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WWU volleyball and women’s soccer win, men’s soccer comes up short

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The Western Viking volleyball team rolled on Thursday night winning their 16th match in a row sweeping Central Washington. The 6th-ranked Vikings improve to 16-3 on the year and 11-0 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play. They next host Northwest Nazarene Saturday night at 7:00.

The Western women’s soccer team beat Montana State Billings 2-0. Talia Daigle and Zoe Milburn had goals for the Vikings. Western improves to 10-2-1 on the season and 5-1-1 in the GNAC. The Vikings are home against Northwest Nazarene Saturday night.

The WWU men’s soccer team lost at Seattle Pacific 4-2. Western has a record of 6-5-1 overall and 2-3-1 in conference. They visit #1-ranked Simon Fraser Sunday night.

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