WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. – Four Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) volleyball programs earned wins in the quarterfinals of the 2026 GLVC Women’s Volleyball Championship Tournament on Thursday at the Williamsville High School Fieldhouse in Williamsville, Ill.
No. 1 Indianapolis, No. 2 Rockhurst, No. 3 Missouri-St. Louis, and No. 5 Drury were victorious in their respective quarterfinal matches and advanced to the semifinals.
Top-seeded UIndy will play fifth-seeded Drury in the first game at 2:30 PM Central Time, while second-seeded Rockhurst will face third-seeded UMSL at 5:30 PM. The semifinals will also be streamed live and behind a paywall on the GLVC Sports Network (GLVCSN) with more information available on the Championship Central homepage at
GLVCsports.com/2026wvb.
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
#1 Indianapolis 3, #8 Upper Iowa 0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-22)
BOX | RECAPS:
UINDY |
UIU
- UINDY led for nearly the entire first set, finishing the stanza on a 9-2 run.
- The second set was the same story for UINDY, starting with an 8-2 advantage and never looking back.
- UIU battled back in the third frame, building a 10-4 lead before UINDY righted the ship to claim a three-point set win and complete the sweep.
- Seven Greyhounds recorded kills, led by Makenzie Pflederer with 16.
- UINDY’s Allison Jansen led the match in blocks with seven, while Macy Bruton and Grace Portwood each notched a match-high 14 digs.
- Marissa Becker led UIU’s offense with 10 kills, and Grace Fruzen contributed 35 assists.
- UINDY will make its third-straight appearance in the GLVC Semifinals.
#5 Drury 3, #4 Maryville 1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-16)
BOX | RECAPS:
DU |
MU
- MU came out of the gate strong, winning the first seven points to build a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in the opening set.
- The second stanza saw seven early lead changes before DU went on a 6-1 run to close out the set.
- DU led most of the third set, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.
- DU went for the jugular in the fourth and final frame, leading start to finish and registering a match-best .333 hitting percentage.
- Taylor Wood paced the Panthers' offense with a .364 hitting percentage and 15 kills, while three other DU players reached double-digits in kills.
- DU’s Jacy Bray recorded a double-double with 19 digs and a match-high 54 assists.
- Ella Domian led the Saints with 14 kills and a .333 hitting percentage, while Mallory Sell posted the most digs of the day (34).
- DU will make its first appearance since 2018 in the GLVC Semifinals.
#2 Rockhurst 3, #7 Truman State 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-19)
BOX | RECAPS:
RU | TSU
- RU dominated from start to finish, sweeping the Bulldogs.
- RU posted 46 kills and a .327 hitting percentage, led Alyssa McDonald’s 10 kills.
- TSU’s Addy Janssen led the team with 17 digs, while Laci Neece led the team in kills (12).
- Tori Creason led the Bulldogs in assists with 39, while Molly Trachta (20), Kaitlyn Dumpit (16), and Bailey Donnelly (7) all tallies assists for the Hawks.
- This will be RU’s 11th overall appearance in the GLVC semifinals, according to available league records.
#3 Missouri-St. Louis 3, #6 Lewis 0 (25-14, 33-31, 26-24)
BOX | RECAPS:
UMSL | LEWIS
- UMSL took control right off the bat, winning the first set 25-14.
- The second set was back and forth, with UMSL ultimately winning 33-31.
- UMSL won a hard-fought third set to complete the victory.
- Marly Burbach from UMSL had a match-high 43 assists, while Skylar Weaver had 17 digs.
- LEWIS’s Kyra Marciniak and Ann-Kelly Velikov led the Flyers with 9 kills each.
- This will be UMSL’s eighth appearance in the GLVC semifinals.