By: Evan O'Kelly, Associate Commissioner for Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball coaches had high praise for Western Washington senior Devyn Oestreich when they voted her preseason player of the year in August.
 
She proved them right over the last three months, putting together the top all-around season in the league on her way to being picked by the coaches as the GNAC Player of the Year.
 
Each of the top-five finishing teams in the conference had a representative among the GNAC special award winners, with Oestreich headlining the list. Alaska libero Tessa Onaga was selected as GNAC Defensive Player of the Year, Simon Fraser’s Eva Person was GNAC Setter of the Year for the second straight season, Kailey Willsey of Central Washington was GNAC Freshman of the Year and Alaska Anchorage’s Stacie Meisner was selected by her peers as the GNAC Coach of the Year.
 

GNAC Volleyball 2025 All-Conference Team
Player of the Year	Devyn Oestreich, Western Washington
Defensive Player of the Year	Tessa Onaga, Alaska
Setter of the Year	Eva Person, Simon Fraser
Freshman of the Year	Kailey Willsey, Central Washington
Coach of the Year	Stacie Meisner, Alaska Anchorage

 

First-Team All-Conference
Name	School	Position	Height	Year	Hometown (Previous School)
Tia Allen*&@	Alaska Anchorage	OH	5-11	SR	Clayton, Wash. (Saint Martin’s)
Lee Ivakina	Alaska Anchorage	OH	6-0	JR	Varna, Bulgaria (Navarro Coll.)
Mikala Henderson *	Alaska	OH	5-8	SR	St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael Albertville)
Tessa Onaga	Alaska	L	5-3	JR	Honolulu, Hawaii (‘Iolani School)
Scottie Ellsworth *@!	Central Washington	OPP	6-2	SR	Kent, Wash. (Kentwood)
Ellie Marble @	Central Washington	OH	6-0	JR	La Conner, Wash. (La Conner)
Kailey Willsey	Central Washington	MB	6-0	FR	Yakima, Wash. (Davis)
Abby Black @	Northwest Nazarene	OH	5-11	JR	Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee)
Emily Garten ^	Saint Martin’s	OH	5-10	JR	Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado)
Natalie Lemoine-Sells	Simon Fraser	OPP	6-1	SR	Winnipeg, Man. (Jeanne-Sauve)
Eva Person *$	Simon Fraser	S	5-10	SR	Brentwood Bay, B.C. (Stelly’s)
Maela Honma	Western Oregon	OH	5-9	SO	Hilo, Hawaii (Kamehameha Schools)
Devyn Oestreich *$!	Western Washington	OH	6-0	SR	Olympia, Wash. (Capital)
Delaney Speer *@	Western Washington	OH	5-11	JR	Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma)
*Unanimous Selection $ - First Team in 2024 ! – First Team in 2023 @ - Honorable Mention in 2024 ^ - Honorable Mention in 2023 & - Honorable Mention in 2022

Honorable Mention All-Conference
Name	School	Position	Height	Year	Hometown (Previous School)
Madison Galloway	Alaska Anchorage	L	5-4	SR	Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola Catholic)
Elena Guc @	Alaska	RS	6-0	SR	East China, Mich. (Cardinal Mooney)
Cynphany Henderson	Alaska	S	5-9	JR	Otsego, Minn. (St. Michael Albertville)
Ella Bines	Central Washington	OPP	6-3	SR	Orlando, Fla. (Bishop Moore Catholic/Alaska/North Fla.)
Kayleigh-Shay Chang	Central Washington	S	5-6	SO	Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington)
Brooklyn Parker	Central Washington	L	5-2	FR	Allen, Texas (Allen)
Allie Dorman	Montana State Billings	OH	5-10	FR	Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek)
Hailey Cheney	Northwest Nazarene	MH	6-0	JR	Kellogg, Idaho (Kellogg)
Hanna Ligons	Saint Martin’s	MB	6-1	FR	Everett, Wash. (Glacier Park)
Christina Lopez	Seattle Pacific	L	5-4	JR	Surprise, Ariz. (Valley Vista)
Megan Omlid	Seattle Pacific	OH	5-6	FR	Stanwood, Wash. (Lakewood)
Megan Hawkins	Simon Fraser	OH	6-0	SO	Kitchener, Ont. (Grand River Collegiate)
Davida Hill $	Simon Fraser	OH	6-0	SR	Surrey, B.C. (Pacific Academy)
Macyn Unger @	Simon Fraser	L	5-9	JR	Prince George, B.C. (Duchess Park)
Chloe Asciutto	Western Oregon	MB	6-1	SR	Camas, Wash. (Camas)
Emily Vossenkuhl @^	Western Washington	MB	6-1	JR	Ridgefield, Wash. (Ridgefield)
$ - First Team in 2024 ! – First Team in 2023 @ - Honorable Mention in 2024 ^ - Honorable Mention in 2023 & - Honorable Mention in 2022

The lone player on this year’s list to earn all-conference for the third time in her career, Oestreich was the catalyst behind a WWU squad that finished just one game out of first place in the standings at 13-5 in league play. The senior led the GNAC with 3.90 kills per set and ranked sixth in the league with an attack percentage of .288. She also led the GNAC with 0.48 aces per set and

ranked 10th in the league with 3.88 digs per set.
 
A versatile all-around player, Oestreich completed 18 double-doubles in the Vikings’ 25 matches so far this fall. She reached 20 kills in a match on five occasions, including a season-best 24 in a five-set win over Central Washington on Sept. 20. Oestreich also had three matches with at least 20 digs, including a season-high 25 on Sept. 11 against Chaminade and a 21-kill, 22-dig match against Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 9. Across 88 career matches played, Oestreich has totaled 1,080 digs, 907 kills and 124 service aces. It is the 13th GNAC Player of the Year award for Western Washington, as Oestreich joined former Vikings Gabby Gunterman (2021), Kayleigh Harper (2019), Abby Phelps (2017 & 2018), Kayla Erickson (2013), Marlayna Geary (2012), Emily Jepsen (2010), Angie Alvord (2008), Courtney Schneider (2007), Liz Bishop (2002 & 2003) and Shannon Rowland (2001) in claiming the league’s top honor.
 
Helping lead the Alaska Nanooks to a share of their first-ever GNAC title, Onaga was tabbed the league’s top defensive player. The second-year Nanook libero ranked third in the GNAC with 4.52 digs per set and was seventh in the league with 0.36 service aces per set. She reached double digits in digs in all but four matches this fall and had 20 or more digs on 11 occasions. Her season high of 29 digs came in a five-set win over Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 12.
 
The junior is on the cusp of 1,000-career digs at Alaska after just two seasons, holding a mark of 968 total and an average of 4.32 since joining the team in the fall of 2024. Onaga is the second Nanook to earn GNAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, joining 2022 selection Jessa Long.
 
Person facilitated a Simon Fraser offense that led the GNAC in points per set (17.74) and hitting percentage (.246), earning her second straight GNAC Setter of the Year award. Person’s mark of 8.79 assists per set ranked third in the GNAC this fall, and she had no fewer than 22 assists in any of her 24 matches played. Her career high of 50 assists came in the Red Leafs’ five-set win over Seattle Pacific on Oct. 25. Person also contributed 2.50 digs per set and completed a dozen double-doubles on the campaign. In the final match of the regular season – a five-set win over Central Washington to earn SFU a share of its first-ever GNAC title – Person became the 22nd player in GNAC history to surpass 3,000-career assists with her total sitting at 3,036.
 
It was a stellar debut collegiate season for CWU’s Willsey, a 2025 graduate of Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. The 6-foot middle blocker ranked second in the conference with an attack percentage of .346 while playing in all 92 sets and 25 matches for the Wildcats. She also racked up 104 total blocks during the regular season, ranking sixth in the conference with 1.13 blocks per set. She eclipsed double digits in blocks on two occasions, including a season-best 12 on Oct. 18 against Alaska. Willsey is the first player in Central Washington history to be selected as the GNAC Freshman of the Year.
 
Meisner helped lead the Seawolves to a 14-4 record in conference play, claiming a share of their fifth league title and first in her three-year tenure as head coach. UAA’s five conference crowns are second-most among the league’s 10 schools. The Seawolves finished the regular season at 23-5 overall and earned the No. 4 seed into the NCAA West Region Championships. She is the second head coach in UAA history to earn the league’s top award, joining Chris Green who earned it six times from 2009-2022.