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2019 Volleyball Season in Review

Vikings earn three-peat as GNAC Champions

3/25/2020 11:43:00 AM

Won third consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference title and advanced to the semifinal round of the NCAA II West Regional Championships…made 14th appearance in the NCAA II Championships and 8th consecutive trip to the West Regional for the program…finished season with a 27-3 overall record and 18-2 mark GNAC play…27 wins tied for 6th-most in a season in program history…No. 9 AVCA national ranking to end the season, extending a string of 108 consecutive national polls to appear in (24 straight in top 10)…recorded eighth consecutive winning season, combining to go 202-40 (.835) during this stretch dating back to the 2012 season…went 9-1 in Carver Gym, 11-1 in road contests and 7-1 in neutral-site matches…averaged 657 fans for 10 home dates, the 5th-best mark across NCAA Division II…closed out the decade with a 238-50 overall record (.826) and 167-23 GNAC record (.879)…over last five seasons have combined to go 134-25 (.843)…had six players earn GNAC All-Conference honors, including Player of the Year Kayleigh Harper and Freshman of the Year Calley Heilborn…four players earned All-America honors including consensus first-team selection Harper by the AVCA and D2CCA…third consecutive season with nine GNAC Player of the Week awards to tie the program record, with Harper winning four individual awards.
 
27-3 Overall, 18-2 GNAC (1st Place)
Head Coach: Diane Flick-Williams (20th season, 451-110)
** 3-PEAT GNAC CHAMPIONS **
Final AVCA Ranking: #9
 
GNAC 3-PEAT CHAMPIONS
Won third consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference title with an 18-2 record, marking the 10th team title since joining the GNAC in 2001…also won titles in 2017 (19-1) and 2018 (20-0) for a combined record of 57-3 over the last three seasons in GNAC play…marks the second time in the 19-year history of the GNAC that a program has won three consecutive league titles, with the 2001-03 Vikings the only other instance.
 
WINNING STREAK NOTES
Opened the season with a 17-game winning streak, the best undefeated start in program history and the 7th-longest overall winning streak in program history…also set program records for consecutive home wins (40) and consecutive wins in Carver Gym (39)…had a 47-match GNAC winning streak snapped Oct. 19 at Alaska Anchorage.
 
HARPER CAPS AMAZING CAREER
Senior middle Kayleigh Harper capped her record-breaking career as a unanimous First Team All-American and was selected as the GNAC Player of the Year…set the WWU and GNAC all-time records with 597 career total blocks, an average of 1.33 blocks per set during her 126-match career…in 2019 averaged 3.18 kills per set while leading the GNAC with a .382 hitting percentage and 1.47 blocks per set…became the third player in GNAC history to earn four First Team All-Conference awards joining Julia Mackey (UAA) and Abby Phelps (WWU)…also finished her career with 1,295 career kills, 4th-most in program history and 14th in GNAC history.
 
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Led all of NCAA Division II averaging 2.99 blocks per set, establishing a program NCAA II and rally-scoring era record…highest blocks per set average by a WWU squad since 3.11 in 1991…also ranked 5th in hitting percentage (.270), 9th in assists per set (13.15) and 20th in kills per set (13.93)…redshirt freshman setter Malia Aleaga ranked 6th in NCAA II averaging 11.71 assists per set…redshirt freshman outside hitter Calley Heilborn finished 6th in the GNAC averaging 3.32 kills per set, and tied for the 2nd-most kills by a freshman in WWU history with 355…Kayleigh Harper ranked 3rd nationally with 1.47 blocks/set and 14th with a .382 hitting percentage…sophomore middle Chloe Roetcisoender was 5th in NCAA II (and 2nd in the GNAC) averaging 1.40 blocks/set…senior Mae Thungc finished her career with 1,111 career digs, 13th-most in program history…Calley Heilborn tied for the GNAC lead with 18 double-doubles (kills/digs).
 
POSTSEASON PLAY
Advanced to the postseason for the eighth consecutive season and played in 14th NCAA Division II West Regional…No. 2 seed in the West Regional traveling to play in San Bernardino, Calif.…advanced to the regional semifinal match before falling in five sets to Azusa Pacific…snapped a string of four consecutive seasons playing in the regional title match…WWU now has an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 22-14 (.611).
AVCA All-America:
Kayleigh Harper, MB (First Team)
Calley Heilborn, OH (Third Team)
Gabby Gunterman, OH (Third Team)
 
AVCA All-West Region:
Kayleigh Harper, MB (First Team)
Calley Heilborn, OH (First Team)
Gabby Gunterman, OH (First Team)
 
D2CCA All-America:
Kayleigh Harper, MB (First Team)
Malia Aleaga, S (Third Team)
 
D2CCA All-West Region:
Kayleigh Harper, MB (First Team)
Malia Aleaga, S (First Team)
Calley Heilborn, OH (Second Team)
 
GNAC All-Conference:
Kayleigh Harper, MB (First Team) – Player of the Year
Calley Heilborn, OH (First Team) – Freshman of the Year
Gabby Gunterman, OH (First Team)
Malia Aleaga, S (Honorable Mention)
Chloe Roetcisoender, MB (Honorable Mention)
Mae Thungc, L (Honorable Mention)
 
GNAC Player of the Week:
Sept. 2-8: Heilborn (Offense), Gunterman (Defense)
Sept. 9-15: Harper (Offense)
Sept. 16-22: Heilborn (Defense)
Sept. 23-29: Harper (Defense)
Oct. 21-27: Roetcisoender (Defense)
Nov. 4-10: Heilborn (Defense)
Nov. 11-17: Harper (Defense)
Nov. 18-24: Harper (Offense)
 
GNAC All-Academic:
Tess Biscup (3.90, Business Management)
Joslyn Bopray (3.47, Accounting)***
Alison Davenport (3.39, Kinesiology)**
Chloe Roetcisoender (3.85, Elementary Education)
Mae Thungc (3.60, Business Administration)***
* number of GNAC All-Academic awards in career
                      
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8:
Chloe Roetcisoender (3.85, Elementary Education)
 
NCAA II West Regional All-Tournament:
Kayleigh Harper, MB
Calley Heilborn, OH
 
D2 West Region Showcase All-Tournament:
Kayleigh Harper, MB
Calley Heilborn, OH
 
UWF Invitational All-Tournament Team:
Kayleigh Harper, MB
Calley Heilborn, OH
Gabby Gunterman, OH
 
GNAC Team of the Week:
September 2-8

Final GNAC Standings:
 

VOLLEYBALL

CONF

PCT

OVERALL

PCT

Western Washington

18-2

.900

27-3

.900

Alaska Anchorage

17-3

.850

23-7

.767

Central Washington

13-7

.650

18-11

.621

Simon Fraser

13-7

.650

17-11

.607

Alaska Fairbanks

12-8

.600

15-13

.536

Seattle Pacific

10-10

.500

13-15

.462

Northwest Nazarene

9-11

.450

13-14

.481

Concordia

9-11

.450

11-16

.407

Montana State Billings

5-15

.250

8-22

.267

Western Oregon

3-17

.150

5-22

.185

Saint Martin's

1-19

.050

1-28

.034

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