Week 2: GPAC Women's Volleyball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following Volleyball players-of-the-week for contests played August 18-24, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Volleyball Players-of-the-Week

Attacker – Ashley Keck, Concordia University (Outside)

Concordia's Ashley Keck is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week. Keck, a senior, from Kearney, Nebraska, continues to pace fourth-ranked Concordia on the attack. Over four matches at the CSM Labor Day Classic (3-1 record for the Bulldogs), Keck totaled a team best 51 kills (4.25/set) while hitting .248 from the outside. She also tallied 45 digs, three blocks and two aces for the week. Keck leads Concordia with 106 kills this season.

Setter- Kayleigh Hybertson, Dakota Wesleyan University

Kayleigh Hybertson of Dakota Wesleyan University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week. Hybertson, a junior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had 158 total set assists through four matches where the Tigers went 2-2 and secured wins over #8 IU-Kokomo and (RV) Benedictine at the CSM Labor Day Classic. She notched double-doubles in a pair of the matches.

Defender – Elen Pruett, College of Saint Mary (Defensive Specialist)

College of Saint Mary defensive specialist Elen Pruett is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week. Pruett, a junior from Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, led the Flames in digs in all four matches at the CSM Labor Day Classic, where they went 2-2. Pruett averaged 5.19 digs per set, including a season-best 25 in a five-set win over Peru State. Pruett also had seven service aces on the weekend and matched her career high with 10 assists in a four-set win over Saint Francis.