PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Western Oregon volleyball team was picked eighth in the 2024 GNAC preseason coaches poll when the conference released it Wednesday.
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The Wolves - with 33 points – placed behind Central Washington (91 points), Seattle Pacific (90), Western Washington (75), Simon Fraser (74), Alaska Anchorage (59), Alaska (49), and Northwest Nazarene (38). The Wolves placed ahead of Saint Martin's (29) and Montana State Billings (12).
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WOU finished 4-14 in GNAC and 10-16 overall last season, good for ninth in conference standings. The Wolves in coach Kaiao Nahale'a's second season had their best start in program history since 1999, going 4-0 in the opening weekend of play and swept the 2023 Stanislaus State Tournament, while the 10 wins was the most for the program since 2016.
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Western Oregon volleyball opens the season at the Hawai'i Fall Volleyball Challenge against Cal Poly Humboldt Sept. 5 in Hilo, Hawaii.
2024 GNAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1 |
Central Washington (2) |
91 |
| 2 |
Seattle Pacific (6) |
90 |
| 3 |
Western Washington |
75 |
| 4 |
Simon Fraser (2) |
74 |
| 5 |
Alaska Anchorage |
59 |
| 6 |
Alaska Fairbanks |
49 |
| 7 |
Northwest Nazarene |
38 |
| 8 |
Western Oregon |
33 |
| 9 |
Saint Martin's |
29 |
| 10 |
Montana State Billings |
12 |
