OUAZ Captures First GSAC Women's Volleyball Tournament Championship

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Second-seeded OUAZ captured its first Great Southwest Athletic Conference (GSAC) Women's Volleyball Tournament championship on Saturday, November 14, defeating top-seeded The Master's in four sets (25-22, 25-14, 19-25, 25-19) at The MacArthur Center.

The Spirit improved to 23-6 overall with the victory, while the Mustangs fell to 20-8.

OUAZ set the tone early, recording 17 kills against just three attack errors for a .359 hitting percentage in an opening set that featured four ties and two lead changes. The Master's hit .314 with 15 kills in the closely contested opener but struggled to find its offensive rhythm in the second set. The Spirit limited the Mustangs to six kills and a -.031 hitting percentage, cruising to a 25-14 victory and a commanding 2-0 match lead.

The Master's responded in the third set, holding OUAZ to a .072 hitting percentage and forcing eight attack errors to extend the match with a 25-19 victory. The teams combined for 139 attack attempts in the set, with the Mustangs recording 12 kills on a .114 hitting percentage.

OUAZ regained control in the fourth set, registering a set-high 18 kills on a .325 hitting percentage. Despite The Master's producing 13 kills and hitting .238, the Spirit closed out the championship with a 25-19 victory.

Gloria Moye led four OUAZ players in double figures with a match-high 15 kills, committing just one attack error on 25 attempts for an impressive .560 hitting percentage. Elisa Saunders contributed 12 kills, nine digs and four blocks, while McKenna Diederich added 10 kills on a .333 hitting percentage and three blocks.

Keira Adrian delivered a historic performance with 11 kills and a match-high 31 digs, becoming just the seventh player in GSAC Tournament history to record 30 or more digs in a match and only the second to accomplish the feat in a championship final.

Norma Ramirez-Barba recorded a double-double with 23 assists and 14 digs, adding two service aces. Isabella Foutz contributed 22 assists, seven digs and a match-high three aces, while Hannah Allman added 22 digs, four kills and two aces.

The Spirit's defensive effort also earned a place in the conference record book, as OUAZ's 100 digs marked the third-highest single-match total in GSAC Tournament history.

Kinsley Kollmann paced The Master's with 13 kills and 17 digs, adding two blocks and a service ace. Krista Brady also recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 17 digs, along with two aces and two blocks. McKenna Brady finished with eight kills on a .300 hitting percentage and a match-high six block assists.

GSAC Player and Setter of the Year Kate Wagner distributed a match-high 35 assists and collected six digs for the Mustangs. Sierra Hale contributed 16 digs, three assists and an ace, while Macy Gebhards finished with seven kills, seven digs and four blocks.

OUAZ finished with advantages in kills (59-46), hitting percentage (.215-.156), digs (100-88) and service aces (9-5), while The Master's held a 9-5 edge in total blocks.

Attention now turns to the 2026 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Selection Show, scheduled for Monday, November 16, at 4 p.m. CT (2 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. MT). The national championship field and opening-round pairings will be announced during the selection show, which will be streamed live on YouTube.