13 sets. Ward also registered a double-double in all three matches.

Ward began the week with 35 assists and 20 digs in Montana Western's 3-2 victory over Montana Tech on Oct. 7. She averaged seven assists and four digs per set while adding two kills.
She followed with 23 assists and 10 digs in the Bulldogs' 3-1 victory over Mayville State (N.D.) on Oct. 9.

Ward capped the week with 36 assists, 11 digs and four service aces in Montana Western's 3-1 win over Valley City State (N.D.) on Oct. 10. She averaged nine assists per set in the victory.

This is Ward’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.

Defender of the Week:
Kyra Saiers – Providence (Mont.)
Defensive Specialist I Senior I Valley Springs, Calif.

Saiers anchored Providence's back-row defense during a perfect 3-0 week in Frontier Conference action, averaging an impressive 6.90 digs per set.

She collected 69 digs in 10 sets, helping the Argos secure victories over MSU-Northern, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Carroll (Mont.).

Saiers opened the week with 20 digs, averaging 6.67 digs per set, in Providence's 3-0 sweep of MSU-Northern on Oct. 7. She also contributed 12 receptions without a reception error.

She followed with 13 digs and a service ace in the Argos' 3-0 victory over Rocky Mountain on Oct. 9.

Saiers saved her best performance for the final match of the week, recording 36 digs in Providence's 3-1 victory over Carroll on Oct. 10. She averaged nine digs per set and added a service ace in the four-set victory.

Saiers also finished the week with 41 successful receptions without an error, four assists and two service aces.

This is Saiers’ second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.
 

	Attacker	Setter	Defender
No. 9 - Oct. 12	Lauren Heuiser - Caroll (Mont.)	Jayda Ward - Montana Western	Kyra Saiers - Providence (Mont.)
No. 8 - Oct. 5	Bentlee Kollbaum - Bellevue (Neb.)	Rylee Kogolshak - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Madisyn Frazier - Montana Western
No. 7 - Sept. 28	Cabry Badley - Providence (Mont.)	Aislyn Hogan - Bismarck State (N.D.)	Madisyn Frazier - Montana Western
No. 6 - Sept. 21	Reese Duchsherer - Bismarck State (N.D.)	Aislyn Hogan - Bismarck State (N.D.)	Brooklyn Hayes - Montana Tech
No. 5 - Sept. 14	Madison Biery - Montana Tech	Rhys Layton - Montana Tech	Kambria Maloy - MSU-Northern
No. 4 - Sept. 7	Halle Moomaw - Montana Tech	Rhys Layton - Montana Tech	Zoey Albert - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
No. 3 - Aug. 31	Kadie Kocka - Valley City State (N.D.)	Rylee Kogolshak - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Zoie Roghair - Bellevue (Neb.)
No. 2 - Aug. 24	Madison Biery - Montana Tech	Aislyn Hogan - Bismarck State (N.D.)	Zoie Roghair - Bellevue (Neb.)
No. 1 - Aug. 17	Halle Moomaw - Montana Tech	Rhys Layton - Montana Tech	Cabry Badley - Providence (Mont.)