SEATTLE, Wash. – Any road win in the GNAC is a good win…and the No. 19 Western Washington Vikings earned a solid 3-1 victory over Seattle Pacific Thursday evening inside Brougham Pavilion.
After dropping the opening set 25-22, the Vikings stormed back taking the next three frames 25-21, 25-15, 25-16 open the second half of the conference schedule with a 3-1 victory. WWU earned the season sweep of SPU – also winning in four sets in Bellingham on September 27 – to improve to 14-3 overall.
The Vikings are 8-2 in GNAC play heading into Saturday's match at Montana State Billings in a three-way tie for the top spot in the standings. WWU, Simon Fraser and Alaska Fairbanks are all 8-2 in league play, with Central Washington (7-2) and Alaska Anchorage (7-3) forming a tight top five in the standings.
"I really liked that our team got better with every set and stayed together as we worked through some kinks," said WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams. "Voss came up bit at the net both offensively and defensively and the D's (Delaney and Devyn) were outstanding on both sides of the ball. A great team road win to open the second half of conference play."
After SPU took the opening set 25-22, the Vikings trailed 12-4 to start the second set. WWU used an 8-2 run to get back into the set and finished on an 11-4 run to win 25-21 to even the match one set apiece.
Western pulled away midway through the third set going on an 8-2 scoring spurt to set up the 25-15 victory and controlled the fourth set 25-16 to earn the victory in four sets.
Senior outside hitter Devyn Oestreich led all players with 25.5 points contributing a 23-kill, 15-dig double-double on a .309 hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter Delane Speer set a career high with 28 digs to go along with 20 kills (.294) and pair of service aces. Junior middle Emily Vossenkuhl added 10 kills on a .409 hitting percentage and recorded a match-high five blocks.
Senior setter Adele Holland led the Vikings to a .299 hitting percentage with a season-high 40 assists and contributed two service aces. Junior Caroline Hansen tallied nine assists and sophomore Maleah Andrews made her collegiate volleyball debut with three assists. Andrews is an All-American third baseman for the WWU Softball team.
Seattle Pacific dropped to 8-10 overall and 3-7 in GNAC play. Megan Omlid led the Falcons with a 14-kill, 13-dig double-double for 17.5 points.
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NCAA Volleyball
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Final
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Western Washington (14-3, 8-2)
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22
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25
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25
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25
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3
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Seattle Pacific (8-10, 3-7)
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25
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21
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15
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16
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1
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The Vikings (14-3, 8-2 GNAC) remain on the road Saturday facing Montana State Billings in Alterowitz Gym with first serve scheduled for 3 pm MT/2 pm PT. The match vs. the Yellowjackets will stream live via the GNAC Network. The complete 2025 season schedule can be viewed at WWUVikings.com/25_VB.
Kills – Oestreich (23), Speer (20), Vossenkuhl (10)
Aces – Holland (2), Speer (2), Oestreich (1)
Blocks – Vossenkuhl (5), Oestreich (2), Holland (1)
Assists – Holland (40), Hansen (9), Claeys (6)
Digs – Speer (28), Oestreich (15), Claeys (13)
Points – Oestreich (25.5), Speer (22.0), Vossenkuhl (13.5)
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Seattle Pacific:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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SPU
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Attack Pct.
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.299 (67-17-167)
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.159 (45-21-151)
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Kills
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67
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45
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Assists
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66
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43
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Service Aces
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6
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6
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Solo Blocks
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3
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3
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Block Assists
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6
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4
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Total Blocks
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6.0
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5.0
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Tie Scores: 18 Lead Changes: 9
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Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2025 season:
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2025 RECORD BREAKDOWN
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Overall Record
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14-3
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Streak
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W1
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Home
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6-1
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Away
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6-2
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Neutral
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2-0
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GNAC Record
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8-2
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Non-Conference
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6-1
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3-Set Matches
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5-1
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4-Set Matches
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8-1
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5-Set Matches
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1-1
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Ranked Opponents
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4-2
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Winning First Set
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11-0
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Dropping First Set
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3-3
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Record by Jersey
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White
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1-0
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Light Blue
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6-1
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Dark Gray
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0-0
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Navy Blue
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3-0
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Light Gray
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4-2
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GNAC STANDINGS & WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Here is a look at the updated GNAC Volleyball standings and results following Thursday's action to open the second half of the conference schedule. Updated conference standings, results, schedule and statistics can be found online at GNACSports.com.
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School
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GNAC
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Pct.
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Overall
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Pct.
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Home
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Away
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Neutral
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Streak
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L10
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1.
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Simon Fraser
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8-2
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.800
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14-2
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.875
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5-1
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5-1
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4-0
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W2
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8-2
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Alaska Fairbanks
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8-2
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.800
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17-3
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.850
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8-0
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3-2
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6-1
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W3
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8-2
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Western Washington
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8-2
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.800
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14-3
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.824
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6-1
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6-2
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2-0
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W1
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8-2
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4.
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Central Washington
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7-2
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.778
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11-5
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.688
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4-1
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4-2
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3-2
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L1
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8-2
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5.
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Alaska Anchorage
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7-3
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.700
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16-4
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.800
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10-1
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4-2
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2-1
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W2
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7-3
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6.
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Saint Martin's
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4-6
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.400
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11-7
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.611
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3-2
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2-4
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6-1
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L1
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4-6
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7.
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Northwest Nazarene
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3-6
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.333
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4-12
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.250
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3-5
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1-5
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0-2
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L2
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3-7
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8.
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Seattle Pacific
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3-7
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.300
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8-10
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.444
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1-4
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2-3
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5-3
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L2
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3-7
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9.
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Western Oregon
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1-9
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.100
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2-16
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.111
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1-5
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0-7
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1-4
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L1
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1-9
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10.
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Montana State Billings
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0-10
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.000
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1-14
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.067
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0-7
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0-5
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1-2
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L13
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0-10
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This Week's GNAC Schedule & Results
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Thursday, October 23:
Simon Fraser 3, at Montana State Billings 0
Alaska Fairbanks 3, at Western Oregon 1
Alaska Anchorage 3, at Saint Martin's 2
Western Washington 3, at Seattle Pacific 1
Saturday, October 25:
Central Washington at Northwest Nazarene, 1:00 pm MT
Alaska Fairbanks at Saint Martin's, 1:00 pm
Alaska Anchorage at Western Oregon, 1:00 pm
Simon Fraser at Seattle Pacific, 2:00 pm
Western Washington at Montana State Billings, 3:00 pm MT
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Here is a match-by-match look at the 2025 season with current results and the schedule:
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Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Score-by-set
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WWU Invitational (Bellingham, WA)
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9/4
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Cal Poly Pomona (#7)
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L
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1-3
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25-27,16-25,25-21,12-25
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9/5
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St. Cloud State (#3)
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W
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3-1
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21-25,25-23,26-24,25-16
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9/6
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San Francisco State (#4)
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W
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3-1
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25-17,16-25,25-23,25-16
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Aloha State Showdown (Honolulu, HI)
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9/11
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UC Merced
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W
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3-1
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25-14,25-18,18-25,25-14
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9/11
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Chaminade (#24)
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W
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3-0
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25-19,25-19,25-22
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9/12
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Hawai'i Hilo
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W
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3-1
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25-16,15-25,25-21,27-25
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9/13
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Hawai'i Pacific
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W
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3-0
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25-14,25-19,25-22
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Great Northwest Athletic Conference
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9/18
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@Northwest Nazarene (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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25-15,25-14,21-25,25-16
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9/20
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@Central Washington (GNAC)
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W
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3-2
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23-25,25-23,25-20,21-25,15-11
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9/25
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Montana State Billings (GNAC)
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W
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3-0
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25-7,34-32,25-12
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9/27
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Seattle Pacific (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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26-24,25-15,22-25,25-18
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10/2
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@Western Oregon (GNAC)
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W
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3-0
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27-25,25-20,25-21
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10/4
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@Saint Martin's (GNAC)
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L
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0-3
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15-25,14-25,17-25
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10/9
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Alaska Anchorage (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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27-25,21-25,25-13,28-26
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10/11
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Alaska Fairbanks (GNAC) (#18)
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W
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3-0
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25-23,25-21,25-15
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10/17
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@Simon Fraser (GNAC) (#9)
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L
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2-3
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17-25,26-28,25-20,26-24,12-15
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10/23
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@Seattle Pacific (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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22-25,25-21,25-15,25-16
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10/25
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@Montana St. Billings (GNAC)
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3:00 pm MT
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10/30
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Saint Martin's (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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11/1
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Western Oregon (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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11/6
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@Alaska Fairbanks (GNAC)
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11:00 am AKT
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11/8
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@Alaska Anchorage (GNAC)
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7:00 pm AKT
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11/15
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Simon Fraser (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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11/20
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Central Washington (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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11/22
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Northwest Nazarene (GNAC)
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5:00 pm
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