Ferris State Volleyball, which is slated to host the GLIAC tournament semifinals and championship matches this weekend, recently had six all-conference honorees named.

The Bulldogs currently sit as the nation’s top team in the AVCA coaches poll and the NCAA NPI metric rankings. Ferris State clinched the program’s 10th regular-season title in the last 13 seasons last week against Davenport.

Here is the list of honorees and their awards:

• Tia Brandel-Wilhelm (head coach): GLIAC Coach of the Year

• Gabby Piazza (junior outside hitter): GLIAC Player of the Year, GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-GLIAC

• Hayley Wegener (junior setter): Setter of the Year and first-team All-GLIAC

• Emily May (junior outside hitter): first-team All-GLIAC

• Hope Davies (sophomore libero): second-team All-GLIAC

• Lilly Peterson (senior middle hitter): second-team All-GLIAC

• Lyndsey Urick (junior middle hitter): honorable mention All-GLIAC

The voting was conducted by the league’s member head coaches.

Ferris State will host the GLIAC semifinals and finals this weekend at Bulldog Arena. The top-seeded Bulldogs will face fifth-seeded Michigan Tech in the first semifinal on Friday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m. The winner will face the winner of second-seeded Grand Valley State and third-seeded Northern Michigan in the championship match set for Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m.

_{Photo credit to Ben Amato & Ferris State Athletics.}