INDIANAPOLIS – Missouri-St. Louis junior right-side hitter Alayna Santel and sophomore setter Marly Burbach, as well as Indianapolis senior defensive specialist Macy Bruton, have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in women’s volleyball, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alayna Santel, (RV) Missouri-St. Louis
Jr. | RS | Albers, Ill.
Major: Business
Team Results: 3-0 W vs. Southwest Baptist (9/18) | 3-1 W vs. Drury (9/19)
- Helped Tritons go 2-0 in first weekend of league play
- Registered 39 kills (5.57/set) and 51 points (7.29/set) in seven sets
- Recorded .507 hitting percentage on 69 attempts
- Added 20 digs, 10 aces, three blocks, and one assist
- Best performance came against SBU, notching a career-high .769 hitting percentage with 11 kills, eight digs, and career-best seven aces
- Followed that performance with another career high against Drury, tallying 28 kills
- Earns fourth career Offensive Player of the Week Award (11/17/25, 10/14/24, 9/23/24)
- Last Tritons’ Offensive Player of the Week: Maggie Johnson (9/14/26)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Macy Bruton, #24 Indianapolis
Sr. | DS | Crawfordsville, Ind.
Major: Sport Management
Team Results: 3-2 W vs. Illinois Springfield (9/18) | 3-0 W vs. Quincy (9/19)
- Helped UIndy go undefeated in opening weekend of Conference games
- Registered 48 digs (6.00/set) in eight sets
- Added 13 assists and one kill
- Best performance came against Quincy, posting 25 digs and six assists
- Surpassed 1,000 career dig mark
- Earns second career Defensive Player of the Week Award (9/8/26)
- Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: Macy Bruton (9/8/26)
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Marly Burbach, (RV) Missouri-St. Louis
So. | S | Overland Park, Kan.
Major: Undeclared
Team Results: 3-0 W vs. Southwest Baptist (9/18) | 3-1 W vs. Drury (9/19)
- Helped Tritons go 2-0 in first weekend of league play
- Directed offense that averaged 15 kills per set and hit .300
- Tallied 83 assists (11.86/set) and 18 digs (2.57/set) in seven sets
- Added two kills and two blocks
- Highlighted by performance against Drury, posting 44 assists and a career high in digs (15)
- Earns third career Setter of the Week Award (9/14/26, 8/31/26)
- Last Tritons’ Setter of the Week: Marly Burbach (9/14/26)