St. Louis – University of Missouri-St. Louis junior Alayna Santel, senior Skylar Weaver and sophomore Marly Burbach were selected as the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Offensive, Defensive and Setter Players of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

Offensive Player of the Week
Alayna Santel, (RV) Missouri-St. Louis
Jr. | RS | Albers, Ill.
Major: Business
Team Results: 3-2 W at Maryville (10/9) | 3-0 W at Missouri S&T (10/10)

• Registered 36 kills (4.50/set) and 42.0 points (5.25/set) in eight sets
• Recorded .417 hitting percentage on 60 attempts
• Added 13 digs, four aces, three blocks and two assists
• Best performance came against Maryville, notching match-high 22 kills with a .514 hitting percentage
• Earns fifth career Offensive Player of the Week Award (9/21/26, 11/17/25, 10/14/24, 9/23/24)
• Last Tritons' Offensive Player of the Week: Alayna Santel (9/21/26)

Defensive Player of the Week
Skylar Weaver, (RV) Missouri-St. Louis
Sr. | L | Lansing, Kan.
Major: Business Marketing
Team Results: 3-2 W at Maryville (10/9) | 3-0 W at Missouri S&T (10/10)

• Registered 46 digs (5.75/set) in eight sets
• Added eight assists
• Best performance came against Maryville, tallying a match-high 25 digs and five assists
• Earns seventh career Defensive Player of the Week Award (9/28/26, 10/27/25, 9/15/25, 9/6/25, 11/18/24, 10/14/24)
• Last Tritons' Defensive Player of the Week: Mady Gant (10/5/26)

Setter of the Week
Marly Burbach, (RV) Missouri-St. Louis
Soph. | S | Overland Park, Kan.
Major: Undeclared
Team Results: 3-2 W at Maryville (10/9) | 3-0 W at Missouri S&T (10/10)

• Guided offense to 15.63 kills/set and a .301 hitting percentage to help UMSL extend its winning streak to 11
• Tallied 106 assists (13.25/set) and 25 digs (3.13/set) in eight sets
• Added five kills and one block
• Highlighted by performance against Maryville, tallying career-highs in assists (63) and digs (17) and added three kills
• Earns fifth career Setter of the Week Award (10/5/26, 9/21/26, 9/14/26, 8/31/26)
• Last Tritons' Setter of the Week: Marly Burbach (10/5/26)

The Tritons are back in action this Friday (Oct. 16) as they head to Hammond, Ind., for the Midwest Region Crossover at the Hammond SportsPlex. UMSL will take on Walsh at 9 a.m. and Michigan Tech at 2 p.m.