BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University volleyball team dropped a hard-fought four-set match to the University of Alaska Anchorage Saturday evening on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
The Vikings had its two-match winning streak snapped, moving to 9-9 overall and 6-6 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play. UAA completed a 2-0 road trip after earning a reverse sweep five-set win Thursday at Simon Fraser, improving to 16-7 overall and 9-4 in conference play. Set scores were 25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 25-23 in favor of the Seawolves.
WWU was led by the 13th double-double of the season from senior outside hitter Delaney Speer, totaling 18 kills, 17 digs, three blocks and one ace for a match-high 21.0 points. Sophomore outside hitter Aly Skagen equaled her season/career high with 15 kills. Senior middle Emily Vossenkuhl contributed seven kills on a .429 hitting percentage and led all players with seven kills. Freshman setter Maya Quitiquit tallied 23 assists, 14 digs and a pair of service aces.
Alaska Anchorage was led by a 16-kill, 11-dig double-double by Lee Ivakina, a 13-kill, 10-dig double-double by Kyana Gabriel and 35 assists from setter Hannah Trotter.
Looking to push the match to a deciding fifth set, the Vikings battled back from a 14-8 deficit to tie the set 16-16 and took a 17-16 lead on a Speer kill. Seven tie scores brought the set to 23-23 with UAA scoring the final two points on kills by Ivakina and Trinity Byrne to seal the four-set victory and the season sweep over the Vikings.
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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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Alaska Anchorage (16-7, 9-4)
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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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Western Washington (9-9, 6-6)
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20
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21
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25
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23
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1
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The Vikings (9-9, 6-6 GNAC) return to the road next week with a pair of GNAC matches away from Bellingham, traveling to play at Saint Martin's in Lacey on Thursday (7 pm) and Western Oregon on Saturday in Monmouth, Oregon (1 pm). The complete 2026 season schedule is available at WWUVikings.com with season and single match tickets available at WWUVikings.com/Tickets.
Kills – Speer (18), Skagen (15), Terry (8), Vossenkuhl (7)
Aces – Quitiquit (2), Speer (1), Claeys (1)
Blocks – Vossenkuhl (7), Speer (3), Pedersen (3)
Assists – Quitiquit (23), Hansen (18)
Digs – Claeys (21), Speer (17), Quitiquit (14), Flick-Williams (13)
Points – Speer (21.0), Skagen (16.0), Vossenkuhl (11.0)
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Alaska Anchorage:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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UAA
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Attack Pct.
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.167 (53-26-162)
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.186 (57-25-172)
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Kills
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53
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57
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Assists
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49
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50
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Service Aces
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4
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7
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Solo Blocks
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3
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2
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Block Assists
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12
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16
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Total Blocks
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9.0
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10.0
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Tie Scores: 15 Lead Changes: 5
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Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2026 season:
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2026 RECORD BREAKDOWN
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Overall Record
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9-9
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Streak
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L1
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Home
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5-2
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Away
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1-5
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Neutral
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3-2
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GNAC Record
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6-6
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Non-Conference
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3-3
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3-Set Matches
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2-4
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4-Set Matches
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5-3
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5-Set Matches
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2-2
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Ranked Opponents
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2-4
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Winning First Set
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6-1
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Dropping First Set
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3-8
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Record by Jersey
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White
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2-1
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Light Blue
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3-2
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Navy Blue
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3-4
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Light Gray
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1-2
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GNAC STANDINGS & WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Here is a look at the updated GNAC Volleyball standings and results following Saturday's matches to close out the seventh week of 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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Central Washington
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11-2
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.846
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15-4
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.789
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10-0
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4-3
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1-1
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W11
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10-0
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2.
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Seattle Pacific
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10-2
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.833
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15-5
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.750
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5-0
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6-4
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4-1
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W5
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9-1
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3.
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Simon Fraser
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9-3
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.750
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12-6
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.667
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6-1
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3-3
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3-2
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W1
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7-3
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4.
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Alaska Anchorage
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9-4
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.692
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16-7
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.696
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7-2
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5-3
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4-2
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W2
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7-3
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5.
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Northwest Nazarene
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7-6
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.538
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13-7
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.650
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4-2
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5-4
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4-1
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W3
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7-3
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6.
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Western Washington
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6-6
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.500
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9-9
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.500
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5-2
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1-5
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3-2
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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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8-13
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.381
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2-4
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2-5
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4-4
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L2
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3-7
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Western Oregon
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4-9
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.308
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8-13
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.381
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3-4
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2-7
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3-2
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L3
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2-8
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9.
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Alaska Fairbanks
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3-10
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.231
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11-12
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.478
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4-6
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4-6
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3-0
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L7
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1-9
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10.
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Montana State Billings
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0-12
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.000
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4-18
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.182
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1-5
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1-9
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2-4
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L1
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2-8
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This Week's GNAC Schedule & Results
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Thursday, October 22:
at Northwest Nazarene 3, Western Oregon 1
Alaska Anchorage 3, at Simon Fraser 2
at Western Washington 3, Alaska Fairbanks 0
at Central Washington 3, Saint Martin's 0
Saturday, October 24:
at Northwest Nazarene 3, Saint Martin's 0
at Central Washington 3, Western Oregon 0
Seattle Pacific 3, at Montana State Billings 0
at Simon Fraser 3, Alaska Fairbanks 0
Alaska Anchorage 3, at Western Washington 1
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Here is a match-by-match look at the 2026 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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CWU Invitational (Ellensburg, WA)
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8/27
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Point Loma (#4)
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L
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0-3
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17-25, 19-25, 17-25
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8/28
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Chaminade
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W
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3-2
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26-28, 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 17-15
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8/29
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San Francisco State
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W
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3-1
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28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-19
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Bronco Classic (Pomona, CA)
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9/3
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Cal St. San Bernardino (#23)
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L
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0-3
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13-25, 11-25, 15-25
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9/4
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Cal Poly Pomona (RV)
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L
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0-3
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22-25, 19-25, 17-25
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9/5
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Cal State LA
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W
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3-1
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25-9, 15-25, 25-19, 27-25
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Great Northwest Athletic Conference
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9/10
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Northwest Nazarene (GNAC)
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W
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3-2
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23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 15-8
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9/12
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Central Washington (GNAC) (#20)
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W
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3-0
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25-20, 25-18, 25-15
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9/18
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@Simon Fraser (GNAC) (#21)
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L
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2-3
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25-27, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 13-15
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9/24
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@Alaska Anchorage (GNAC)
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L
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2-3
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25-18, 27-29, 26-28, 25-21, 15-17
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9/26
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@Alaska Fairbanks (GNAC) (#22)
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L
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1-3
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14-25, 25-21, 22-25, 22-25
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10/1
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Western Oregon (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 25-12
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10/3
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Saint Martin's (GNAC)
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L
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1-3
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18-25, 25-23, 24-26, 16-25
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10/8
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@Montana State Billings (GNAC)
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W
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3-1
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25-20, 21-25, 26-24, 25-15
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10/10
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@Seattle Pacific (GNAC)
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L
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0-3
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15-25, 23-25, 24-26
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10/16
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Simon Fraser (GNAC) (#20)
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W
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3-1
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26-28, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23
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10/22
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Alaska Fairbanks (GNAC)
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W
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3-0
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25-19, 25-22, 25-23
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10/24
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Alaska Anchorage (GNAC)
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L
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3-1
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20-25, 21-25, 25-19, 23-25
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10/29
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@Saint Martin's (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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10/31
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@Western Oregon (GNAC)
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1:00 pm
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11/5
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Seattle Pacific (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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11/7
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Montana State Billings (GNAC)
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5:00 pm
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11/12
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@Central Washington (GNAC)
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7:00 pm
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11/14
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@Northwest Nazarene (GNAC)
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5:00 pm (MT)
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