October 5, 2026

HELENA, Mont. — The Frontier Conference announced its eighth edition of the 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Volleyball Players of the Week, recognizing standout performances from Bellevue (Neb.), Dickinson State (N.D.) and Montana Western.

Attacker of the Week
Bentlee Kollbaum, Bellevue (Neb.)
Outside Hitter I Sophomore I Elk Point, S.D.

Kollbaum helped the 16^th ranked Bellevue (Neb.) extend its winning streak to 12 matches with a pair of Frontier Conference road sweeps.

She averaged 4.67 kills per set while hitting .345 in victories over No. 8 ranked Providence (Mont.) and Montana State-Northern. Kollbaum recorded 14 kills in each match, finishing the week with 28 kills on 55 attacks.

She hit .321 with 14 kills in Bellevue’s 3-0 victory at Providence before hitting .370 with 14 kills in a sweep at MSU-Northern.

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

Setter of the Week
Rylee Kogolshak, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Setter I Senior I Hardin, Mont.

Kogolshak dished out 65 assists and averaged 10.83 assists per set as Dickinson State (N.D.) split a pair of Frontier Conference matches.

She recorded 32 assists, 19 digs and six kills while hitting .600 in a 3-0 victory at Mayville State (N.D.). Kogolshak followed with 33 assists and 11 digs at Valley City State.

Kogolshak finished the week with 30 digs, giving her double-doubles in both matches, while also contributing seven kills, three service aces and a block assist.

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

Defender of the Week
Madisyn Frazier, Montana Western
Senior I Libero/Defensive Specialist I Kalispell, Mont.

Frazier anchored Montana Western’s defense during a 2-0 Frontier Conference road trip against Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Carroll (Mont.).

Frazier averaged 6.63 digs per set, totaling 53 digs in eight sets. She collected 23 digs in the Bulldogs’ four-set victory at Rocky Mountain before registering 30 digs in a four-set win at Carroll.

The 30-dig performance was her second in the Bulldogs’ last three matches, while she extended her streak of matches with at least 20 digs to four. Frazier also added four assists during the week.

This is Frazier’s second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week award, her second consecutive week receiving the honor.
 

	Attacker	Setter	Defender
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.)