The UAF Volleyball team dropped its final two matches of the season last week, finishing with a 1-21 overall record and 1-17 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The Nanooks went 2-3 against the Western Washington Vikings Thursday, Nov. 10, and on Saturday they were swept 0-3 by the Wildcats of Central Washington.

On Thursday night, the Nanooks won the second and fourth games, but lost the best of five series with scores of 20-30, 30-24, 19-30, 30-28, and 15-4. Jenna Jones led the Nanooks with 15 kills, and Jessica King and April Blandford each added 12 more. Blandford also contributed six blocks.

The Vikings had two players with 21 kills, Lindsey Signer and Tiana Roma, and managed a team hitting percentage of .286, compared to UAF's .205.

On Saturday night, against No. 15 Central Washington, the team honored its three seniors, Blandford, Crystal Wheelock and Kayleen Stenehjem, before the game began:

"We're playing one of the best teams in the nation, who are getting ready for play-offs," said UAF Coach Phil Shoemaker before the game. "We want to help them get ready for play-offs by giving them the best match we possibly can."

The Nanooks lost the series in three games, with scores of 19-30, 17-30, and 22-30.

Three Nanooks were led by Blandford and King, with seven kills apiece, and Jones and Korlyn Bolster, with five each. The Nanooks had four players with double-digit digs, led by Jones, with 11, and Miranda Trudeau, King, and Wheelock with 10 each.

The Wildcats had three players with more than 10 kills: Crystal Ames, with 15, LeAnne McGahuey, with 13, and Cristina Null, with 10. Ames also contributed 18 digs, and Darcy Schmidt added 14.

The UAF Volleyball season is now over, but they'll be back next August.