Volleyball hosts alumni game Saturday

August 28, 2019

University Relations

Photo courtesy of Athletics Department.
Photo courtesy of Athletics Department.


The 2019 Alaska Nanooks volleyball preseason continues this Saturday, Aug. 31, with their annual alumni game, where the team will take on former Nanook volleyball players.

The scrimmage is set for a 7 p.m. start at the Alaska Airlines Court at the Patty Center and is free and open to the public.

Last week, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference released the 2019 volleyball preseason coaches poll, which placed the Nanooks to finish the 2019 season fifth in the league standings. The fifth-place seating is the highest preseason ranking ever for Alaska volleyball since the GNAC implemented the poll prior to the 2015 season.

Head coach Brian Scott returns for his fifth season with the Nanooks, while Nanook volleyball alum Meagan Olsen enters her first season as the team’s assistant coach.

The Alaska Nanooks had a historic 2018 season, posting an overall record of 14-13, going 12-8 in conference play. Alaska’s 14 wins overall is the most within a single-season under Scott and was also the most overall wins and first winning season since the 2008 campaign (15-10).

Furthermore, Alaska’s 12 conference wins is the most since the 2003 season (13-5 GNAC).

Alaska returns 10 players, including all their starters, and welcomes four newcomers.

For more information on the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team, follow @NanooksVB on Twitter or like the Alaska Nanooks Volleyball team page on Facebook.