BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University volleyball team closed out the regular season with a Senior Night victory over Northwest Nazarene in Carver Gym.
The No. 14 nationally ranked Vikings improved to 19-6 overall and finished GNAC play at 13-5 with the 25-18, 25-16, 19-25, 25-14 victory over the Nighthawks on WECU Court. Four teams finished in a tie for first place in the GNAC standings earning co-champion status, with the Vikings one game back.
WWU celebrated seniors Adele Holland, Devyn Oestreich, Janelle Grant and Abby Maywith the Senior Night win playing their final match in Carver Gym.
Oestreich led the Vikings with a 13-kill, 16-dig double-double (and 4 aces), crossing the 900-kill mark for her career. In 25 matches this season Oestreich has recorded 17 double-doubles and leads the conference averaging 3.90 kills per set. Junior outside hitter Delaney Speer tallied her 15th double-double with 11 kills and 14 digs. Junior middle Emily Vossenkuhl finished with eight kills and a career-high-tying nine blocks.
Grant served the Vikings first two points in the opening set and the victory-clinching point in the fourth set, taking the court for the first time since early October.
"This was a great senior night and a great way to honor some very special people," said WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams. "The match mirrored their journey here…they started the match together and they finished the match together. I'm so very proud of them!"
Junior libero Finnley Claeys recorded a match-high 17 digs and Holland paced the offense with 21 assists. Junior setter Caroline Hansen tallied a 16-assist, 10-dig double-double.
NNU (6-19, 5-13) was led by 13 kills and 16 digs by Abby Black.
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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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Northwest Nazarene (6-19, 5-13)
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18
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16
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25
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14
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1
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#14 Western Washington (19-6, 13-5)
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25
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25
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19
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25
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3
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The Vikings (19-6, 13-5 GNAC) have completed the regular season and will not wait for Monday's NCAA selection shot to find out if they earn one of five at-large spots in the NCAA West Regional Championship. WWU entered this week ranked No. 6 in the region. The selection show airs on NCAA.com at 4:30 pm PT/7:30 pm ET. The complete 2025 season schedule can be viewed at WWUVikings.com/25_VB.
The Vikings celebrate their four-player senior class on Saturday, with Janelle Grant, Adele Holland, Devyn Oestreich and Abby May playing in their final home match in Carver Gym.
Kills – Oestreich (13), Speer (11), May (8)
Aces – Oestreich (4), Claeys (3), Holland (1)
Blocks – Vossenkuhl (9), Burchak (4), Speer (3)
Assists – Holland (21), Hansen (16), Claeys (5)
Digs – Claeys (17), Oestreich (16), Speer (14)
Points – Oestreich (18.5), Speer (13.0), Vossenkuhl (13.0), May (8.5)
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Northwest Nazarene:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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NNU
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Attack Pct.
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.196 (48-19-148)
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.085 (37-25-141)
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Kills
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48
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37
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Assists
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47
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36
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Service Aces
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10
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7
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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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18
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12
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Total Blocks
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12.0
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9.0
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Tie Scores: 16 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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19-6
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Streak
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W1
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Home
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9-3
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Away
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8-3
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Neutral
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2-0
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GNAC Record
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13-5
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Non-Conference
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6-1
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3-Set Matches
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9-1
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4-Set Matches
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9-3
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5-Set Matches
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1-1
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Ranked Opponents
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5-2
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Winning First Set
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16-1
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Dropping First Set
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3-5
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Record by Jersey
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White
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3-1
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Light Blue
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7-1
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Light Gray
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4-4
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Navy Blue
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5-0
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Here is a look at the final GNAC Volleyball standings and results following Saturday's matches. The Vikings finished in 5th place in the standings, one game back of a four-team tie for the conference title with Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Simon Fraser and Central Washington all going 14-4 in conference play. 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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14-4
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.778
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20-4
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.833
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9-1
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7-3
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4-0
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W3
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8-2
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2.
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Alaska Anchorage +
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14-4
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.778
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23-5
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.821
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14-2
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7-2
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2-1
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W6
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9-1
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Alaska Fairbanks +
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14-4
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.778
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23-5
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.821
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11-1
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6-3
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6-1
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W3
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8-2
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Central Washington +
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14-4
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.778
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18-7
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.720
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7-2
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8-3
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3-2
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L1
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7-3
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5.
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Western Washington
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13-5
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.722
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19-6
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.760
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9-3
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8-3
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2-0
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W1
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6-4
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6.
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Saint Martin's
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7-11
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.389
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14-12
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.538
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5-4
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3-7
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6-1
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W2
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4-6
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Seattle Pacific
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7-11
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.389
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12-14
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.462
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4-5
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3-6
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5-3
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L2
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4-6
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8.
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Northwest Nazarene
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5-13
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.278
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6-19
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.240
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4-9
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2-8
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0-2
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L5
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2-8
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9.
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Western Oregon
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2-16
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.111
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3-23
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.115
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1-8
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1-11
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1-4
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L2
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2-8
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10.
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Montana State Billings
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0-18
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.000
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2-22
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.083
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0-10
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1-10
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1-2
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L5
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1-9
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+ GNAC Co-Champion
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This Week's GNAC Schedule & Results
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Thursday, November 20:
at Alaska Anchorage 3, Montana State Billings 0
at Alaska Fairbanks 3, Seattle Pacific 0
at Simon Fraser 3, Northwest Nazarene 0
Central Washington 3, at Western Washington 1
Saturday, November 22:
at Alaska Anchorage 3, Seattle Pacific 1
at Saint Martin's 3, Western Oregon 0
at Alaska Fairbanks 3, Montana State Billings 0
at Simon Fraser 3, Central Washington 2
at Western Washington 3, Northwest Nazarene 1
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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)(#19)
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W
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3-0
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25-17,25-20,25-20
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11/8
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@Alaska Anchorage (GNAC)
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L
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1-3
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23-25,25-23,18-25,32-34
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11/15
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Simon Fraser (GNAC) (#12)
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L
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1-3
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25-23,15-25,24-26,17-25
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11/20
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Central Washington (GNAC)
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L
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1-3
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21-25,25-16,20-25,21-25
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11/22
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Northwest Nazarene (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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25-18,25-16,19-25,25-14
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