November 9, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its thirteenth and final edition of 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Players of the Week Monday following the final week of regular-season action.  Montana Tech, Dickinson State (N.D.) and Dakota State (S.D.) were listed in this week’s edition.

Attacker of the Week
Talan Dodson – Montana Tech
Outside Hitter – Freshman – San Antonio, Texas

Dodson helped Montana Tech complete a perfect 2-0 road trip to close the regular season, leading the Orediggers with 28 kills in nine sets (3.11 kills per set).

She recorded 17 kills and hit .289 in Montana Tech's 3-1 victory over Montana State-Northern Friday. She added six digs and one block assist in the victory.

Dodson followed with 11 kills and two block assists in the Orediggers' thrilling five-set victory at Providence (Mont.) Saturday.

For the week, Dodson finished with 28 kills on 81 attacks, posting a .247 hitting percentage. She also collected six digs and three block assists.

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

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

Kogolshak surpassed the 1,000-assist milestone for the second consecutive season, helping Dickinson State (N.D.) secure the final spot in the Frontier Conference postseason tournament.

She dished out 105 assists in nine sets, averaging 11.67 assists per set, as the Blue Hawks split their final two regular-season matches.

Kogolshak registered 54 assists, 14 digs, two blocks and one service ace in Dickinson State's five-set setback at Carroll (Mont.) Friday.

She followed with 51 assists, 15 digs, three block assists and four kills in the Blue Hawks' 3-1 victory at Rocky Mountain (Mont.) Saturday.

For the week, Kogolshak totaled 105 assists, 29 digs (3.22 digs per set), five blocks and four kills. She recorded a pair of assist-dig double-doubles while averaging nearly 12 assists per set.

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

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

VanRooyan anchored Dakota State's (S.D.) back-row defense as the Trojans completed a perfect 2-0 road trip through North Dakota to close the Frontier Conference regular-season schedule, earning their fifth straight win and their 10^th win in the last 11 matches.

She collected 58 digs in eight sets, averaging an impressive 7.25 digs per set.

VanRooyan opened the week with 19 digs (6.33 digs per set) and one service ace in the Trojans' 3-0 sweep at Mayville State (N.D.) Wednesday.

She followed with a career-high 39 digs, averaging 7.80 digs per set, in Dakota State's thrilling five-set victory at Valley City State (N.D.) Saturday. She also recorded an assist and a service ace in the victory.

VanRooyan finished the week with 58 digs, nine assists and two service aces. She recorded a .960 reception percentage on 25 serve-receive attempts.

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

	Attacker	Setter	Defender
No. 13 - Nov. 9	Talan Dodson - Montana Tech	Rylee Kogolshak - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Kate VanRooyan - Dakota State (S.D.)
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.)