LACEY, Wash. – The No. 19 nationally ranked Western Washington University volleyball team had its 11-match winning streak snapped in a 3-0 loss Saturday afternoon at Saint Martin's University inside Marcus Pavilion.
WWU dropped to 11-2 overall and 5-1 in GNAC play marking the first loss since opening day of the 2025 season on September 4. Game scores were 25-15, 25-14, 25-17 in favor of the Saints (9-4, 2-3 GNAC).
Senior outside hitter Devyn Oestreich led the Vikings with a 10-kill, 12-dig double-double adding one service ace for 11.0 points. Junior outside hitter Delaney Speer tallied 10 kills and senior Adele Holland racked up 13 assists.
WWU had a trio of true freshman play in the match due to a few players being unavailable, with middle Brooke Berglund, opposite Maren Stuber and defensive specialist Dani Turcinec all making their collegiate debuts.
The Saints were fueled by a .356 team hitting percentage and out-blocked the Vikings 13.0-to-2.0. Emmy Hansen led the Saints with 12 kills and four blocks, followed by nine kills from Kingsley Mason and eight kills and 15 digs by Emily Garten.
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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 (11-2, 5-1)
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15
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14
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17
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0
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Saint Martin's (9-4, 2-3)
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25
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25
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25
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3
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The Vikings (11-2, 5-1 GNAC) return home to Carver Gym next week hosting a pair of key GNAC matches on WECU Court. WWU welcomes Alaska Anchorage (13-2, 4-1 GNAC) on Thursday and Alaska Fairbanks (14-1, 5-0 GNAC) on Saturday in 7 pm matches. The Carver Gym Box Office opens one hour prior to first serve and all current WWU students receive free admission to all home matches. All conference matches will stream live on the GNAC Network. The complete 2025 season schedule can be viewed at WWUVikings.com/25_VB.
Kills – Oestreich (10), Speer (10), May (5)
Aces – Oestreich (1), Claeys (1), Flick-Williams (1)
Blocks – May (1), Stuber (1)
Assists – Holland (13), Hansen (10), Speer (1)
Digs – Oestreich (12), Claeys (7), Holland (6)
Points – Oestreich (11.0), Speer (10.0), May (6.0)
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Saint Martin's:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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SMU
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Attack Pct.
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.116 (30-19-95)
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.356 (43-7-101)
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Kills
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30
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43
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Assists
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25
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34
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Service Aces
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3
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9
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Solo Blocks
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2
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3
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Block Assists
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0
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20
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Total Blocks
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2.0
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13.0
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Tie Scores: 3 Lead Changes: 0
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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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11-2
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Streak
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L1
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Home
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4-1
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Away
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5-1
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Neutral
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2-0
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GNAC Record
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5-1
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Non-Conference
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6-1
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3-Set Matches
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4-1
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4-Set Matches
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6-1
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5-Set Matches
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1-0
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Ranked Opponents
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3-1
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Winning First Set
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9-0
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Dropping First Set
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2-2
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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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5-0
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Dark Gray
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0-0
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Navy Blue
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2-0
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Light Gray
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3-2
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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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7:00 pm
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10/11
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Alaska Fairbanks (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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10/17
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@Simon Fraser (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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10/23
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@Seattle Pacific (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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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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