By: Evan O'Kelly, Associate Commissioner for Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. – Hannah Hair of Seattle Pacific passed Kayleigh Harper (WWU, 2015-19) last week for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-time total blocks record, upping her mark to 598 to headline the latest conference action.
 
The reigning GNAC Player of the Year and GNAC Defensive Player of the Year achieved the milestone on Saturday in the Falcons’ five-set loss at Alaska Fairbanks. "It was exciting and it's definitely a huge honor," Hair said via a press release from SPU. "I think it speaks a ton to our team in general. We have trained to have a really high-level defense. Our current coaches and our coaches in the past like (former SPU assistant) Lindsey Calvin have helped me a ton in the way I block. It speaks to their ability to train us hard in the gym and I'm very grateful for that."
 
Simon Fraser meanwhile kept its nose in front in the 2024 title race, extending its winning streak to nine matches. With six matches left in the regular season, the Red Leafs are 11-1 (15-4 overall) and hold a one-game lead over second-place Central Washington (12-6, 10-2 GNAC). The two title contenders are scheduled for a Nov. 16 date in Burnaby, B.C., that could end up determining the 2024 GNAC regular season champion. CWU, the preseason favorite, is in search of its first GNAC crown since back-to-back titles in 2004-05. Simon Fraser, picked fourth in the preseason coaches poll, is on the hunt for its first-ever GNAC volleyball trophy.
 
The Alaska Nanooks (17-6, 9-4) did everything they could to stay in the title conversation as well, winning both matches last week and extending their winning streak to five. With five matches left on their schedule, the Nanooks sit two games back of the Red Leafs in the win column.
   

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This Week's Schedule
Home Team	Thursday, Nov. 7	Saturday, Nov. 9
RV Central Washington	Alaska Anchorage (7 p.m. PT)	Alaska Fairbanks (1 p.m. PT)
Montana State Billings	Western Washington (7 p.m. MT)	RV Simon Fraser (12 p.m. MT)
Northwest Nazarene	Alaska Fairbanks (7 p.m. MT)	Alaska Anchorage (1 p.m. MT)
Seattle Pacific	RV Simon Fraser (7 p.m. PT)	Western Washington (1 p.m. PT)
Western Oregon	Saint Martin's (7 p.m. PT)	BYE

 

NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS

The first set of NCAA regional rankings will be unveiled Wednesday, listing each region’s top-10 teams in alphabetical order only. The first numerical list that will rank the teams 1-through-10 will be released Nov. 13 and each ensuing week for the remainder of the regular season. The NCAA volleyball selection show, which will reveal the eight-team field for the NCAA West Region Championships, is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 25 at 4:30 p.m. (PT) and will be streamed live on www.ncaa.com. The GNAC regular-season champion earns an automatic berth into the regional championship.

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THIS WEEK’S STORYLINES

SFU DISPLAYING DOMINANCE: Simon Fraser’s only conference loss this season was a 3-0 setback against Western Washington on Sept. 27. Aside from that, no GNAC team has taken more than a single set off SFU as it has swept or won 3-1 in all 11 of its conference victories this fall. The Red Leafs avenged their defeat with a 3-1 win over WWU two weeks ago, and are coming off a sweep of Saint Martin’s and a 3-1 triumph over Western Oregon last week. SFU hits the road to face Seattle Pacific (6-15, 6-7) on Thursday (7 p.m. PT) and Montana State Billings (7-16, 0-13) on Saturday (Noon MT).
 
Senior Brooke Dexter earned her second GNAC Offensive Player of the Week this season and sixth of her career last week, propelling her team to two more victories. The senior lefty leads the conference with 4.00 kills per set and 4.74 points per set and is in the top-25 in GNAC history with 1,213 career kills. Fellow senior Davida Hill has continued her breakout campaign, ranking fourth in the conference with 3.19 kills per set and ninth in the league with a hitting percentage of .270. Setter Eva Person leads the GNAC with 8.88 assists per set and ranks seventh in the conference with a team-best 0.43 aces per set. Ezawa Malish is second in the league with 1.13 blocks per set and libero Macyn Unger ranks third in the conference with 4.63 digs per set.
 
 

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NICHOLSON PAVILION OF CENTRAL FOCUS THIS WEEK: A pivotal match in the 2024 GNAC title race is scheduled for Saturday at Nicholson Pavilion in Ellensburg, Wash., when the second-place Wildcats host the third-place Nanooks (1 p.m. PT). If the Nanooks can pull off the upset road victory, they could tie or leapfrog the Wildcats in the conference standings. If the Wildcats successfully defend their home court, they would significantly dampen the Nanooks’ hopes for a GNAC title. CWU claimed a 3-0 victory when the teams met on Oct. 10 in Fairbanks. The Wildcats open their weekend on Thursday night against Alaska Anchorage (13-10, 7-6) at 7 p.m. (PT).
 
Coming off a 3-1 win over Northwest Nazarene in its lone match last week, the Wildcats are set to make a title push across the final six matches of the season. Senior Emma Daoud-Hebert leads the GNAC and ranks second nationally with a hitting percentage of .446 and is coming off a 13-kill performance in the win over the Nighthawks. The reigning All-American is posing a legitimate threat towards the GNAC single-season hitting percentage record of .425, set by Western Oregon’s Krissi Kemper in 2012. She also climbed one spot on the GNAC career total blocks list, moving up to No. 7 in GNAC history. Fellow senior Hannah Stires is approaching the top-10 in GNAC history in career digs, moving up to No. 11 last week with 1,828 digs in her time as a Wildcat. Stires leads the GNAC with 5.53 digs per set this fall. Marianna Payne ranks third in the conference with 3.30 kills per set, and Ellie Marble is 11th with 2.63 kills per set. Freshman setter Kayleigh-Shay Chang ranks fourth in the conference with 6.91 assists per set, and Morgan Halady is sixth in blocks per set with a team-best 1.09.
 
Read More: Wildcats Power Over NNU (CWU Recap)
 

GNAC Career Digs Leaders (as of Nov. 6, 2024)
Rank	Player	Digs	School	Career
1	Courtney Schneider	2,695	Western Washington	2004-07
2	Samantha Hutchinson	2,438	Western Washington	2011-14
3	Kyla Morgan	2,342	Central Washington	2016-19
4	Anna Herold	2,316	Seattle Pacific	2008-11
5	Alison McKay	2,094	Simon Fraser	2013-16
6	Maggie Safranski	2,008	Seattle	2002-05
7	Caroline McMahon	1,976	Northwest Nazarene	2019-13
8	Kaely Kight	1,955	Central Washington	2011-14
9	Abby Phelps	1,915	Western Washington	2015-18
10	Christie Colasurdo	1,838	Western Oregon	2013-16
11	Hannah Stires	1,828	Central Washington	2020-24
16	Christine Funk	1,681	Montana State Billings	2021-24

 

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NANOOKS LOOK TO KEEP WINNING: Winners of five straight, the Alaska Nanooks will have their full focus on Thursday’s 7 p.m. (MT) match at Northwest Nazarene (7-13, 4-8) as they look to keep pace in the top portion of the GNAC standings. The Nighthawks were the last team to beat the Nanooks, handing them a five-set loss on Oct. 12 in Fairbanks. Alaska held serve at home last week, sweeping Montana State Billings before outlasting the reigning GNAC champion Falcons in five sets.
 
Senior Karli Nielson has produced her best collegiate season yet, ranking second in the conference with 3.47 kills per set and 10th with a hitting percentage of .266. Nielson was the second player in the conference this season to reach the 1,000-career kills mark, and enters the week with 1,138 during her tenure in Alaska. Setter Ainsley Smith is second in the league with 8.26 assists per set while Elizabeth Jackson and Josie Jansen rank fourth and fifth in the league with 1.11 blocks per set and 1.09 blocks per set, respectively. Freshman libero Tessa Onaga is sixth in the GNAC with 3.86 digs per set.
 
Read More: Alaska Completes 5-Set Win Over SPU (UAF Recap)
 
 

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VIKS LOOK TO BUILD OFF WINS: Coming off a pair of victories last week, Western Washington (9-9, 8-4) is set to hit the road facing Montana State Billings on Thursday (7 p.m. MT) and Seattle Pacific on Saturday (1 p.m. PT). The Vikings handled Western Oregon 3-1 and Saint Martin’s 3-0 on their home floor last week, keeping themselves in the upper half of the conference standings in fourth place. Junior Devyn Oestreich leads the team with 2.66 kills per set and 3.44 digs per set, ranking ninth in the league in both categories. She is also second in the conference with 0.53 service aces per set. Delaney Speer is second on the squad with 2.43 kills per set while chipping in 3.15 digs per set on the defensive end. Emily Vossenkuhl leads the team at the net, ranking eighth in the league with 1.05 blocks per set.
 
Read More: Vikings Sweep Saint Martin’s (WWU Recap)
 
 

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SEAWOLVES SET FOR FINAL ROAD MATCHES: Playing its final two road matches of the season this week, Alaska Anchorage opens at Central Washington Thursday (7 p.m. PT) and plays at Northwest Nazarene on Saturday (1 p.m. MT). The Seawolves have kept themselves in the top half of the GNAC standings with solid play of late, winning their last nine sets amid their current three-match winning streak. UAA swept both Seattle Pacific and Montana State Billings on its home floor last week and enters this week in fifth place in the GNAC at 13-10 overall and 7-6 in league play. Tia Allen leads the team with 2.25 kills per set and ranks second on the squad with 2.92 digs per set. Madison Galloway is fifth in the league with 4.01 digs per set, and Leilani Elder is third in the GNAC with 1.11 blocks per set.
 
Read More: Road Finales Await (UAA Preview)
 
 

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FALCONS FOCUS ON FINAL FIVE: As Seattle Pacific’s hopes for a repeat conference title have faded, the team will shift its focus to its final five matches of the 2024 campaign. SPU hosts GNAC-leading Simon Fraser on Thursday night (7 p.m. PT) and Western Washington on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m. PT). The Falcons were swept by the Seawolves last Saturday before a tough five-set loss against the Nanooks last Saturday in Alaska. Hair led Division II volleyball with 1.63 blocks per set last season – the second-highest mark in GNAC single-season history. She enters this week at 1.51 blocks per set, ranking her second nationally behind Jada Suguturaga of Augusta (1.52 blocks/set), and is the national leader with 127 total blocks. She has a chance to become only the second player in GNAC history to lead the nation in a statistical category in consecutive years, after WWU’s Courtney Schneider led Division II in digs per set in 2006 (7.66) and 2007 (7.74). Fellow senior Allison Wilks ranks third in the conference with a hitting percentage of .354, while Sydney Perry leads the team with 2.49 kills per set. Senior setter Emily Tulino has been on top of her game recently, climbing to No. 3 in the conference with 7.65 assists per set. Her 61 helpers in Saturday’s match against the Nanooks were the most by a GNAC player since the 2022 campaign.
 
Read More: A Record-Setting Day & Then Some (SPU Recap)
 
   

GNAC Career Total Blocks Leaders (as of Nov. 6, 2024)
Rank	Player	Total Blocks	School	Career
1	Hannah Hair	598	Seattle Pacific	2020-24
2	Kayleigh Harper	597	Western Washington	2015-16, 18-19
3	Madi Farrell	559	Northwest Nazarene	2014-17
4	Cammy Dranginis	473	Northwest Nazarene	2006-09
5	Sabrina Wheelhouse	472	Central Washington	2014-17
6	Erin Braun	469	Alaska Anchorage	2013-16
7	Emma Daoud-Hebert	449	Central Washington	2020-24
8	Vera Pluharova	448	Alaska Anchorage	2017-21
9	Chloe Roetcisoender	439	Western Washington	2019-22
10	Shaun Crespi	433	Seattle Pacific	2015-18

 

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WOLVES & SAINTS CLASH ON SATURDAY: Each coming off a pair of road losses last week, Western Oregon (13-9, 5-8) and Saint Martin’s (5-16, 3-10) will meet on Saturday in Monmouth, Ore., for their lone match this week at 7 p.m. (PT). The Wolves competed in both road matches last week, falling 3-1 at Western Washington and 3-1 at Simon Fraser. Saturday marks the start of a three-match home stand for WOU, which hosts Montana State Billings and Seattle Pacific next week. Senior outside hitter Madison Hornback ranks fifth in the conference with 3.13 kills per set and has racked up 921 kills in her stellar four-year career with the Wolves. Senior Bailee Hartsook leads the team with an attack percentage of .247 and is third on the squad with 2.34 kills per set, with Maela Honma chipping in 2.47 kills per set. Samantha Darby and Chloe Asciutto rank third and fifth in the GNAC with 0.51 aces per set and 0.44 aces per set, respectively. Asciutto is also the team’s top net presence with 0.82 blocks per set.
 
Read More: Wolves Put Up Fight Against SFU (WOU Recap)
 
 

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SOHA SET FOR FINAL RIDE WITH SAINTS: Saint Martin’s senior Jennifer Soha has been a mainstay in the team’s lineup since arriving on campus in the fall of 2021. Saturday will mark her 100th match in a Saints uniform, and she has accumulated 681 kills and 295 total blocks across her career. After recently surpassing the career statistical minimum of 1,500 attack attempts, Soha ranks fourth in GNAC history with a career attack percentage of .345. She is fourth this season in that category at .352 and leads the Saints with 0.94 blocks per set. Sophomore Emily Garten leads the conference with 0.55 service aces per set and is second on the team with 2.37 kills per set. Junior Emmy Hansen leads the Saints with 2.43 kills per set.
 

GNAC Career Attack % Leaders - Min. 1,500 Attempts (as of Nov. 6, 2024)
Rank	Player	Attack %	School	Career
1	Kayleigh Harper	.373	Western Washington	2015-16, 18-19
2	Madi Farrell	.372	Northwest Nazarene	2014-17
3	LeAnne McGahuey	.359	Central Washington	2002-05
4	Jennifer Soha	.345	Saint Martin's	2021-24
5	Kayla Erickson	.340	Western Washington	2011-14
6	Chloe Roetcisoender	.339	Western Washington	2019-22
7	Hannah Hair	.328	Seattle Pacific	2020-24
8	Rachael Schurman	.327	Central Washington	2005-08
9	Tessa May	.326	Simon Fraser	2015-18
10	Meghan Evoy	.320	Simon Fraser	2015-18

   

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NIGHTHAWKS IN NAMPA THIS WEEK: Northwest Nazarene (7-13, 4-8) plays host to the Alaska schools this week, coming off a 3-1 defeat at Central Washington in its lone match last week. Senior Maren Machado is putting the finishing touches on what has been a solid all-around career, entering the week with 682 kills and 914 digs across her five years at NNU. Machado ranks seventh in the GNAC with 2.75 kills per set, sixth with 0.43 aces per set and eighth with 3.52 digs per set this fall. Setter Gabi Moore is sixth in the conference with 5.92 assists per set and freshman libero Kayci Spray is seventh in the league with 3.67 digs per set.
 
Read More: NNU Volleyball Competes Against CWU (NNU Recap)
 

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YELLOWJACKETS HOST VIKINGS, RED LEAFS: Montana State Billings preps for its final two home matches of the year, with Western Washington in town Thursday (7 p.m. MT) and Simon Fraser in town Saturday (Noon MT). The Yellowjackets were swept by Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Anchorage in their two road matches last week. Among the team’s seniors to be honored on Saturday will be libero Christine Funk and outside hitter Jahsita Fa’ali’i. Funk is the Yellowjackets’ all-time leader in digs and enters the week 16th in GNAC history with 1,681 across her four years in the Magic City. Funk is second in the conference this fall with 5.09 per set. Fa’ali’i, a fifth-year senior, is second on the team and eighth in the GNAC with 2.69 kills per set. MSUB newcomer Jordin Taulua paces the squad with 3.00 kills per set and Addie Allen ranks fifth in the league with 6.11 assists per set.
   

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1,000 KILL CLUB
In the 24 years since the GNAC was founded in 2001, 60 players have accumulated 1,000 kills while competing within the conference. Alaska’s Nielson achieved the feat most recently, surpassing the 1,000-career kill mark in the Nanooks’ match on Sept. 28. Simon Fraser’s Dexter is the other GNAC player to reach the milestone this fall, achieving the feat on Sept. 12 in non-conference play. Entering matches on Nov. 7, three more GNAC players are each within 104 kills of 1,000.
 

GNAC Volleyball Active Career Kills Leaders (as of Nov 6)
Rank	Player	School	Kills	Date of 1k/Needed for 1k
1	Brooke Dexter	Simon Fraser	1,213	Sept. 12, 2024
2	Karli Nielson	Alaska Fairbanks	1,138	Sept. 28, 2024
3	Rilee White	Alaska Fairbanks	960	40
4	Madison Hornback	Western Oregon	921	79
5	Hannah Hair	Seattle Pacific	896	104

     

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PLAYER TO WATCH

Rilee White – Alaska Fairbanks
 
In the win over SPU, Alaska senior outside hitter Rilee White reached the 1,000-career dig plateau, nabbing the first of three milestones that were well in reach for her this season. White is third among active GNAC players with 960 career kills entering this week’s matches, needing 40 more kills this season to become the 25th member of the GNAC’s 1,000-kill, 1,000-dig club. White, who ranks fourth in the league with 0.49 service aces per set, is also nine aces away from breaking the GNAC all-time record of 213 held by Alaska Anchorage’s Ellen Floyd (2018-22). White ranks second on the team this fall with 2.47 kills per set.
 

GNAC Career Service Aces Leaders (as of Nov. 6, 2024)
Rank	Player	Aces	School	Career
1	Ellen Floyd	213	Alaska Anchorage	2018-22
2	Rilee White	204	Alaska Fairbanks	2020-24
3	Erin Norris	198	Central Washington	2006-09
4	Alyssa Given	188	Seattle Pacific	2004-07
5	Erika Brunson	182	Seattle	2001-04
6	Shannon Rowland	165	Western Washington	1999-02
7	Angie Alvord	162	Western Washington	2005-08
8	Lahra Weber	158	Alaska Fairbanks	2017-21
9	Eve Stephens	152	Alaska Anchorage	2018-22
10	Caroline McMahon	146	Northwest Nazarene	2019-23

 

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GNAC IN THE AVCA NATIONAL RANKINGS

The AVCA/TARAFLEX NCAA Division II rankings are released every Monday throughout the 2024 season.
 

Poll	Team 1	Team 2	Team 3
Preseason	19. SPU	22. CWU	RV WWU
Week 1 (Sept. 9)	RV SPU	RV CWU
Week 2 (Sept. 16)	None
Week 3 (Sept. 23)	RV SFU
Week 4 (Sept. 30)	RV CWU
Week 5 (Oct. 7)	RV CWU
Week 6 (Oct. 14)	RV CWU	RV SFU
Week 7 (Oct. 21)	RV CWU	RV SFU
Week 8 (Oct. 28)	RV SFU	RV CWU
Week 9 (Nov. 4)	RV SFU	RV CWU

 

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2024 GNAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

 

Date	Offensive Player of the Week	Defensive Player of the Week
9/3	Larssen Anderson, Alaska Anchorage	Ainsley Smith, Alaska Fairbanks
9/9	Karli Nielson, Alaska Fairbanks	Macyn Unger, Simon Fraser
9/16	Bailee Hartsook, Western Oregon	Christine Funk, Montana State Billings
9/23	Davida Hill, Simon Fraser	Hannah Stires, Central Washington
9/30	Emma Daoud-Hebert, Central Washington	Madi Smith, Northwest Nazarene
10/7	Brooke Dexter, Simon Fraser	Devyn Oestreich, Western Washington
10/14	Marianna Payne, Central Washington	Hannah Hair, Seattle Pacific
10/21	Emily Tulino, Seattle Pacific	Ezawa Malish, Simon Fraser
10/28	Karli Nielson, Alaska Fairbanks	Elena Guc, Alaska Fairbanks
11/4	Brooke Dexter, Simon Fraser	Hannah Hair, Seattle Pacific

Nov. 4 GNAC Volleyball Players of the Week
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brooke Dexter – Simon Fraser University
Sixth-career player of the week, second this season.
 
Dexter helped the GNAC-leading Red Leafs extend their winning streak to nine matches, with a sweep of Saint Martin’s and a 3-1 triumph over Western Oregon. The senior from Anchorage, Alaska, led all GNAC players last week with 4.86 points per set, putting together a comprehensive performance on both sides of the ball. Dexter kicked off her week with 10 kills and three service aces against the Saints, while matching her season high with five block assists. She followed by completing her seventh double-double of the season against the Wolves, finishing with 15 kills, 11 digs and three block assists. Overall on the week Dexter averaged 3.57 kills per set on .317 hitting while adding 1.14 blocks per set and 0.71 service aces per set. Dexter leads the GNAC with 4.00 kills per set and ranks sixth in the league with a hitting percentage of .307. Her 1,213 career kills are the most of any active GNAC player and rank her 24th all-time in the conference.
 
SFU Head Coach Gina Schmidt: “Both wins this weekend were a full team effort. We’ve talked a lot this fall about the importance of consistency and Brooke has demonstrated that all season long. She obviously plays a big role in our offense, but she also makes key contributions serving, blocking and defending as well.”
 
Also Nominated: Kadyn Osborne, Alaska Anchorage; Karli Nielson, Alaska Fairbanks; Emma Daoud-Hebert, Central Washington; Jordin Taulua, Montana State Billings; Emily Tulino, Seattle Pacific; Maela Honma, Western Oregon; Janelle Grant, Western Washington.
 

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VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hannah Hair – Seattle Pacific University
10th-career player of the week, second this season.
 
Hair etched her name into GNAC history, breaking the all-time blocks record in last week’s five-set loss against Alaska on the road. The fifth year from Walla Walla, Wash., finished one off her season high with nine total blocks in Thursday’s match at Alaska Anchorage, before adding four more total blocks and 10 kills against the Nanooks. Hair climbed to No. 1 in Division II volleyball with 127 total blocks and ranks second nationally with 1.51 blocks per set. Hair’s career mark of 1.38 blocks per set is second in GNAC history. Hair’s 10-career player of the week awards are tied for second most in conference history.
 
SPU Head Coach Jason Rhine: “Hannah is a special player and teammate precisely because she gives so much of herself to the team. While she is a defensive leader on the court, she also leads by doing the little things like taking the water coolers back after practice or helping prepare devotions and reflections for the team on game days. Hannah’s attitude and effort have gained her the respect of her teammates and coaches, as well as many opponents and coaches around the league. It is awesome that those traits also led her to individual achievement of the GNAC blocking record. Hopefully that name in the record books will help our program and the GNAC continue to be inspired for years to come, by who Hannah is and what she has accomplished on and off the court.”
 
Also Nominated: Madison Galloway, Alaska Anchorage; Rilee White, Alaska Fairbanks; Ellie Marble, Central Washington; Christine Funk, Montana State Billings; Macyn Unger, Simon Fraser; Delaney Speer, Western Washington.

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2024 ALL-TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS

Sept. 6-7 at Bellingham, Wash. (Western Washington, Host)
Central Washington: Ellie Marble; Emma Daoud-Hebert
Western Washington: Delaney Speer; Devyn Oestreich
 
Augustana Classic
Sept. 6-7 at Sioux Falls, S.D. (Augustana, Host)
Alaska Anchorage: Madison Galloway; Kadyn Osborne; Tia Allen
 
Yellowjacket Classic
Sept. 6-7 at Billings, Mont. (Montana State Billings, Host)
Montana State Billings: Jahsita Fa’ali’i (MVP); Christine Funk; Julia Gordon
 
Yotes Classic Showcase
Sept. 6-7 at San Bernardino, Calif. (Cal State San Bernardino, Host)
Seattle Pacific: Abigail Cunningham

2024 Cougar Classic
Sept. 12-14 at San Marcos, Calif. (Cal State San Marcos, Host)
Western Oregon: Chloe Asciutto (MVP); Maela Honma; Kilinoelehua Helm; Madison Hornback; Bailee Hartsook
 
Central Washington Invitational
Sept. 12-14 at Ellensburg, Wash. (Central Washington, Host)
Central Washington: Emma Daoud-Hebert; Hannah Stires
Simon Fraser: Brooke Dexter; Macyn Unger
Western Washington: Devyn Oestreich
 
Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic
Sept. 12-14 at Fairbanks, Alaska (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Host)
Alaska Anchorage: Bethany Tuchardt
Alaska Fairbanks: Karli Nielson (MVP); Rilee White; Elena Guc

Yellow Jacket Invitational
Sept. 12-14 at Spearfish, S.D. (Black Hills State, Host)
Montana State Billings: Julia Gordon
 

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2024 GNAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll (Aug. 21)
Rank	Team (1st Place Votes)	Points	2023 Record	GNAC Record (Finish)	2024 Schedule	2024 Roster
1	Central Washington (2)	91	20-7	14-4 (2nd)	CWU Schedule	CWU Roster
2	Seattle Pacific (6)	90	22-5	16-2 (1st)	SPU Schedule	SPU Roster
3	Western Washington	75	12-14	12-6 (3rd)	WWU Schedule	WWU Roster
4	Simon Fraser (2)	74	16-10	11-7 (4th)	SFU Schedule	SFU Roster
5	Alaska Anchorage	59	16-17	8-10 (6th)	UAA Schedule	UAA Roster
6	Alaska Fairbanks	49	14-18	7-11 (T7th)	UAF Schedule	UAF Roster
7	Northwest Nazarene	38	11-15	7-11 (T7th)	NNU Schedule	NNU Roster
8	Western Oregon	33	10-16	4-14 (9th)	WOU Schedule	WOU Roster
9	Saint Martin's	29	17-11	10-8 (5th)	SMU Schedule	SMU Roster
10	Montana State Billings	12	3-25	1-17 (10th)	MSUB Schedule	MSUB Roster

 
Points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis
 

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GNAC Volleyball 2024 Preseason All-Conference Team (Aug. 26)
Name	School	Position	Height	Year	Hometown (Previous School)
Hannah Hair	Seattle Pacific	MB	6-1	GR	Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla)
Emma Daoud-Hebert	Central Washington	MB	6-0	GR	Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)
Scottie Ellsworth	Central Washington	RS	6-2	JR	Kent, WA (Kentwood)
Brooke Dexter	Simon Fraser	OPP	6-2	SR	Anchorage, AK (West Anchorage)
Devyn Oestreich	Western Washington	OH	6-0	JR	Olympia, WA (Capital)
Allison Wilks	Seattle Pacific	MB	6-1	GR	Bothell, WA (North Creek)
Hannah Stires	Central Washington	LIB	5-5	GR	Nine Mile Falls, WA (Lakeside)
Madison Hornback	Western Oregon	OH	5-10	SR	Oregon City, OR (Oregon City)
Karli Nielson	Alaska Fairbanks	OH	5-11	SR	South Weber, UT (Northridge)
Jocelyn Sherman	Simon Fraser	OH	5-10	SR	Victoria, BC (Belmont Secondary)
Emily Garten	Saint Martin's	OH	5-10	SO	Placentia, CA (El Dorado)
Emily Vossenkuhl	Western Washington	MB	6-1	SO	Ridgefield, WA (Ridgefield)
Miya Koch	Northwest Nazarene	RS	5-11	SR	Meridian, ID (Centennial)
Delaney Speer	Western Washington	OH	5-11	SO	Maple Valley, WA (Tahoma)

 
Preseason Player of the Year: Hannah Hair, Seattle Pacific