FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (November 5, 2025) - The Northern Arizona women's volleyball team looks to continue its dominance in the Big Sky Conference standings with two road matches this week - at Sacramento State on Nov. 6 and at Portland State on Nov. 8. Both matches will be available to stream on ESPN+.
Northern Arizona earned a 3-1 win over Montana on Oct. 30 and a 3-2 victory against Montana State on Nov. 1, extending its home winning streak to 11 matches. Sophia Wadsworth has been a key contributor to the Lumberjacks' offense, recently leading the team in kills in both wins. On Thursday, she tallied 15 kills without an error, hitting an impressive .789, and followed that with 14 kills and just one error on Saturday.
Hanah Stoddard ranks second in the conference in kills (4.07 per set) and points (4.50 per set), while also sitting seventh in digs (3.29 per set). She currently has 980 career kills and is on pace to reach the 1,000-kill milestone before the season's end.
Gigi Greenlee ranks third in hitting percentage at .387 and second in blocks with 1.20 per set. Libero Melia Barlow is sixth in the conference in digs (3.49 per set), and Kylie Moran ranks ninth (3.20 per set).
Thursday's match begins at 8 p.m. MST, with live stats available here.
Sacramento State recently swept the Big Sky Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards, with freshman outside hitter Keonahi'ilani Solaita and senior libero Abbey Kadilak earning the honors after the Hornets defeated Idaho State (3-1) and Weber State (3-0). The Hornets are tied for second in the Big Sky standings at 15-8 overall and 8-3 in conference play, riding a six-match winning streak.
Sacramento State leads the conference in service aces (1.93 per set) and hitting percentage (.265), while holding opponents to 1.69 blocks per set and 10.49 assists per set.
Ashlynn Archer leads the Big Sky in hitting percentage (.445) and kills.
In the teams' last meeting on Oct. 11, Northern Arizona outlasted the Hornets in five sets, winning 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 28-26, 20-25, 15-13). NAU trails the all-time series 25-44.
Saturday's match also begins at 8 p.m. MST, with live stats available here.
Portland State enters the week 10-12 overall and 6-5 in conference play, sitting in a three-way tie for third place. The Vikings most recently fell 0-3 to Weber State on Oct. 30 before rebounding with a 3-1 win at Idaho State on Nov. 1.
The 'Jacks defeated the Vikings 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-17, 25-13) on Oct. 9 in the Rolle Activity Center. Northern Arizona leads the all-time series 33-26, dating back to 1996.
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