Alaska Nanooks Volleyball Set for Final Road Trip of 2026 Season

The Alaska Nanooks volleyball team wraps up their 2026 regular season this week on the road, facing Seattle Pacific on Thursday night before traveling to Montana State Billings on Saturday, University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics reported.

The squad heads south carrying a 3-13 conference record and an 11-15 overall mark in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings. They open the final stretch at Seattle Pacific’s Royal Brougham Pavilion on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m., followed by a clash against Montana State Billings at Alterowitz Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.

Last week, the Nanooks hosted their final two home matches in Fairbanks against Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s. On Thursday, Nov. 5, they fell to Western Oregon in a five-set battle. Haylee Lyons led the Nanooks’ attack with 18 kills, while Cori Leavitt followed with 13 kills.

Statistical Leaders Heading Into the Final Week

The Nanooks rank first in the GNAC in team assists and team digs. They have 1,150 team assists and 1,625 team digs as they enter the final week of the regular season.

Individually, Onaga’s 444 digs is first in the conference and 89th in the NCAA DII. Her 4.53 digs per set is second in the GNAC and 81st in the nation. Henderson is fourth in the GNAC with 609 assists, ranking 149th in the nation, and her 6.41 assists per set is sixth in the conference and 139th in the country.

At the net, Alaska has 185.5 total blocks. Peri Hoshock and Presley Engelauf lead Alaska with 85 and 78 blocks, respectively. Hoshock’s 85 is seventh in the GNAC, and her 1.04 blocks per set ranks sixth in the GNAC and 55th in the nation. Flynn and Lyons are in the top 10 for total aces in the GNAC, with Flynn leading the Nanooks with 36 aces, good for fourth in the GNAC.

Scouting the Opponents

Seattle Pacific enters the week with a 17-7 overall record and a 12-4 mark in conference play. Head coach Jason Rhine is in his 5th season. The Falcons have won two of their last three matches, most recently falling on the road to No. 22 Simon Fraser. They are 6-1 on their home court in Seattle, though the Nanooks took them to five sets earlier this season in Fairbanks.

Montana State Billings holds a 5-21 record and a 1-15 conference mark under head coach Scott Keister, who is in his 2nd season. The Yellow Jackets are riding a three-match losing streak, though they earned their first GNAC victory of the season on Oct. 29 with a five-set victory over Northwest Nazarene.

Central Washington leads the GNAC standings with an 18-4 record and 14-2 in conference play, followed by Simon Fraser and Alaska Anchorage.