Great Northwest Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Northwest Nazarene
10–5
Overall
4–4
GNAC
.206
Hitting % · 97th in D2
.175
Opponents hit · 119th in D2
47
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected West seed 8.0
Projected West seed 8.0
Next · Sat, Oct 10, 3:00 PM CT
at Central Wash. 10–4
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
- Blocks per set2.14 · 41st in D2
Where they can be pushed
No category in the bottom third of 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 | Tatum Swapp | OH | 17 | 28 | 85 | 1.65 | .224 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Whitleigh Walsh | L/DS | 59 | 0 | 25 | 0.00 | -.120 | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 2.22 | 0.34 |
| 3 | Kaitlyn Waters | N | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Addison Lynn | S | 54 | 2 | 40 | 0.04 | .000 | 4.54 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 1.74 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Hailey Cheney | MB | 59 | 106 | 223 | 1.80 | .35951st D2 | 0.07 | 0.4760th D2 | 0.92 | 0.64 | 2.88 |
| 6 | Jenna Holm | MB | 59 | 70 | 165 | 1.19 | .297 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.95100th D2 | 0.53 | 1.71 |
| 7 | Abby Black | OH | 59 | 224 | 574 | 3.8022nd D2 | .256 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 2.88 | 4.3131st D2 |
| 8 | Greta Wilde | N | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Morgan Wilding | S | 49 | 5 | 35 | 0.10 | .114 | 5.22 | 0.39 | 0.04 | 2.10 | 0.51 |
| 10 | McKay Kasper | N | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.20 | .250 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| 11 | Maddy Hellem | OH | 49 | 96 | 382 | 1.96 | .123 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.57 | 2.19 |
| 12 | Lexi Douthit | S | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.73 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.09 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Sam Simonson | OH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Lexi Norisada | L/DS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| 16 | Kayci Spray | L/DS | 59 | 0 | 40 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.95 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 4.24100th D2 | 0.15 |
| 17 | Madison Cheney | OH | 55 | 76 | 229 | 1.38 | .157 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 1.64 |
| 18 | Lily Kinloch | OH | 55 | 80 | 256 | 1.45 | .180 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.35 | 1.78 |
| 19 | Aubrey Ulrich | N | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Beatriz Praun | OH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won51.7% of 118
- Sideout %58.2% · all rallies 56.3%
- Point-scoring %46.0% · all rallies 46.5%
- Late kills–errorsCheney 9–1 · Hellem 8–3 · Black 6–2 · Kinloch 4–2 · Cheney 2–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run7 straight · 25–22 in set 1 vs. Cal St. Monterey Bay 08/28
- Longest run against9 straight · 17–25 in set 3 vs. Neb.-Kearney 09/04
- Sets with a 5-point run21 for · 16 against · of 59
- Comeback setsdown 6, won 25–23 in set 1 vs. Western Wash. 09/10
- Leads lostup 6, lost 15–17 in set 5 vs. Cal St. San Marcos 08/29
up 5, lost 23–25 in set 3 vs. Sioux Falls 08/27
Northwest Nazarene news
- Nighthawks Set for Road Test Against Central WashingtonOct 7
- NNU Volleyball Sweeps MSUB, Improves to 4-4 in GNAC PlayOct 3
- Nighthawks Rally to Force Fifth, Fall 3-2 to Seattle PacificOct 1
- Nighthawks Carry Conference Momentum Into Home Matchups With SPU, MSUBSep 29
- Black, Holm Named GNAC Players of the WeekSep 28
Headlines from Northwest Nazarene athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at  Sioux Falls | 6–11 | W 3–2 25-19, 28-30, 23-25, 26-24, 15-10 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Dominican (CA) | 4–12 | W 3–1 25-14, 23-25, 25-11, 25-19 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Cal St. Monterey Bay | 3–11 | W 3–1 25-22, 25-27, 25-23, 25-18 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Cal St. San Marcos | 7–8 | W 3–2 25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 25-20, 17-15 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  Cal Poly Humboldt | 7–7 | W 3–0 27-25, 25-19, 25-18 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Neb.-Kearney | 17–1 | L 0–3 22-25, 17-25, 17-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Rollins | 9–8 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-14, 25-16 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | at  Western Wash. GNAC | 6–7 | L 2–3 25-23, 15-25, 19-25, 25-23, 8-15 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Simon Fraser GNAC | 10–3 | L 0–3 23-25, 17-25, 17-25 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs.  Alas. Fairbanks GNAC | 11–6 | L 2–3 21-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 9-15 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  Alas. Anchorage GNAC | 11–6 | W 3–1 25-14, 25-20, 12-25, 25-19 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Saint Martin's GNAC | 6–9 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-22, 25-12 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  Western Ore. GNAC | 6–9 | W 3–1 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs.  Seattle Pacific GNAC | 10–5 | L 2–3 25-22, 14-25, 15-25, 25-23, 10-15 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs.  Mont. St. Billings GNAC | 3–13 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-18, 25-19 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  Central Wash. GNAC | 10–4 | Oct 10, 3:00 PM CT 11% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | at Alas. Anchorage GNAC | 11–6 | Oct 15, 10:00 PM CT 28% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs. Alas. Fairbanks GNAC | 11–6 | Oct 17, 3:00 PM CT 51% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | vs. Western Ore. GNAC | 6–9 | Oct 22, 8:00 PM CT 76% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Saint Martin's GNAC | 6–9 | Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 66% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Mont. St. Billings GNAC | 3–13 | Oct 29, 8:00 PM CT 94% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at Seattle Pacific GNAC | 10–5 | Oct 31, 4:00 PM CT 31% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Central Wash. GNAC | 10–4 | Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 18% |
| Thu, Nov 12 | vs. Simon Fraser GNAC | 10–3 | Nov 12, 8:00 PM CT 19% |
| Sat, Nov 14 | vs. Western Wash. GNAC | 6–7 | Nov 14, 6:00 PM CT 47% |