Friday, May 29, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Western Washington's Claire Henninger

Claire Henninger is a sophomore on the Western Washington women's soccer team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Best Of GNAC Insider: Western Washington's Emily Nelson

In this edition of the Best of GNAC Insider, the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year discusses the solid Western Washington defensive line and what academically drew her to Bellingham.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

WWU Leads United Soccer Coaches Women's Scholar Awards

Emily Nelson, Karli White, Grace Eversaul and Annaliese Laurila earn United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Team selections after helping lead Western Washington to the Division II championship match.

Monday, December 16, 2019

Vikings Battle To The End, Dubbed Team Of The Week

Western Washington defeated Flagler, 2-0, on Thursday and dominated the possession game in Saturday's title match despite a 1-0 loss in double overtime to Grand Valley State.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

WWU's Season Ends With Double-Overtime Loss To Lakers

Western Washington's historic season went all the way to the end but the Vikings fell short with a 1-0 loss to Grand Valley State in double overtime in the NCAA National Championship match.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Vikings Top Saints To Set Up Date With Lakers In Title Match

The Vikings get goals from Grace Eversaul and Karli White to top Flagler and advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship match on Saturday against Grand Valley State.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Fab Five: An Army Of Vikings Earns All-American Honors

Five Vikings, led by senior forward Karli White and senior defender Emily Nelson, earned All-American honors from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the United Soccer Coaches.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Twelve Players Garner United Coaches All-Region Honors

A dozen of the conference's top women's soccer players, led by five players from Western Washington, landed on the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Women's Soccer All-West Region Team.

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Final Four Bound: Vikings Knock Out Trailblazers

Western Washington scored three goals to top Dixie State as the Vikings return to the NCAA Division II Semifinals for the fourth time in seven years.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Vikings Drop Sea Lions To Claim West Regional Title

Emily Nelson scored the game-winning goal in the 27th minute to lift Western Washington over Point Loma, 1-0, as the Vikings advance to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Hemmen, Konyn Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

Montana State Billings' Amanda Hemmen repeated as a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American while Western Oregon's Selene Konyn earned a third-team nod.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Eversaul Sends Vikings To West Regional Title Match

Junior midfielder Grace Eversaul notched the golden goal for Western Washington in the 103rd minute of a double-overtime win over Cal State LA to send the Vikings to the NCAA Division II West Regional Championship.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Vikings Edge Out Warriors On Fujiwara’s Game-Winner

Lindsey Fujiwara scored the game-winning goal from 25 yards out for the Vikings off a cleared corner kick by Makenzie Burks in the 63rd minute of the match.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Vikings Advance To West Regional For Eighth Straight Year

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: The GNAC is down to its final women's soccer team as Western Washington rolls into the West Region of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Vikings Lead Conference On D2CCA All-West Region Team

GNAC champion Western Washington landed five players on the D2CCA All-West Region Team, including four first-teamers, while Western Oregon is represented by two players.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Vikings to Face Warriors In Women's Soccer West Regional

Earning the West Region's No. 3 seed in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship, Western Washington heads to the Bay Area to take on Stanislaus State in the opening round.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Vikings Roll To GNAC Title, Team Of The Week Honors

The Western Washington women's soccer team earned the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Championships with a 2-1 win over Seattle Pacific on Saturday at the Falcons' Interbay Stadium.

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Vikings Win GNAC Championships On White's Game-Winner

Karli White put in the rebound of Makenzie Burk's shot in the 81st minute to give Western Washington a 2-1 win over Seattle Pacific in the final of the GNAC Women's Soccer Championships.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Falcons Excite Home Crowd With Record-Setting Night

Seattle Pacific tied GNAC Women's Soccer Championships records for goals and assists and broke marks for shots and points in a 4-1 rout of Western Oregon to advance to Saturday's final.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Vikings Advance To Eighth Straight Women's Soccer Final

The Vikings broke through a solid Central Washington defensive effort to win 2-1 in the semifinals in the GNAC Women's Soccer Championships and advance to Saturday's championship final.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

White’s Admirable Return Leads All-Conference Selections

Karli White and the Vikings led the GNAC with four First Team All-GNAC selections while Western Oregon's Kacey Bingham earns Coach of the Year honors in her first season in Monmouth.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Final Four: The GNAC’s Best Clash At SPU’s Interbay

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: All four tickets have been punched to the 2019 GNAC Women's Soccer Championships as Western Washington claimed the regular-season title and No. 1 seed.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Undefeated Vikings Tab No. 1 Seed In GNAC Championships

The field is set for the 2019 GNAC Women's Soccer Championships. After completing an undefeated conference schedule, the regular-season champion Vikings claimed the No. 1 seed.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Trio Of Wolves Leads CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

Led by three Western Oregon seniors, eight GNAC women's soccer players were selected to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Women's Soccer Team.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Tickets On Sale For GNAC Women’s Soccer Championships

Three teams have clinched berths into next week's GNAC Women's Soccer Championships but one spot is still up for grabs. You can get your tickets now for what is sure to be a must-see event.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Wildcats Look To Clinch GNAC Championships Berth

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: There is still one more spot to be claimed for next week's GNAC Championships and Central Washington is primed to take it.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Qualls, Wolves Thriving Under The Radar

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Western Oregon has quietly been one of the GNAC's strongest teams, picking up two more wins last week to stay in third place and keep its playoff hopes alive.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Vikings To Host Falcons In Battle Of GNAC's Best

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: In what could be a preview of what's to come in November's GNAC Championships, first-place Western Washington will host second-place Seattle Pacific on Thursday in Bellingham.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Vikings Remain Undefeated, Climb To No. 12

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Western Washington is 6-0-0 and has yet to allow a goal in GNAC play. The Vikings climbed to No. 12 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Vikings, Yellowjackets Lead Team Academic Award Recipients

Ten GNAC soccer teams were honored for their academic success during the 2018-19 academic year as the United Soccer Coaches announced the Team Academic Award winners.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Konyn Leads 99 On Women's Soccer All-Academic Team

The Western Oregon senior is among four with perfect 4.00 GPA as a total of 99 student-athletes earn selection to the 2019 GNAC Women's Soccer All-Academic Team.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Milburn Ties GNAC Record, Vikings Take Over

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Western Washington remains undefeated in conference play after Zoe Milburn scored four goals in the Vikings' 8-0 win over the Yellowjackets to tie the GNAC single-match record.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Falcons Soar Into West Region Rankings

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Seattle Pacific and Montana State Billings will try to improve to 3-0 in GNAC play on Thursday while Concordia, Saint Martin's and Simon Fraser look to get in the win column.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Wolves Ride Momentum Into Conference Schedule

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Western Washington's defense has dominated its opponents while Western Oregon has shown drastic improvements on offense heading into conference play.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Nighthawks Look To Extend Winning Streak

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Northwest Nazarene snags the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week and Team of the Week awards after winning its third consecutive game.

Monday, September 16, 2019

Myers Leads NNU, Nighthawks Earn Team Of The Week

Rikki Myers broke a GNAC women's soccer single-match record with a four-goal performance against Cal State East Bay to lift the Nighthawks to their third straight victory.

Friday, September 13, 2019

SAAC Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Mariah Alexander

Mariah Alexander is a sophomore on the Seattle Pacific women's soccer team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Vikings Sweep Players Of The Week Honors

Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook: Western Washington opens the 2019 season 2-0 and sweeps the GNAC weekly honors.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Western Washington Tops Women's Soccer Preseason Poll

Western Washington returns six All-GNAC players and enters the season heavily favored to defend its regular season title in the 2019 GNAC Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches Poll.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Vikings, Cavaliers Ranked In Women's Soccer Preseason Poll

The conference's two teams the last two seasons, Western Washington and Concordia open 2019 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Women's Soccer Preseason Poll.