October 19, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its tenth installment of the 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Players-of-the-Week honors Monday following another exciting week of conference action.

Attacker of the Week
Kennedy Lingenfelter, Montana Western
Middle Blocker I Sophomore I Clovis, Calif.

Lingenfelter delivered an outstanding offensive performance, helping Montana Western extend its winning streak to seven matches with a pair of Frontier Conference road victories.

She totaled 33 kills in nine sets, averaging 3.67 kills per set while posting an impressive .533 hitting percentage. She also contributed five total blocks and four digs during the week.

Lingenfelter opened the week by recording 15 kills and hitting .424 in Montana Western's 3-1 road victory over Bismarck State (N.D.) on Oct. 16. She followed with a career-high 18 kills and a career-best .667 hitting percentage without committing an attack error in the Bulldogs' five-set victory at Dickinson State (N.D.) on Oct. 17.

She led all players in kills in both matches, helping Montana Western complete another undefeated conference weekend.

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

Setter of the Week
Aislyn Hogan, Bismarck State (N.D.)
Setter I Junior I Fort Wayne, Ind.

Hogan returned to form with an impressive week, recording 127 assists across three Frontier Conference matches for Bismarck State (N.D.).

She averaged 9.07 assists per set over 14 sets while contributing 38 digs, five service aces and four kills. She helped guide the Mystics to victories over Dickinson State (N.D.) and Montana Tech during the week.

Hogan opened the week with a season-high 51 assists, 12 digs and four service aces in Bismarck State's 3-2 victory over Dickinson State (N.D.) on Oct. 14.

She followed with 42 assists and 16 digs in a four-set setback against Montana Western on Oct. 16. Hogan closed the week with 34 assists, 10 digs and a service ace in the Mystics' five-set victory over Montana Tech on Oct. 17.

Bismarck State switched from a 5-1 offensive system to a 6-2 formation during Saturday's victory over Montana Tech.

This is Hogan’s fourth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Defender of the Week
Kate VanRooyan, Dakota State (S.D.)
Senior I Defensive Specialist I Dakota Dunes, S.D.

VanRooyan anchored Dakota State's (S.D.) back-row defense during a perfect 3-0 week in Frontier Conference play, including an upset victory over No. 7 Bellevue, handing the Bruins their first conference loss of the season.

She collected 70 digs in 11 sets, averaging an impressive 6.36 digs per set. She also contributed 14 assists and two service aces during the week.

VanRooyan opened the week with 26 digs, averaging 6.5 digs per set, in Dakota State's 3-1 victory over Bellevue on Oct. 14.

She followed with a match-high 28 digs, averaging seven digs per set, in the Trojans' 3-1 victory over Carroll (Mont.) on Oct. 16. VanRooyan closed the week with 16 digs, averaging 5.33 digs per set, in Dakota State's 3-0 sweep of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) on Oct. 17.

VanRooyan also reached another significant career milestone during the week, moving into second place on Dakota State's all-time career digs list following the victory over Carroll.  She currently has 2,124 career digs.

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

	Attacker	Setter	Defender
No. 10 - Oct. 19	Kennedy Lingenfelter - Montana Western	Aislyn Hogan - Bismarck State (N.D.)	Kate VanRooyan - Dakota State (S.D.)
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.)