FAIRBANKS – The Nanook volleyball team, fresh off of a 2-2 road trip to Hawaii, returns to Alaska for the UAA-hosted Seawolf Invitational at the Alaska Airlines Center on the Alaska Anchorage campus. They will face-off with Central Missouri, UIndy, Biola and Texas A&M Int'l in the three-day tourney. 
 

Opponents | Tournament Preview	Univ. of Central Missouri (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) UIndy (0-0, 0-0 GLVC) Biola (Calif.) (0-0, 0-0 PacWest) Texas A&M Int'l (0-0, 0-0 LSC)
Dates & Times	Thursday, Sept. 2 Vs. UCM at 4:00 p.m. AKT   Friday, Sept. 3 Vs. UIndy at 12:00 p.m. AKT   Vs. Biola at 5:00 p.m. AKT   Saturday, Sept. 4 Vs. Texas A&M Int'l at 2:30 p.m. AKT
Location	Anchorage, Alaska | Alaska Airlines Center
Follow Along	Live Stats | Live Video
Social Media	Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

 
Follow Along
All Nanook volleyball games this weekend will be streamed live on the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves YouTube page. Links can be found above. No commentators will be present for Alaska games; however, all the action will be available for free. Live stats will be available on the Alaska Anchorage Live Stats link, also provided above. 
 
Last Time Out
The Nanook volleyball team is coming off a 2-2 start to the season in Hawaii at Chaminade and Hawaii Pacific. After opening up their season with a three-set sweep of the Sharks, the 'Nooks dropped a tough five-setter to the Chaminade Swords on Saturday, August 28. They followed up the loss with a rebounding win against the Sharks, once again. Both wins came against HPU. In their final match of the weekend, on Sunday, August 29, the Nanooks lost again in five-sets to Chaminade. 
 
Rankings
The first opponent in Anchorage, Central Missouri, came into the AVCA Preseason rankings at #18. They picked-up 333 adjusted points. Biola made the list as well in the Preseason rankings as they received six votes on two more ballots. 
 
History Books
Cate Whiting officially became the fourth-place holder in career assists after this weekend, moving into sole-possession with 2,865 career assists. She added 151 to her career totals through the first four games of the 2021 season. She currently has an average of 8.9 assists/set and also added 64 digs to her career total of 855, moving her closer to cracking the top-10. Lahra Weber added 39 kills to her career totals but stayed put in fourth-place. She also added 36 digs, giving her 880 career digs, moving her even closer to cracking the top-10. She trails her coach, Meagan Woods by only four. 
 
Crystal Ball
Cate Whiting and AveRee Reynolds were chosen for the GNAC Volleyball Preseason Team alongside the Nanooks landing in the fourth-place spot in the GNAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. This prediction comes after back-to-back fifth place finishes for the 'Nooks in 2018/19. Alaska earned 66 points from votes. Whiting was a 2019 Preseason selection and 2019 GNAC First-Team Selection. Reynolds, in her first year with the 'Nooks in 2019, was a GNAC Honorable Mention Selection and the GNAC Newcomer of the Year. 

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