SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The No. 6 seed Western Washington University volleyball team had its season come to a close falling to No. 3 seed Fresno Pacific University 3-0 Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Volleyball West Regional Championships.
Playing against their eight nationally-ranked opponent of the season, the Vikings were defeated by the Sunbirds in straight sets 25-17, 25-16, 15-15 inside Golden Gymnasium on the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University.
Makings its 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 11th in the last 13 seasons, the Vikings finished the season with a 19-7 overall record, falling one win short of the 33rd 20-win season in program history (54 seasons).
"First off, congratulations to Fresno Pacific. They did a great job, had a great style of play and showed up today to put a lot of pressure on us," said WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams. "I think we are going to be disappointed with the way things finished, but I am really proud of the team for making it this far and returning to the tournament. That was one of our offseason goals and the players and seniors deserve a lot of credit for being the catalyst to get us here."
Junior outside hitter Delaney Speer led the Vikings with a 10-kill, 15-dig double-double – her 16th performance in 26 matches with double-digits in kills and digs. Senior outside hitter Devyn Oestreich finished her storied career with nine kills and five digs, finishing with 916 kills (20th in program history) and 1,085 digs (16th in program history).
Senior opposite Abby May contributed seven kills on a .353 hitting percentage and junior middle Emily Vossenkuhl recorded six kills and one block. Senior Adele Holland closed out her career with 12 assists, crossing the 1800-assist mark for her career to rank 13th in program history.
"We have four really great people that make up this senior class, who are caring and selfless, and have been a great leadership group," added Flick-Williams on her senior class. "Days like this are hard because you don't want it to end. But I also know from experience that today is day one of lasting friendships with this group. They are a great group and quality people that have left a lasting impact on our program."
FPU improved to 26-1 on the season advancing to the regional semifinal where they will face No. 7 seed Central Washington on Friday at 4 pm. The Sunbirds recorded a .361 attack percentage (48 kills, 9 errors, 108 attacks) for the highest mark by a WWU opponent this season.
Cambria Waites finished with a match-high 14 kills on a .545 attack percentage, also reaching a double-double with 13 digs. Makayla Smith added 10 kills and Itzel Aguayo had seven kills on nine attacks (.778) with four blocks.
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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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#15 Western Washington (19-7)
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17
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16
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15
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0
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#8 Fresno Pacific (26-1)
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25
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25
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25
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3
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Kills – Speer (10), Oestreich (9), May (7), Vossenkuhl (6)
Aces – Hansen (1)
Blocks – Oestreich (1), May (1), Vossenkuhl (1), Zaddack (1), Burchak (1)
Assists – Hansen (14), Holland (12)
Digs – Speer (15), Claeys (11), Holland (6), Oestreich (5)
Points – Speer (10.0), Oestreich (9.5), May (7.5), Vossenkuhl (6.5)
Gallery: (12-4-2025) VB | NCAA Tournament
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Fresno Pacific:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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FPU
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Attack Pct.
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.127 (33-19-110)
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.361 (48-9-108)
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Kills
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33
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48
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Assists
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30
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48
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Service Aces
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1
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6
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Solo Blocks
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1
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4
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Block Assists
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4
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8
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Total Blocks
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3.0
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8.0
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Tie Scores: 9 Lead Changes: 4
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Here is a look at the West Regional schedule with all matches played in Golden Gymnasium on the Point Loma Nazarene University campus in San Diego. All matches will feature a live and free webcast streamed at NCAA.com and via the NCAA Champs Pass.
Thursday, 12/4:
11:00 am – (3) Fresno Pacific 3, (6) Western Washington 0
1:30 pm – (7) Central Washington 3, (2) Simon Fraser 2
4:30 pm – (1) Point Loma vs. (8) Cal State San Bernardino
7:00 pm – (4) Alaska Anchorage vs. (5) Alaska Fairbanks
Friday, 12/5:
4:00 pm – (3) Fresno Pacific vs. (7) Central Washington
7:00 pm – 1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner
Saturday, 12/6:
7:00 pm – Championship Match
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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19-7
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Streak
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L1
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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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2-1
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GNAC Record
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13-5
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Non-Conference
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6-2
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3-Set Matches
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9-2
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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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5-3
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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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3-2
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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 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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NCAA Championships West Regional (San Diego, CA)
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12/4
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Fresno Pacific (#8)
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L
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0-3
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17-25,16-25,15-25
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The Vikings made their 17th trip to the NCAA Tournament, owning an all-time postseason record of 26-17. WWU made 10 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament from 2012-22. Western has made four trips to the national championship tournament (Elite Eight) in 2007, 2015, 2018 and 2021, and is 4-0 all-time in national quarterfinal matches and 2-2 in semifinals. WWU played for the national title in 2018 and the national semifinal in 2021. Here is a match-by-match look at how the Vikings have fared in 17 appearances in the NCAA Championships:
2001 (No. 3 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Defeated Cal State L.A. 3-2
Lost to UC San Diego, 3-0
2002 (No. 3 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Lost to Cal State Los Angeles, 3-2
2003 (No. 2 seed) – La Jolla, CA
Lost to Cal State San Bernardino, 3-1
2006 (No. 7 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Lost to UC San Diego, 3-1
2007 (No. 2 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Defeated Chico State, 3-0
Defeated UC San Diego, 3-2
Defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 3-0 (West Regional Final)
NCAA National Championships (Topeka, KS)
Defeated Dowling, 3-0
Defeated Washburn, 3-1
Lost to Concordia-St. Paul, 3-1 (NCAA Championship Match)
2010 (No. 3 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Defeated Alaska Anchorage, 3-1
Lost to Seattle Pacific, 3-2
2012 (No. 4 seed) – Laie, HI
Defeated Sonoma State, 3-0
Lost to BYU Hawaii, 3-1
2013 (No. 5 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Lost to Sonoma State, 3-0
2014 (No. 3 seed) – Nampa, ID
Lost to Cal State San Bernardino, 3-1
2015 (No. 2 seed) – Anchorage, AK
Defeated Point Loma, 3-0
Defeated UC San Diego, 3-2
Defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 3-2 (West Regional Final)
NCAA National Championships (Tampa, FL)
Defeated Rockhurst, 3-1
Lost to Wheeling Jesuit, 3-0 (National Semifinal)
2016 (No. 3 seed) – Anchorage, AK
Defeated California Baptist, 3-0
Defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 3-0
Lost to Alaska Anchorage, 3-1 (West Regional Final)
2017 (No. 2 seed) – Riverside, CA
Defeated Alaska Anchorage, 3-1
Defeated Northwest Nazarene, 3-1
Lost to Cal State San Bernardino, 3-0 (West Regional Final)
2018 (No. 1 seed) – Bellingham, WA
Defeated Cal State East Bay, 3-0
Defeated Cal Poly Pomona, 3-0
Defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 3-2 (West Regional Final)
NCAA National Championships (Pittsburgh, PA)
Defeated Tarleton State, 3-0
Defeated Lewis, 3-1
Lost to Tampa, 3-2 (NCAA Championship Match)
2019 (No. 2 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Defeated Hawai'i Hilo, 3-0
Lost to Azusa Pacific, 3-2
2021 (No. 2 seed) – San Bernardino, CA
Defeated Simon Fraser, 3-1
Defeated Central Washington, 3-1
Defeated Cal State Los Angeles, 3-0 (West Regional Final)
NCAA National Championships (Tampa, FL)
Defeated Daemen, 3-0 (National Quarterfinal)
Lost to Washburn, 3-1 (National Semifinal)
2022 (No. 2 seed) – Bellingham, WA
Lost to Central Washington, 3-1
2025 (No. 6 seed) – San Diego, CA
Lost to Fresno Pacific, 3-0
