WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. – Drury volleyball junior Jacy Bray and sophomore Skylar Hilton were tabbed for First-Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference recognition Wednesday, headlining a list of four Panthers selected for league postseason honors by the GLVC head coaches. Additionally, junior Abby Renshaw was picked as a Second-Team All-GLVC honoree, while sophomore Gracie Kimrey was chosen as DU's Sportsmanship Team member.

Bray and Hilton were named to the GLVC's top squad after turning in breakout 2026 campaigns that saw the duo rank among the conference's individual statistical leaders throughout the fall. Their selections marked just the second time multiple Drury volleyball standouts have been chosen for First-Team All-GLVC honors in the same season, joining the trio of Bentley Mara, Kendra Sater and Emmalee Crest, who were honored as first-team selections in 2018.

Bray has been one of the top setters in the conference throughout the season, bringing the No. 2 assist total (1,024) in the league into the GLVC Tournament. The Nixa, Mo., product has earned three GLVC Setter of the Week honors this fall and currently ranks eighth in the conference in digs per set (3.81). Additionally, she has racked up 18 double-doubles this season, including 11 in GLVC play and eight in a row entering postseason play.

Like Bray, Hilton has enjoyed a career year for the Panthers that has included a conference-best 125 total blocks. The sophomore from Ozark, Mo., ranks 10th nationally in blocks and sixth in the GLVC for hitting percentage (.341). A two-way threat for Drury, Hilton earned both GLVC Offensive (Sept. 8) and Defensive (Oct. 26) Player of the Week honors this season and brings the Panthers' No. 2 season kill total (250) into the conference tournament.

Renshaw concluded the regular season as the Panthers' leader in kills (251), while ranking second in service aces (28), third in digs (322). and fourth in blocks (40). A two-time Academic All-GLVC honoree, the North Little Rock, Ark., product has compiled 11 double-doubles this season.

Kimrey was selected as the Panthers' representative for the GLVC's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team, as one of 14 volleyball student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.

After missing the 2025 season due to injury, Kimrey has bouncd back this fall with 196 kills (1.98 per set) and 67 total blocks, while hitting .297 for the Panthers. She was selected for GLVC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 14 after helping Drury topple No. 4 Washburn.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Drury makes its return to postseason play this weekend at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Volleyball Championship in Williamsville, Ill. The No. 5 Panthers will open the conference tournament with a quarterfinal-round matchup Thursday (Nov. 12) against No. 4 Maryville at 2:30 p.m. inside Williamsville High School Fieldhouse.

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