Lake Superior State senior setter Vanessa Swerdon earned an Honorable Mention All-GLIAC award, the league announced on Friday.

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Swerdon's passing and leadership were exemplary throughout the 2025-26 season. She passed at 100% efficiency for the first six Laker matches of the season and closed out the campaign with perfect passing in the last eight contests. She also contributed tremendously on defense, registering 125 digs for LSSU. The senior also scored eight service aces in the final six matches of the season. A consistent, talented player, Swerdon finished the year with 4.08 assists per set across 71 sets played and averaged 1.76 digs per set.

Swerdon posted a 23 assist, seven dig performance against Minnesota-Crookston at the Mankato Tournament on September 13th. She had a season-high nine digs in three matches - October 10th against Davenport, October 18th against William Jewell at the Midwest Regional Crossover, and November 8th against Grand Valley State.

For her LSSU career, Swerdon tallied 4.74 assists per set in 171 sets, along with 1.66 digs per set. She also scored 44 service aces and tallied 28 kills.

A marketing major at Lake Superior State University, she was also named to the 2024 GLIAC Volleyball All-Academic Team, in recognition of her scholastic skills. The 2025 list will be released in the spring.

Swerdon was honored at Senior Day with her family on November 7th, prior to the match with Wayne State. View the full gallery from Senior Day online.