Women's Volleyball | 11/11/2026 10:58:00 AM
November 11, 2026 - The MIAA released their 2026 All-MIAA Volleyball Teams and Major Postseason Awards and Emporia State took home three major awards, headlined by Lavra Krizanic as the Player of the Year, while six Hornets earned All-MIAA recognition.
Lavra Krizanic was named both the MIAA Player of the Year and Hitter of the Year for the Hornets. The sophomore from Slovenia tallied 338 kills on the season, the highest mark in the MIAA, while also ranking second with 3.48 kills per set. Krizanic now only showcased her skills in attack, but also proved to be pivotal to Emporia State's success in all six rotations, as she finished the regular season with 316 digs and 59 blocks, while picking up 22 service aces. Krizanic tallied ten or more kills in 19 matches, including ten matches with ten-plus in three sets. Krizanic also becomes the first sophomore to win MIAA Player of the Year since Emporia State's Ting Liu in 2008.
Piper Bahr picked up the third of the major awards for Emporia State, as she was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year, marking the third consecutive season that the Hornets have taken home the award. Bahr finished the regular season with 246 kills on .223 hitting while averaging more than three kills per set. She tallied double-digit kills in 14 matches, including a career-high 20 in a five-set comeback win over Sioux Falls.
Brailee Bogle was named First Team All-MIAA, as the senior from Wichita, Kan. has earned All-MIAA honors in all four years with the Hornets. Bogle finished the regular season with 753 assists, averaging 7.61 per set, while also leading the Hornets with 32 service aces. Bogle posted more than 30 assists in ten matches, including a season-high 49 in a five-set win over Sioux Falls where she also added seven kills, 14 digs and three blocks.
Miyu Tsurumaki earned Second Team All-MIAA honors at Libero/Defensive Specialist in her first season with the Hornets. Tsurumaki 472 digs on the season, the fifth-best mark in the MIAA and is averaging 4.77 digs per set. She has tallied more than 20 digs on nine occasions, including a career-high 28 in a four-set win over Southern Nazarene.
Maja Ciosek was named Honorable Mention All-MIAA in her first season with the Hornets. Ciosek has 132 kills while averaging 1.59 kills per set this season. She has a .228 hitting percentage and has also contributed 22 blocks on defense. Ciosek posted a career-high 17 kills on .361 hitting at the MIAA In-Season Tournament in a four-set win over #5 Nebraska-Kearney.
Brooklynn Weaver also earned All-MIAA Honorable Mention after her sophomore season in the middle for Emporia State. Weaver has 128 kills averages 1.54 kills per set on an efficient .377 hitting percentage. Weaver's presence is most felt on defense, as she has ten solo blocks and 60 total blocks on the season. She has six matches with five or more blocks this season, including seven in a four-set win over Central Missouri.
Emporia State is the fourth seed in the MIAA Tournament, and will take on fifth-seeded Central Oklahoma in the quarterfinals on Thursday, November 12. The match between the Hornets and Griffons is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo.
