November 2, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its twelfth installment of the 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Players of the Week Monday following the latest round of conference action.  Bellevue (Neb.), Dickinson State (N.D.), and Montana Western were listed on this week’s edition.

Attacker of the Week
Sophia McIntyre, Bellevue (Neb.)
Right Side – Senior – Overland Park, Kan.

McIntyre helped the 12^th ranked Bellevue (Neb.) sweep a pair of Frontier Conference opponents and clinch a share of the regular-season conference championship.

McIntyre recorded 24 kills in six sets, averaging 4.00 kills per set while posting an impressive .415 hitting percentage. She committed just two attacking errors in 53 attempts during the week.

She opened the week with seven kills and a .286 hitting percentage in the Bruins' 3-0 sweep of Montana State-Northern on Oct. 30. She followed with a stellar performance against Providence (Mont.) on Oct. 31, registering 17 kills on 32 attempts with just one error for a .500 hitting percentage in another three-set sweep.

McIntyre also contributed three block assists during the week.

This is McIntyre’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference weekly award.

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

Kogolshak turned in one of her strongest weekends of the season, helping Dickinson State (N.D.) post a perfect 2-0 record with victories over Valley City State (N.D.) and Mayville State (N.D.).

Kogolshak dished out 77 assists in seven sets, averaging 11.00 assists per set. She also contributed four kills, 27 digs and eight total blocks during the two matches.

She opened the week with 34 assists, six digs and five total blocks in the Blue Hawks' 3-0 sweep of Valley City State on Oct. 29.

Kogolshak followed with 43 assists, 21 digs and three total blocks in Dickinson State's 3-1 victory over Mayville State on Oct. 30. She averaged 10.75 assists and 5.25 digs per set against the Comets.

For the week, Kogolshak averaged 3.86 digs and 1.14 blocks per set for the Blue Hawks.

This is Kogolshak’s fifth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference weekly award.

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

Frazier continued her outstanding defensive play as Montana Western recorded a pair of four-set victories over Carroll (Mont.) and Rocky Mountain (Mont.).

Frazier collected 54 digs in eight sets, averaging an impressive 6.75 digs per set. She also added two assists and two service aces during the Bulldogs' undefeated week.

She recorded 26 digs, averaging 6.50 digs per set, in Montana Western's 3-1 victory over Carroll on Oct. 28. Frazier followed with 28 digs, averaging 7.00 digs per set, in another 3-1 victory over Rocky Mountain on Oct. 31.

Frazier extended her streak to 13 consecutive matches with at least 20 digs and has recorded 20 or more digs in 15 matches this season.

This is Frazier’s third career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference weekly award.
 

	Attacker	Setter	Defender
No. 12 - Nov. 2	Sophia McIntyre - Bellevue (Neb.)	Rylee Kogolshak - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Madisyn Frazier - Montana Western
No. 11 - Oct. 26	Caleigh Case - MSU-Northern	Rhys Layton - Montana Tech	Kennedy Oman - Montana Tech
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.)