FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks volleyball team and Director of Athletics, Dr. Brock Anundson, have announced a four-year extension to head coach Brian Scott. Scott is currently entering his eighth year as the head coach of the Nanooks volleyball program, first taking over in 2015. 

"We are extremely excited about the future of our volleyball program with Coach Scott at the helm." Added Anundson, "He's done an incredible job in his tenure with the Nanooks, building a championship-caliber team that continues to excel both academically and athletically. We look forward to him guiding our volleyball student-athletes for years to come."

Coach Scott took over in 2015 and since then, has done nothing but improved. After a combined nine wins in his first two seasons, the Nanooks jumped to a dozen wins in 2017, their most in nearly a decade. They then bested that a year later, posting a 14-13, 12-8 GNAC record, their first season over .500 since the 2008 season when they posted a 15-10 record. In their first season back post-COVID, the Nanooks posted another historical record, going 18-12, 11-7 GNAC record, their most wins since 1996 and the most under coach Scott. 

The Nanooks volleyball team has shared as much success in the classroom as on the court. In the previous two academic years, the Nanooks have posted a 3.79 cumulative team GPA for the 2020-21 academic year, the highest in the department, and a 3.71 cumulative team GPA in the 2021-22 academic year, the second-highest in the department. 

Brian Scott was honored by the extension and continues to look towards the future of Nanooks volleyball, "This is an honor for me to continue coaching at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This is a community and college that I love. I look forward to working with these outstanding women on the court and reaching new heights as a volleyball program. Our family could not be more excited to continue to be a part of Nanook Nation!"

Alaska will open their 2022 season tomorrow in Honolulu, Hi. With a matchup against Hawaii Hilo and #25 Chaminade before playing Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. 

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