ST. PAUL, Minn. – The No. 24 ranked University of Northwestern-St. Paul (20-5 overall, 11-0 UMAC) won the 2026 UMAC Volleyball Regular Season Championship on Friday night with the 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-13)  victory over Bethany Lutheran (4-21, 3-8).
 
The regular season title is the 16^th in a row and the 19^th in the past 20 years for the Eagles.

Ana Egge had a team-high nine kills and a .500 hitting percentage.

Libby Weckman led UNW at the service line with four aces. Elese Paplow and Anna Costello followed closely with three each.
 
Setter Addeson Jenniges tallied 21 assists as she ran the Eagles’ offense. Costello finished with 14 digs.
 
The Eagles owned the team advantages in service aces (13-6) and digs (46-32).
 
Holly Hindercks led Bethany Lutheran with five kills and two service aces.

With the championship victory, Northwestern has clinched the No. 1 seed in the UMAC Volleyball Tournament. The Eagles will host No. 4 Crown in the semifinal round on Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m.