BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University volleyball team continued its winning ways recording a three-set sweep over Western Oregon University Saturday evening on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
The Vikings improved to 17-3 overall and remained in a first-place tie in the GNAC standings at 11-2 with the 25-15, 25-18, 25-13 victory over the Wolves. WWU is ranked No. 17 in the nation improving to 8-1 in Carver Gym this season following the victory.
"I really liked our approach tonight and how we came out firing," said WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams. "Voss was awesome at the net and had a range tools to draw from. Caroline's serve was on point and while the stats don't count how effective they were, they put constant pressure on their passers."
WWU was led by an impressive 11-kill effort from junior middle Emily Vossenkuhl on a .714 attack percentage, also adding a team-high four blocks.
Junior outside hitter Delaney Speer contributed eight kills and nine digs and senior Devyn Oestreich tallied a team-best 14 digs to reach the 1,000-dig milestone for her career. Oestrich is now at 1,007 career digs in 83 career matches becoming the 19th player in program history to reach the career mark.
"I can't tell you how impressive Devyn's 1000 dig mark is," added Flick-Williams. "She is one of the best defenders in our conference and that is while she is doing every other part of the game. I'm so proud of her and she deserves all the praise coming her way."
Redshirt freshmen Teya Zaddack and Violet Burchak each had four block assists as the Vikings held a 9.0-to-4.0 edge in blocks.
Junior setter Caroline Hansen led the Vikings with 20 assists, with senior setter Adele Holland contributing 10 assists with the duo setting up the offense to a .308 attack percentage.
WOU (2-19, 1-12 GNAC) was led by nine kills from Maela Honma.
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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 Oregon (2-19, 1-12)
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15
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18
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13
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0
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Western Washington (17-3, 11-2)
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25
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25
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25
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3
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The Vikings (17-3, 11-2 GNAC) return to the road next week with a crucial trip to play the Alaska schools, beginning with a Thursday match-up against Alaska Fairbanks (19-3, 10-2 GNAC) on Thursday. The complete 2025 season schedule can be viewed at WWUVikings.com/25_VB.
Kills – Vossenkuhl (11), Speer (8), Oestreich (7)
Aces – Oestreich (1), Speer (1)
Blocks – Vossenkuhl (4), Burchak (4), Zaddack (4)
Assists – Hansen (20), Holland (10), Claeys (3)
Digs – Oestreich (14), Speer (9), Claeys (7)
Points – Vossenkuhl (13.5), Speer (11.0), Oestreich (8.5)
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Western Oregon:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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WOU
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Attack Pct.
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.308 (37-9-91)
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.036 (30-26-110)
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Kills
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37
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30
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Assists
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35
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30
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Service Aces
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2
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4
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Solo Blocks
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2
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1
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Block Assists
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14
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6
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Total Blocks
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9.0
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4.0
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Tie Scores: 10 Lead Changes: 2
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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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16-3
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Streak
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W3
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Home
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7-1
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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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10-2
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Non-Conference
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6-1
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3-Set Matches
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7-1
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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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13-0
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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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3-0
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Light Blue
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7-1
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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 seventh week 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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Western Washington
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11-2
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.846
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17-3
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.850
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8-1
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7-2
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2-0
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W4
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8-2
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Simon Fraser
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11-2
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.846
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17-2
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.895
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7-1
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6-1
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4-0
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W5
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9-1
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3.
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Alaska Fairbanks
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10-2
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.833
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19-3
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.864
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8-0
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5-2
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6-1
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W5
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8-2
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Central Washington
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10-2
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.833
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14-5
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.737
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6-1
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5-2
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3-2
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W3
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9-1
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5.
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Alaska Anchorage
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8-4
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.667
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17-5
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.773
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10-2
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5-2
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2-1
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L1
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6-4
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6.
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Northwest Nazarene
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4-8
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.333
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5-14
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.263
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4-7
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1-5
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0-2
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L1
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4-6
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7.
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Saint Martin's
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4-9
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.308
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11-10
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.524
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3-3
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2-6
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6-1
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L4
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3-7
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Seattle Pacific
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4-9
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.308
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9-12
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.429
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1-5
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3-4
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5-3
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W1
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4-6
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9.
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Western Oregon
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1-12
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.077
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2-19
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.095
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1-6
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0-9
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1-4
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L4
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1-9
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10.
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Montana State Billings
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0-13
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.000
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1-17
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.056
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0-8
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0-7
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1-2
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L16
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0-10
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This Week's GNAC Schedule & Results
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Thursday, October 30:
at Northwest Nazarene 3, Montana State Billings 0
at Western Washington 3, Saint Martin's 0
at Central Washington 3, Seattle Pacific 0
at Simon Fraser 3, Western Oregon 0
Friday, October 31:
Alaska Fairbanks 3, at Alaska Anchorage 1
Saturday, November 1:
Seattle Pacific 3, at Northwest Nazarene 1
at Central Washington 3, Montana State Billings 0
at Simon Fraser 3, Saint Martin's 0
at Western Washington 3, Western Oregon 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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W
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3-0
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25-19,25-23,25-20
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11/1
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Western Oregon (GNAC)
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W
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3-0
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25-15,25-18,25-13
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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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