Schedule
Tiffin (7-18, 7-6 G-MAC) at Hillsdale (14-11, 9-4 G-MAC) | 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 | Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena | Hillsdale, Michigan
Findlay (16-8, 11-2 G-MAC) at Hillsdale (14-11, 9-4 G-MAC) | 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 | Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena | Hillsdale, Michigan
 
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Players to Watch
Hillsdale:  #3 Molly Kennedy, Sr., MH, Copley, OH/Archbishop Hoban (5th G-MAC in B/S, 4th in hitting %); #5 Chloe Pierce, 5th, DS/L, Grabill, IN/Leo (3rd G-MAC in D/S); #9 Taylor Brownsword, Fr., OH/DS, Massillon, OH/Jackson (6th G-MAC in K/S, 7th in P/S); #14 Grace Drake, So., S/OH, Wabash, IN/Southwood (1st G-MAC in A/S); #18 Taylor Cook, So., OH, St. Johns, MI/St. Johns (10th G-MAC in K/S)

Tiffin: #8 Morgan Morley, Jr., DS, Cleveland, OH/Lutheran West (6th G-MAC in D/S); #16 Kat Akolzin, So., S, Kent, WA/Kentwood (10th G-MAC in A/S); #22 Maggie Pavlansky, Sr., S, Cortland, OH/Lakeview (8th G-MAC in A/S); #24 Katelyn Owens, Sr., MH, Maumee, OH/Maumee (1st G-MAC in hitting %, 7th in B/S)

Findlay: #3 Victoria Mescher, So., MH, Fort Loramie, OH/Fort Loramie (6th G-MAC in SA/S); #10 Zoya Winkelfoos, Sr., DS, Mount Gilead, OH/Highland (5th G-MAC in A/S); #15 Hannah Miller, Sr., OH/DS, Tiffin, OH/Calvert (1st G-MAC in K/S, P/S); #19 Stephanie Smith, Jr., OH, Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake (7th G-MAC in K/S, 6th P/S)

 
Scouting the Opposition
Tiffin: After a brutal start, Tiffin has caught fire down the stretch, and now controls its own destiny to qualify for the G-MAC Tourney in a massive second half turnaround.

The Dragons have a young squad up front, with sophomore Parker Vackert and freshman Amber Czerniak among the team leader in kills along with veteran middle hitter Katelyn Owens and junior outside hitter Symari Scott. The Dragons are balanced, with no player in the top 10 in the G-MAC in kills per set but several making meaningful contributions.

Tiffin' runs a 6-2 as veteran setter Maggie Pavlansky shares the job with promising sophomore Kat Akolzin. Both players are among the top 10 in the G-MAC in assists per set. Morgan Morley is in her second season as the team's libero, and joined in the back row by Lexi Barber, while Owens is the Dragons' top blocker at the net defensively.

Cary Clark is in his second year as head coach of Tiffin after leading the Dragons to an 11-13 mark in his first season in 2025.

Findlay: Findlay enters the weekend leading the North Division, tied for second overall, and still hunting the top seed in the G-MAC Tourney.

This season, Findlay has leaned heavily on Hannah Miller, who leads the G-MAC with 4.25 kills per set along with massive usage rates. Fifth year veteran Lauren Foerster is a capable supporting piece on the right side, along with junior Stephanie Smith.

The Oilers have had to piece together setting after being dealt a rough hand by injuries. Converted DS Zoya Winkelfoos has filled in admirably, while Kristen Bomholt, Claire Schoenberger and Miya Ellerbrock occupy the back-row for the Oilers while Miller also makes big contributions defensively as a six-rotation player. Victoria Mescher mans the middle for Findlay, along with Keira Turek and Abria Lomax.

Head Coach Wick Colchagoff is in 33rd season as a head coach, 29th at Findlay and is one of 11 active coaches at the NCAA DII level with over 600 wins along with Hillsdale coach Chris Gravel.

 
Scouting the Chargers
Hillsdale locked up its spot in the upcoming G-MAC Tournament with an impressive road sweep this past weekend, and enter the final week of the season with momentum looking to potentially improve its seeding with North Division rivals Tiffin and Findlay coming to town.

One of the keys in Hillsdale's recent successful stretch has been more consistent offensive play. Freshman Taylor Brownsword and sophomore Taylor Cook have consistently produced for the Chargers in the last month, while senior Marcelina Gorny also has stepped into a major offensive role as she's finally playing with full health. Those three have added to the contributions of junior Ellie Fles and senior Molly Kennedy to give Hillsdale a solid offensive foundation that's paid dividends the last two weeks.

In the back row, fifth-year Chloe Pierce was named to the all-tournament team of the Hampton Inn Invite as the team's libero earlier this season and is among the G-MAC leaders at her position, averaging 4.74 digs per set so far. At the crossover in mid-October, she became just the thirteenth player in program history to surpass 1,000 digs for her career. She has been well supported by fellow back-row players Ella Byrum, returned from injury and serving well, junior Hannah Baker and sophomore Madison Peal.

Hillsdale had been running a 6-2 system the last two seasons, but with the graduation of Josie TeSlaa the Chargers turned setting duties over to sophomore Grace Drake, who's put up solid numbers so far while leading the Hillsdale offense. Hillsdale also has begun working talented 6-foot-2 freshman setter Ivy Rex into the mix as well.

Coaching the Chargers for the 31^st year is Chris Gravel, who's built Hillsdale's program from the ground up and into one of the top programs in the Midwest Region. Under Gravel, the Chargers have won 11 conference regular season titles, 10 conference tournament titles, made 16 NCAA Division II tournament appearances, won the Midwest Regional title in 2011 and 2021, and reached the NCAA DII Final Four in 2011 while making the Elite Eight round in 2021. Returning as assistant coaches for the season are Megan Molenkamp and Rick Langston, and the Chargers are also welcoming back former libero Sydney Barrett and former assistant Stephanie Gravel to the staff as well in 2026.

 
Other Notes

• Hillsdale College athletics will once again stream on FloCollege for the 2026-27 season as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference continues with a media rights deal with FloSports. All Hillsdale home and conference contests will stream with FloSports as a part of its FloCollege brand. FloSports is a subscription-based livestreaming service that hosts 40,000 contests and has deals with over 20 conferences in the NCAA. You can find out more information and sign up to watch the Chargers at this link.
• This weekend will be the final regular season home matches of the regular season, and the Chargers will honor graduating seniors Molly Kennedy and Marcelina Gorny on Friday as the pair makes their final appearances in Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena for the Chargers. There will be a post-match ceremony after the contest against Tiffin honoring the two.
• A veteran player for the Chargers, Chloe Pierce chose to put off graduation and return for a fifth year for Hillsdale in 2026. That decision has paid off, most recently when Pierce became just the 13^th player in program history to surpass 1,000 digs for her career at the Midwest Regional Crossover in mid-October. The starting libero for the Chargers, Pierce was named to the Hampton Inn Invite All-Tournament team early in the season, and ranks third in the G-MAC with a solid 4.72 digs per set, a major improvement on her numbers in 2025. A leader and captain for Hillsdale, Pierce will be leaned upon heavily throughout the 2026 campaign.
• Senior Marcelina Gorny has battled injuries throughout her career that kept her from reaching her potential, but she's gotten healthy just in time as a senior and experiencing a late-career breakout. She's exploded offensively for the Chargers in the last couple of weeks, and set a new career high with 15 kills in last Friday's win at Walsh while hitting .451 for the weekend to earn G-MAC North Division Athlete of the Week honors for the first time. With just a few weeks left in her career, Gorny is finding her footing at the right time and significantly boosting Hillsdale's chances of making a postseason run.
• Freshman Taylor Brownsword has seen her attacking role with the Chargers grow in recent weeks, with seven or more kills in 10 of Hillsdale's last 11 matches after posting just three in the first 13. She's led the Chargers in kills in five of the team's last eight matches, including becoming the first Hillsdale player since All-American Paige VanderWall in 2018 to produce back-to-back 20 kill matches on Oct. 10 and Oct. 16. Brownsword currently ranks sixth in the G-MAC in kills per set and Hillsdale will continue looking for her to play a major role offensively on the eve of the G-MAC Tourney.
• Senior Molly Kennedy has bided her time behind All-G-MAC middle hitters throughout her career for the Chargers, but earned a spot in the starting lineup for the first time at the Warrior Invitational and had a coming out party, averaging an impressive 1.55 blocks per set. She remains among the G-MAC leaders in blocks per set deep into the season, and as a veteran presence on a team that lacks experienced middle hitters, Kennedy has been a key contributor for the Chargers this year.
• After a quiet freshman season, sophomore Taylor Cook has been coming on strong on the outside for the Chargers. She's put together double-digit kills in 11 of the Chargers' last 16 matches, including 25 in two matches heading into the crossover at GVSU and Northwood. In the crossover, Cook produced a collegiate-best 18 kill match in a five-set win over Drury and tied for the team lead with 17 kills against Maryville in two strong outings. On a team that's looking for a player to take the lead offensively, Cook could be developing into just that option.
• After sharing the setter role in 2025 as a freshman, Grace Drake has taken full charge of Hillsdale's offense in 2026. As one of only a few teams in the conference running a 5-1, Hillsdale has been giving Drake plenty of work and the sophomore has responded with a stellar season, leading the G-MAC with 9.92 assists per set and giving herself a chance to become just the 11^th player in program history to surpass 1,000 assists in a single season. She'll play a big role in the team's stretch run success.
• Hillsdale had another great academic year in 2025-26, posting a cumulative GPA above a 3.7 and ranking among the top Hillsdale College athletics teams in cumulative GPA. Two returning starters for Hillsdale played a big role in that accomplishment, as junior Caroline Lanicek and fifth-year Chloe Pierce each earned CSC Academic All-District honors for their performance in the classroom last season.
• Entering his 31^st season at Hillsdale, Chris Gravel has proved himself as one of the elite college volleyball coaches in the country. His 660 AVCA-recognized victories rank 10^th among all active coaches at the NCAA DII level, and his .685 winning percentage ranks 25^th, and 13^th among active coaches with 20 or more campaigns. He is one of just 11 active NCAA DII coaches with 600 or more wins in his career.
• Tiffin has been a thorn in Hillsdale's side recently, with three straight victories at Tiffin, including a four-set win earlier this year. The Dragons have never beaten Hillsdale on the road in 17 tries, however, and trail 30-4 in the all-time series. In the series with the Oilers, Hillsdale upset Findlay in five sets on the road earlier this season to hand the Oilers one of just two G-MAC losses in 2026. The Chargers are 41-25 overall against Findlay since 1996, though it's been much tighter recently, with Hillsdale holding a 4-3 edge since 2024.