KENOSHA, Wis. – The Parkside volleyball team heads to Hammond, Indiana, for the 2026 Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover, one of the biggest events of the season, bringing together top programs from the GLIAC, GLVC and G-MAC for a showcase of regional talent and competition. The Rangers open play Friday, October 16, against the University of Indianapolis at 9 a.m. before facing Walsh University at 2 p.m. Parkside's opponent for Saturday's competition is still to be determined.

Parkside enters the weekend with a 12-6 overall record and a 5-5 mark in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play. The Rangers continue to rank among the conference's top teams statistically, leading the GLIAC in team kills (967), team assists (892), team digs (1,241) and digs per set (17.0). Parkside is hitting .211 on the season while holding opponents to a .174 hitting percentage.

Defensively, senior libero Natalie Harris continues to anchor the Rangers, leading the GLIAC and ranking ninth nationally with 415 digs. Her average of 5.68 digs per set ranks first in the GLIAC and fourth in the nation. Harris has also contributed 71 assists and 15 service aces this season.

Offensively, Avary Polavin and Sierra Kilbourn lead the Rangers in kills. Polavin has recorded 244 kills, ranking second in the GLIAC, while averaging 3.59 kills per set, the third-highest mark in the conference. She also ranks sixth in the GLIAC with 3.68 points per set. Kilbourn follows with 226 kills, ranking fourth in the conference, and averages 3.10 kills and 3.27 points per set while hitting .308 on the year. The reigning GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week continues to be a key contributor to the Parkside attack.

Setter Lucy Russ leads the Rangers with 488 assists and has added 147 digs and 18 service aces. Emily Zaper leads Parkside in service aces with 27, ranking third in the GLIAC.

Scouting UINDY:
The University of Indianapolis enters the Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover with a 17-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play. The Greyhounds' two losses came against No. 15 Lynn University and Truman State. UIndy leads the GLVC in assists per set (13.60), blocks per set (2.25), kills per set (14.40) and hitting percentage (.282). They also lead the conference in opponent hitting percentage, holding teams to .135.

Maddie Lynch leads the Greyhounds with 252 kills, ranking third in the GLVC. She averages 4.06 kills per set, ranking first in the conference and 16th nationally. Macy Bruton leads UIndy with 342 digs, ranking third in the GLVC, while averaging 5.26 digs per set.

Allison Jansen leads the team with 66 blocks and averages 1.03 blocks per set, ranking fourth in the conference. She also hits .349 on the season. Amaree Haralson runs the offense with a team-high 437 assists, averaging 6.72 per set.

Parkside holds a 4-20 all-time record against the Greyhounds, but the Rangers claimed a 3-2 victory over UIndy last season in their most recent win in the series.

Scouting Walsh:
Walsh University enters the Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover with a 12-6 overall record and an 8-1 mark in Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play. The Cavaliers rank first in the G-MAC in digs per set (17.94) and total digs (1,256). They also rank second in team assists (837) and kills (896), while their 140 total blocks and 2.00 blocks per set rank third in the conference.

Izzy Shank leads Walsh with 176 kills, ranking seventh in the G-MAC. She averages 3.21 points per set and 2.79 kills per set, both ranking among the conference's top players. Maggie Rolwing ranks fifth in the G-MAC with 55 total blocks and leads the team with a .316 hitting percentage.

Emerson Sheets and AJ Burick lead the Cavaliers in assists with 376 and 314, respectively. Defensively, Sabrina Da Silva leads Walsh with 312 digs and averages 5.03 digs per set, ranking fourth and second in the G-MAC, respectively.

Parkside holds a 2-0 all-time record against Walsh, earning its most recent victory on October 14, 2016, with a 3-2 win over the Cavaliers.
 
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