2026 G-MAC Volleyball All-Conference Teams
As the Hillsdale College volleyball team prepares to play top-seeded Ashland in the G-MAC Tournament semifinal round tomorrow, three Chargers were recognized by the Great Midwest Athletic Conference for their performance this season.
The G-MAC announced its 2026 volleyball awards on Thursday afternoon, including first and second team honorees. All three Hillsdale athletes to make the team were first-time honorees, with sophomore setter
Grace Drake earning first team recognition and seniors
Chloe Pierce and
Molly Kennedy receiving second-team honors.
Drake stepped into a new role for the Chargers as a 5-1 setter in 2026, after splitting the job as a freshman last season. The sophomore took right to the position and had a stellar campaign for Hillsdale, ranking first or second in the G-MAC in assists per set for virtually the entire season. She enters the weekend as the only setter in the G-MAC to surpass 1,000 assists for the campaign to date, along with 49 kills, 18 service aces, 227 digs and 62 total blocks in a strong all-around performance this season. Drake had five matches this season with 50 or more assists, including a career-high 57 in a five-set win over Drury at the Midwest Regional Crossover on Oct. 16.
Like Drake, Pierce spent most of her final season as a Charger ranking among the G-MAC leaders at her position. In her second season as Hillsdale's libero, Pierce recorded 485 digs, 4.62 per set, the third-most digs per set among all players in the G-MAC in 2026. Her 485 digs in 2026 rank 10th all-time for a single season in Hillsdale College history, and her 4.62 digs per set are tied for eighth all-time among Hillsdale College players. She was named to the All-Tournament team of the Hampton Inn Invitational in Kenosha in September. Pierce surpassed a special milestone during the Midwest Regional Crossover on Oct. 16, becoming just the 13th player in Hillsdale College history to cross the 1,000 dig mark in her career, and her 1,131 career digs are just 26 off making the top 10 all-time in Chargers history. Her 31 digs in a five-set upset of Findlay on the road on Oct. 2 are the most by a Charger in a match this season.
Kennedy, meanwhile, had a breakout campaign as a senior, earning a starting role for the first time in her career and becoming a key player in the middle for the Chargers. Her 99 blocks on the season, 15 solo, led the Chargers in both categories, and her 1.02 blocks per set are tied for second among all players in the G-MAC this season. She also made important contributions offensively, with 128 kills on the season and a solid .323 hitting percentage that also ranks in the top 10 among G-MAC players in 2026. Kennedy had seven matches this season with five or more blocks for the Chargers, and enters the semifinal match tomorrow having recorded four or more blocks in six straight matches, including four in a five-set win over Ohio Dominican in the quarterfinal.
