Great Northwest Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Alas. Fairbanks
11–6
Overall
3–4
GNAC
.198
Hitting % · 113th in D2
.152
Opponents hit · 60th in D2
25
AVCA poll · Oct 5
37
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected West seed 7.5
Projected West seed 7.5
Next · Thu, Oct 8, 9:00 PM CT
at Saint Martin's 6–9
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Digs per set16.43 · 58th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.152 · 60th in D2
- Blocks per set1.98 · 75th in D2
- Reception error %7.3% · 77th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set2.75 · 260th in D2
- Point-scoring %42.8% · 208th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Genevieve Willis | S | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.38 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.38 |
| 2 | Presley Engelauf | MB | 63 | 91 | 250 | 1.44 | .204 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.24 | 1.91 |
| 4 | Peri Hoshock | MB | 60 | 77 | 247 | 1.28 | .190 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.9877th D2 | 1.03 | 2.08 |
| 6 | Kelli Wright | OH | 31 | 50 | 156 | 1.61 | .167 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 1.69 |
| 7 | Kellan Flynn | L/DS | 63 | 1 | 9 | 0.02 | .111 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 3.17 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Ava Kronenberg | MB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0.20 | .111 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| 10 | Ruby Tansy | OH | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.00 | .429 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Cynphany Henderson | S | 59 | 46 | 163 | 0.78 | .104 | 6.80 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 2.46 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Ashlyn White | S | 51 | 17 | 44 | 0.33 | .295 | 3.29 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 0.65 |
| 13 | McKenna Smith | L/DS | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.45 | 0.07 |
| 15 | Emma Freeman | OH | 44 | 73 | 204 | 1.66 | .191 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.11 | 1.91 |
| 16 | Tessa Onaga | L/DS | 62 | 1 | 4 | 0.02 | .000 | 1.10 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 4.5370th D2 | 0.34 |
| 17 | Cori Leavitt | OH | 62 | 176 | 408 | 2.84 | .306 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.79 | 0.56 | 3.31 |
| 18 | Haylee Lyons | OH | 63 | 161 | 507 | 2.56 | .172 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 2.32 | 2.97 |
| 20 | Alyvia Davis | OPP | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.40 | .143 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Lucy Braegger | OH | 47 | 89 | 270 | 1.89 | .152 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 2.10 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won52.1% of 144
- Sideout %58.0% · all rallies 56.1%
- Point-scoring %46.7% · all rallies 42.8%
- Late kills–errorsLyons 9–1 · Leavitt 8–2 · Braegger 7–2 · Freeman 6–1 · Engelauf 6–1 · Henderson 3–1 · Wright 4–2 · Hoshock 1–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run8 straight · 25–9 in set 3 vs. Simon Fraser 09/24
- Longest run against8 straight · 13–25 in set 3 vs. Chaminade 08/21
- Sets with a 5-point run17 for · 23 against · of 63
- Comeback setsdown 8, won 25–23 in set 1 vs. Texas Woman's 08/28
down 7, won 25–21 in set 2 vs. Seattle Pacific 09/12 - Leads lostup 6, lost 22–25 in set 4 vs. Texas Woman's 08/28
Alas. Fairbanks news
- Nanooks Volleyball Heads to Saint Martin's and Western OregonOct 7
- Nanooks Pack the Patty but Fall to Alaska AnchorageOct 2
- No. 23 Nanooks Welcome Alaska Anchorage for Pack the Patty Whiteout on ThursdaySep 29
- Nanooks Grab Hard Fought Win Over Western WashingtonSep 27
- Nanooks Fall to Simon Fraser on Home Court in Close BattleSep 25
Headlines from Alas. Fairbanks athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 20 | vs.  Hawaii Pacific | 2–11 | W 3–0 25-16, 28-26, 25-14 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | vs.  Chaminade | 10–8 | W 3–1 21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-20 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | at  Hawaii Hilo | 14–5 | L 1–3 25-27, 25-17, 19-25, 22-25 |
| Sat, Aug 22 | at Hawaii Hilo | 14–5 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-22, 25-18 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | vs.  Chico St. | 4–7 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-13, 25-14 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Texas Woman's | 5–11 | W 3–2 25-23, 25-20, 24-26, 22-25, 15-13 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Lenoir-Rhyne | 11–5 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-18, 25-16 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Tiffin | 2–13 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-22, 25-7 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Minnesota St. | 6–11 | W 3–2 25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-9 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Fresno Pacific | 15–0 | L 0–3 15-25, 17-25, 20-25 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs.  Mont. St. Billings GNAC | 3–13 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Seattle Pacific GNAC | 10–5 | L 2–3 22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 13-15 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | at  Northwest Nazarene GNAC | 10–5 | W 3–2 25-21, 17-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-9 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Central Wash. GNAC | 10–4 | L 0–3 19-25, 18-25, 18-25 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | vs.  Simon Fraser GNAC | 10–3 | L 1–3 23-25, 24-26, 25-9, 13-25 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Western Wash. GNAC | 6–7 | W 3–1 25-14, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs.  Alas. Anchorage GNAC | 11–6 | L 0–3 18-25, 16-25, 16-25 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | at  Saint Martin's GNAC | 6–9 | Oct 8, 9:00 PM CT 59% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  Western Ore. GNAC | 6–9 | Oct 10, 9:00 PM CT 71% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | vs. Central Wash. GNAC | 10–4 | Oct 15, 10:00 PM CT 22% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at Northwest Nazarene GNAC | 10–5 | Oct 17, 3:00 PM CT 49% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | at Western Wash. GNAC | 6–7 | Oct 22, 9:00 PM CT 40% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Simon Fraser GNAC | 10–3 | Oct 24, 4:00 PM CT 15% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Alas. Anchorage GNAC | 11–6 | Oct 30, 10:00 PM CT 33% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | vs. Western Ore. GNAC | 6–9 | Nov 5, 10:00 PM CT 80% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Saint Martin's GNAC | 6–9 | Nov 7, 5:00 PM CT 70% |
| Thu, Nov 12 | at Seattle Pacific GNAC | 10–5 | Nov 12, 9:00 PM CT 36% |
| Sat, Nov 14 | at Mont. St. Billings GNAC | 3–13 | Nov 14, 2:00 PM CT 95% |