BILLINGS, Mont. – The Western Washington University volleyball team took care of business on the road, earning a sweep over Montana State Billings Saturday afternoon inside Alterowitz Gym.
The No. 19 nationally ranked Vikings improved to 15-3 overall and remained in a tie atop the GNAC standings with a 9-2 mark in conference play. WWU has seven matches remaining in the regular season with five at home on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
Saturday's dominating 25-12, 25-15, 25-9 sweep over the Yellowjackets was highlighted by a team hitting percentage of .326 with redshirt freshman middle Teya Zaddack leading the way with eight kills on 10 attacks (.800).
Senior outside hitter Devyn Oestreich led the Vikings with nine kills (.304) and junior Delaney Speer tallied a team-best 10.5 points with eight kills, two blocks and one ace. Junior middle Emily Vossenkuhl added eight kills and one block.
Junior setter Caroline Hansen dished out 17 assists with senior Adele Holland recording 13 assists, distributing the ball to the array of offensive weapons for the high team hitting percentage. Speer and junior libero Finnley Claeys lead the Vikings with 10 digs each.
"I liked our sustained intention throughout the match. Teya did a great job of patrolling the net and getting up in transition," said WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams. "I also want to congratulate our cross country teams on their GNAC Championships and thank them for being a familiar face in the stands following their winning performance today in Billings."
MSUB (1-15, 0-11 GNAC) was led by six kills from Allie Dorman and eight digs and seven assists from Kenzie Allen.
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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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Final
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Western Washington (15-3, 9-2)
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25
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25
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25
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3
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Montana St. Billings (1-15, 0-11)
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12
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15
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9
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0
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The Vikings (15-3, 9-2 GNAC) return home to Carver Gym for a pair of GNAC matches on WECU Court next week, hosting Saint Martin's on Thursday (10/30) and Western Oregon on Saturday (11/1). Both matches feature a 7 pm first serve and will stream live via the GNAC Network. The Carver Gym Box Office opens one hour prior to first serve for tickets. The complete 2025 season schedule can be viewed at WWUVikings.com/25_VB.
Kills – Oestreich (9), Speer (8), Vossenkuhl (8), Zaddack (8)
Aces – Claeys (3), Hansen (2), Oestreich (1)
Blocks – Speer (2), May (1), Vossenkuhl (1)
Assists – Hansen (17), Holland (13), Oestreich (1)
Digs – Speer (10), Claeys (10), Oestreich (8)
Points – Speer (10.5), Oestreich (10.0), Vossenkuhl (8.5), Zaddack (8.0)
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Montana State Billings:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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MSUB
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Attack Pct.
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.326 (39-11-86)
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-.079
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Kills
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39
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17
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Assists
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33
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15
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Service Aces
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7
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2
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Solo Blocks
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2
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0
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Block Assists
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2
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2
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Total Blocks
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3.0
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1.0
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Tie Scores: b Lead Changes: 4
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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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15-3
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Streak
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W2
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Home
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6-1
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Away
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7-2
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Neutral
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2-0
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GNAC Record
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9-2
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Non-Conference
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6-1
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3-Set Matches
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6-1
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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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12-0
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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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2-0
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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 Saturday's action to conclude the opening week of 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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89-2
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.818
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15-2
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.882
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5-1
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6-1
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4-0
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W3
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8-2
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Alaska Fairbanks
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9-2
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.818
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18-3
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.857
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8-0
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4-2
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6-1
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W4
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8-2
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Western Washington
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9-2
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.818
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15-3
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.833
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6-1
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7-2
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2-0
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W2
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8-2
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4.
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Central Washington
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8-2
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.800
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12-5
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.706
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4-1
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5-2
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3-2
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W1
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8-2
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5.
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Alaska Anchorage
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8-3
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.727
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17-4
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.810
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10-1
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5-2
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2-1
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W3
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7-3
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6.
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Saint Martin's
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4-7
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.364
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11-8
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.579
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3-3
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2-4
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6-1
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L2
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3-7
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7.
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Northwest Nazarene
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3-7
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.300
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4-13
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.235
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3-6
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1-5
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0-2
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L3
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3-7
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8.
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Seattle Pacific
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3-8
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.273
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8-11
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.421
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1-5
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2-3
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5-3
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L3
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3-7
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9.
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Western Oregon
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1-10
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.091
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2-17
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.105
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1-6
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0-7
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1-4
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L2
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1-9
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10.
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Montana State Billings
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0-11
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.000
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1-15
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.062
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0-8
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0-5
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1-2
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L14
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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 3, at Northwest Nazarene 0
Alaska Fairbanks 3, at Saint Martin's 0
Alaska Anchorage 3, at Western Oregon 2
Simon Fraser 3, at Seattle Pacific 2
Western Washington 3, at Montana State Billings 0
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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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W
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3-0
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25-12, 25-15, 25-9
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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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