LACEY, Wash. – The Western Washington University volleyball team went on the road and earned a 3-0 road sweep over Saint Martin's University Thursday evening in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action in Marcus Pavilion.
The Vikings avenged a 3-0 home loss to the Saints earlier this season, picking up their third win in the last four matches to improve to 10-9 overall and 7-6 in GNAC play. Playing on a new court in Marcus Pavilion for the first time this season, Saint Martin's dropped to 8-14 overall and 4-10 in conference play. Set scores were 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 in favor of the Vikings.
Senior outside hitter Delaney Speer again paced the Vikings offense, recording her 14th double-double of the season with 16 kills and 12 digs. Speer also had three of the Vikings 13 service aces to finish with 19.0 points.
WWU recorded its second-highest hitting percentage of the season at .343, led by Speer hitting a scorching .640 not making an error on 25 attempts. Sophomore Aly Skagen finished with nine kills and freshman Jasmine Terry tallied eight kills.
The setter duo of senior Caroline Hansen and freshman Maya Quitiquit both dished out 17 assists, with Hansen also contributing three aces. Sophomore Chayse Flick-Williams added to her team lead in aces with three, giving her 35 on the season to rank second in the GNAC.
"This was a solid effort from the whole team. Delaney led the way with an outstanding performance. Not only did she hit for a high percentage, but she received a lot of serves, had great digs and served really well," said WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams. "Our service game set the tone, and it came from everyone on the back line. Maya and Caroline set a great balanced offense with one of our highest hitting percentages of the season. A great overall team effort."
Saint Martin's hit .330 in the match and was led by 16 kills from Emily Garten and 12 from Olivia Bassett.
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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 (10-9, 7-6)
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25
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25
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25
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3
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Saint Martin's (8-14, 4-10)
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17
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19
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22
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0
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The Vikings (10-9, 7-6 GNAC) remains on the road Saturday taking on Western Oregon in Monmouth with first serve scheduled for 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 (16), Skagen (9), Terry (8)
Aces – Speer (3), Hansen (3), Flick-Williams (3), Claeys (2)
Blocks – Vossenkuhl (2), Pedersen (2), Berglund (1)
Assists – Hansen (17), Quitiquit (17), Claeys (5)
Digs – Speer (12), Claeys (12), Flick-Williams (5)
Points – Speer (19.0), Skagen (9.0), Terry (8.5), Pedersen (7.0), Vossenkuhl (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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.343 (45-11-99)
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.330 (40-10-91)
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Kills
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45
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40
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Assists
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41
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38
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Service Aces
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13
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1
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Solo Blocks
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0
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0
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Block Assists
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6
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10
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Total Blocks
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3.0
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5.0
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Tie Scores: 5 Lead Changes: 3
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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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10-9
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Streak
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W1
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Home
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5-2
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Away
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2-5
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Neutral
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3-2
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GNAC Record
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7-6
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Non-Conference
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3-3
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3-Set Matches
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3-4
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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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7-1
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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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4-4
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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 Thursday's matches to open the eighth 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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12-2
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.857
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16-4
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.800
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10-0
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5-3
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1-1
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W12
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10-0
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2.
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Seattle Pacific
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10-3
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.769
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15-6
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.714
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5-1
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6-4
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4-1
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L1
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8-2
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3.
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Simon Fraser
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10-3
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.769
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13-6
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.684
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6-1
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4-3
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3-2
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W2
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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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Western Washington
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7-6
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.538
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10-9
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.526
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5-2
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2-5
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3-2
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W1
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5-5
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6.
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Northwest Nazarene
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7-7
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.500
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13-8
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.619
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4-2
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5-5
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4-1
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L1
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6-4
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7.
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Saint Martin's
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4-10
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.286
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8-14
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.364
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2-5
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2-5
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4-4
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L3
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3-7
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Western Oregon
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4-10
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.286
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8-14
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.364
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3-5
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2-7
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3-2
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L4
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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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1-12
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.077
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5-18
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.217
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2-5
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1-9
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2-4
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W1
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2-8
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This Week's GNAC Schedule & Results
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Thursday, October 29:
at Montana State Billings 3, Northwest Nazarene 2
Western Washington 3, at Saint Martin's 0
Simon Fraser 3, at Western Oregon 0
Central Washington 3, at Seattle Pacific 2
Friday, October 30:
Alaska Fairbanks at Alaska Anchorage, 7 pm AKT
Saturday, October 31:
Central Washington at Montana State Billings, 1 pm MT
Northwest Nazarene at Seattle Pacific, 1 pm
Simon Fraser at Saint Martin's, 1 pm
Western Washington at Western Oregon, 1 pm
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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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W
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3-0
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25-17, 25-19, 25-22
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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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