University of Missouri-St. Louis junior outside hitter Kelsie Rankin (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) is the Baden/Great Lakes Valley Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. Rankin helped the Tritons pull into a first-place tie with Lewis following a pair of GLVC victories.

The Tritons opened the weekend with a sweep of No. 8 Lewis, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19. In the victory, Rankin posted eight kills, 11 digs and a block. Her efforts helped UMSL snap a 15-match losing streak to Lewis and hand the Flyers their first conference loss since 2008.

Rankin returned on Saturday to tally a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs in the Tritons’ 3-0 sweep over UW-Parkside, a team tied with the Tritons atop the GLVC standings heading into the match. Rankin finished the contest with a .737 hitting percentage and also added a block assist.

On the week, Rankin averaged 4.00 points, 3.83 kills and 3.50 digs per set. She finished the two matches with a .400 hitting percentage and added a pair of blocks.

Rankin is ranked second on the team in both kills (2.41) and digs (2.71) per set this season.

Missouri-St. Louis (12-3) is 5-1 in the GLVC and has won eight of its last nine matches. The Tritons will travel to Rockhurst and Drury this weekend.

Other top performers in the GLVC last week included Drury’s Austin Warren, Lewis’ Carly Perschnick, Northern Kentucky’s Shelby Buschur, Rockhurst’s Leah Grant, Saint Joseph’s Sharon Freund, Southern Indiana’s Danielle LaGrange and UIndy’s Kristina Kerrigan.