SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus College volleyball team will take on the Carleton College Knights on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. at home on Gus Young Court in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoff Semifinals.
 
GUSTAVUS GOLDEN GUSTIES
The Gusties enter the MIAC Playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the six-team single-elimination tournament. Gustavus is 18-11 overall and went 8-3 in the conference during the regular season. The team closed out the regular season with back-to-back conference wins this past weekend to secure the No. 3 seed in the postseason tournament.
 
Logan Brent leads the Gustavus offense with 369 kills (3.97 per set), a .239 hitting percentage, and a team-high 402.5 points. Greta Tompkins follows with 231 kills, a .236 hitting percentage, and a team-leading 98 blocks. Lauren Barker adds 204 kills and 60 blocks, while Kyra Johnson contributes 188 kills.
 
Sahara Morken directs the offense with 800 assists (7.08 per set), while also contributing 192 digs and 37 service aces. Macie Malchow adds 284 assists. Defensively, Ava Hahn leads the Gusties with 493 digs (4.36 per set) and 47 service aces. Lainie Barrick averages a team-best 1.27 blocks per set across 45 sets played.
 
As a team, Gustavus averages 12.69 kills, 11.56 assists, 2.11 service aces, 14.84 digs, and 2.14 blocks per set while hitting .193 overall.
 
CARLETON KNIGHTS
The Knights enter the postseason as the No. 6 seed in the MIAC Playoffs. Carleton is 15-11 overall and went 6-5 in the conference in the regular season.
 
Rachel Bingham leads the Carleton offense with 321 kills (3.28 per set), a .185 hitting percentage, and a team-high 367.5 points. Ellewyn Swafford follows with 257 kills (2.68 per set), a team-leading .286 hitting percentage, and 72 blocks. Alexis Ormsby adds 214 kills, while Jennifer Bricker contributes 131 kills and a team-high 79 blocks. Bricker also leads the Knights with 0.83 blocks per set.
 
Megan Smith directs the offense with 858 assists (9.13 per set), while also contributing 292 digs and 27 service aces. Madeleine Dimitre anchors the defense with a team-high 568 digs (5.68 per set) and adds 105 assists. Bingham contributes 236 digs and ties Smith for the team lead with 27 service aces, while Aditi Mukhirala adds 232 digs.
 
As a team, Carleton averages 12.18 kills, 11.06 assists, 1.48 service aces, 17.46 digs, and 1.60 blocks per set while hitting .180 overall.
 
MATCHUP HISTORY
 
The Gusties hold a 60-16-1 record over the Knights in program history, dating back to their first match against each other on November 3, 1975. Gustavus is 23-8 against Carleton in home matches.
 
Until their most recent match, the Gusties were on a 12-match winning streak against the Knights, dating back to 2013. Carleton, however, snapped that streak last month on October 14 as Gustavus fell 3-1 to the Knights on the road.
 
PLAYOFF ADMISSION
 
All tickets for the 2026 MIAC Playoffs will be sold and purchased online via HomeTown Ticketing. There will not be cash sales at any venue; however, spectators can purchase tickets using a mobile device, including while at the venue. Tickets will go on sale Saturday night. General admission adult tickets are $12 (plus HTT service charge). Student (with ID) tickets are $3 (plus HTT service charge), and children ages five and under are admitted free. MIAC passes are accepted. As a reminder, artificial noisemakers are not permitted at any MIAC events.
 
PAY-PER-VIEW
 
The 2026 MIAC Volleyball Playoffs will be streamed live on the MIAC Sports Network in a pay-per-view format. Individual playoff contests will be streamed for $10 each, or $25 for a "championship pass" to stream the entire tournament live. On-demand access to playoff matches will be available after the NCAA Tournament concludes.
 
The MIAC Sports Network Help Page provides guidance and links to help fans navigate the streaming platform. Hudl Customer Support is also available by email or 24/7 chat to assist with any issues.
 
2026 MIAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
 
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 | 7:00 PM |
No. 6 Carleton at No. 3 Gustavus | Pay-Per-View |
No. 5 Concordia at No. 4 Saint Benedict | Pay-Per-View |

Semifinals | Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 | 7:00 PM |
TBD at No. 1 Bethel | Pay-Per-View |
TBD at No. 2 St. Olaf | Pay-Per-View |

Championship | Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026 | 7:00 PM |
High-seed host | Pay-Per-View |