A lot of college volleyball teams run a 5-2 system with two setters, but not UAA. Hannah Trotter handles the primary duties. It's a tough job, but and the senior from Wauwatosa, Wis., has proven time and time again this season that she can handle the job on her own....
After being served up as dessert in the desert, defending Class volleyball 4A state champion Dimond is back in Alaska and back on the hunt. The Lynx started the season at the Desert Hills Classic in Utah, where they lost all four matches against Class 6A, 5A and 4A...
Outside hitter Lee Ivakina’s first season with the UAA volleyball team last year was one to remember: All-GNAC first team honors, top eight in the conference in both kills and points per set, and double-digit kills in 24 of 29 matches, to name a few. But according to...
As the last piece added to the UAA volleyball team's recruiting class, Kyana Gabriel was late to join the Seawolves. But on Thursday she was right on time, boosting Anchorage when it needed a lift. Gabriel slammed 11 of her 14 kills in a pivotal second set and then...
Alaska college volleyball players returned from a trip to Hawaii with more than a tan. The Nanooks and Seawolves both built their chops, developed chemistry and made adjustments that allowed them to avenge losses almost immediately. Nationally ranked UAF finished the...
Defending state runner-up Colony asserted itself as one of the top prep volleyball teams this season after winning the Chugiak Invitational over the weekend. The Knights rallied to beat the Palmer Moose 22-25, 25-16, 16-14 in Saturday's title match at Chugiak High...
After back-to-back losses on opening day, the UAA volleyball team bounced back on Friday to deliver new coach Morgan Hooe her first win. A balanced attack fueled a 25-15, 25-20, 25-18 victory over Hawaii Pacific in Hilo on Day 2 of the three-day Alaska/Hawaii...
A year after the Nanooks and Seawolves tied for the GNAC regular-season title, both Alaska college volleyball teams are expected to make another playoff run this year. The GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday, and Simon Fraser claimed the top spot by a...
Patri Ferran emerged as a difference maker for the Service volleyball team when she arrived in 2023 as a foreign exchange student from Spain. New UAA coach Morgan Hooe is hoping for a similar result. Three years after playing her lone season in Alaska, Ferran is...
As the daughter of an Anchorage coaching legend, Morgan Hooe was practically raised on a volleyball court and started her coaching career from her dad's lap. Virgil's kid has grown up, and on Monday, she was given the keys to the kingdom. Hooe, 30, was named UAA head...
After leading the UAA volleyball team to a share of the GNAC title, coach Stacie Meisner has built on that pedigree by landing three high school champions as part of the 2026 recruiting class. Cook Inlet Conference champion Indy Kmet of South Anchorage, Class 3A state...