Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Stephens Named First Team Academic All-American

The D2CCA Player of the Year and consensus West Region Player of the Year is selected as a First Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators.

Friday, December 16, 2022

Meisner Takes Over As Seawolves Head Volleyball Coach

Alaska Anchorage promotes from within, naming former Seawolves' player and longtime assistant coach Stacie Meisner to succeed Chris Green as head volleyball coach.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

North Star: Stephens Named D2CCA Player Of The Year

The Alaska Anchorage senior is named the D2CCA Ron Lenz Player of the Year and leads the GNAC selections in the D2CCA and AVCA All-America Teams. Stephens and Ellen Floyd were first-team selections.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Ten Make AVCA All-Region, Stephens Named Player Of Year

A total of 10 GNAC players have earned AVCA Division II All-West Region honors. Seven were named to the first team including Alaska Anchorage's Eve Stephens, who was named the West Region Player of the Year.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

GNAC Lands 18 Academic All-District Volleyball Honorees

Representing seven different teams, a total of 18 GNAC student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Volleyball Team.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Green Resigns As Alaska Anchorage Volleyball Coach

Chris Green steps down after a successful 15-season run at Alaska Anchorage that included 313 wins and four GNAC championships, including the 2022 conference title.

Friday, November 18, 2022

Wildcats' Season Ends With Semis Loss To Cal State LA

No. 7 seed Central Washington struggled against a solid net attack by No. 3 seed Cal State LA and fell in three sets of the semifinals of the NCAA Division II West Regional.

Friday, November 18, 2022

Balanced Offensive Attack Puts Wildcats Past Vikings

Four Central Washington players finished with double-digit kills, led by 16 by Emma Daoud-Hebert, as the No. 7 seeded Wildcats beat No. 2 seeded Western Washington in the NCAA West Regional quarterfinals.

Friday, November 18, 2022

Top-Seeded Seawolves Fall In Five-Set Shocker To Chaminade

Solid defense and a balanced offensive attack led No. 8 seeded Chaminade to a five-set upset of top-seeded Alaska Anchorage in the quarterfinals of the NCAA West Regional. The Seawolves end the year at 27-3.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

On Eve Of Regional, Stephens Leads All-Region Honors

Alaska Anchorage senior Eve Stephens is named the West Region Player of the Year and leads five GNAC honorees on the 2022 D2CCA Volleyball All-West Region Team.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Stephens Unanimous Pick, Leads Volleyball All-Conference

The Alaska Anchorage senior is the unanimous pick by coaches for Player of the Year to lead the selections to the 2022 GNAC Volleyball All-Conference Team.

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Seawolves, Vikings Lead Three GNAC Teams In West Regional

The Seawolves are the No. 1 seed while the Vikings are the No. 2 seed and tournament host for the Division II Volleyball West Regional, which begins Thursday. Central Washington is in as the No. 7 seed.

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Conference Title, Postseason Berths In Balance In Final Week

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Alaska Anchorage sits on the cusp of winning its first GNAC championship since 2016 while four teams are fighting for NCAA Championships berths.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Race Between UAA, WWU Heats Up In Final Two Weeks

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Alaska Anchorage and Western Washington hope the home crowds will lift them to wins in their final home stands. The Seawolves will try for a Division II attendance record on Saturday.

Monday, October 31, 2022

Vikings Volleyball Earns Team Of The Week With Road Wins

Western Washington took wins over Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington to bring its conference record to 12-2. The two wins put the Vikings one behind UAA and two ahead of NNU and CWU.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Soaring High: Nighthawks' Lee Leads Volleyball All-Academic

The Northwest Nazarene senior setter is one of eight four-time selections to the GNAC Volleyball All-Academic Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College. She is also one of 17 honorees with a 3.9 GPA or greater.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Losses For Vikings, Seawolves Don't Hurt Poll Positions

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Losses for both Alaska Anchorage and Western Washington did not affect their spots in the AVCA Coaches Poll as the Seawolves now hold serve in the conference title race.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Stephens Earns Second AVCA National Weekly Honor

The Alaska Anchorage senior right-side hitter is named the AVCA/GameChange Division II National Player of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 6.88 kills last week with a .414 hitting percentage.

Monday, October 24, 2022

Red Leafs Take Down No. 9 UAA, Earn Team Of The Week

Simon Fraser swept the Alaska schools last week, taking a four-set victory over No. 9 Alaska Anchorage on Thursday and a three-set sweep of Alaska on Saturday to earn GNAC Team of the Week honors.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Ranked Showdown Awaits, Floyd Becomes Aces Leader

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Alaska Anchorage and Western Washington square off on Saturday with a conference title potentially on the line as Ellen Floyd enters the match as the GNAC career aces leader.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Second Half Begins With Seawolves, Vikings In Control

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: With the second half of the conference season starting, Alaska Anchorage and Western Washington lead the standings with the teams on a collision course to meet next week.

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Making The Turn At The Halfway Point Of The Season

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: The end of the first half of the conference season is this week. While Alaska Anchorage and Western Washington lead the way, other teams are strengthening the GNAC's West Region value.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

And Then There Was One After Nationally Ranked Showdown

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Both Alaska Anchorage and Western Washington remain nationally ranked after last week's match, but only the Seawolves remain undefeated in conference play.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Falcons Take Two in a Row and Snap Two Win Streaks

Seattle Pacific won both of their matches on the road against Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington, ending the Nighthawks' eight-match win streak and the Wildcats' three-match GNAC unbeaten streak.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Nighthawks & Seawolves Keep Winning, Andaya Hits Record

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Northwest Nazarene and Alaska Anchorage enter week three of the conference season with hot win streaks while Central Washington's Tia Andaya sets the career triple-double record.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Three Teams Emerge From Opening Of GNAC Play At 2-0

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Alaska Anchorage, Simon Fraser and Western Washington emerge from week one of the GNAC season at 2-0 while Northwest Nazarene adds to its stellar start with a win over Central Washington.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Large Measure Of Success Meets Start Of GNAC Play

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: The beginning of conference play should be exciting with eight of the conference's 10 teams owning overall records of .500 or better.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Even Stephens: Seawolves Standout Earns AVCA Honor

The same day that she is named the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week, Alaska Anchorage senior Eve Stephens is selected as the AVCA Division II Player of the Week.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Nanooks Sweep Home Tournament, Earn Team of the Week

Alaska has won seven matches in a row to head into conference play and ranks first in Division II in total assists, total kills, total service aces, total attacks and total blocks.

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Four Teams Emerge From Opening Weekend Undefeated

Volleyball Weekly Notebook: Alaska Anchorage, Montana State Billings, Saint Martin's and Western Washington broke through last week with undefeated records while nine teams emerged with winning marks.

Monday, August 22, 2022

Seawolves Volleyball Named Team of the Week With 3-0 Start

Alaska Anchorage has gotten off to a hot start, winning the first three matches of their season without losing a single set and earning the first GNAC Team of the Week award for the 2022-23 season.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Western Washington No. 3 in AVCA Preseason Poll

The defending GNAC and West Region champions are ranked No. 3 in the AVCA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll. Three other conference programs are among teams receiving votes.

Friday, August 12, 2022

Gunterman Headlines Volleyball Preseason All-Conference

The 2021 GNAC Player of the Year, Western Washington senior Gabby Gunterman is the 2022 GNAC Preseason Player of the Year. She leads five Vikings named to the GNAC Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Vikings Clear Favorites To Repeat As Volleyball Champs

Western Washington is picked to repeat as GNAC volleyball champion after making a run to the Division II semifinals in 2021. The Vikings return all seven starters from last year's team.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Five GNAC Programs Receive AVCA Team Academic Award

Alaska, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's and Seattle Pacific earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award. Three programs were recognized for being among the top 20 percent of GPAs in Division II.