Western Washington Vikings volleyball thrives with players from Eastern Washington

The Western Washington volleyball program is among the elite in the nation year after year. Last week the Vikings were ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II and are Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions for the eighth time.

At the heart of that success this season are four players from the Spokane area – the Buckner sisters, senior opposite Joellee and junior libero/defensive specialist Aubrey from Colville, sophomore middle blocker Joslyn Boprayfrom Lewis and Clark and sophomore outside hitter Kazlyn Roullier from Central Valley.

“The Spokane area has always been a hotbed for volleyball and it continues to grow with each passing year,” said 18th-year WWU head coach Diane Flick-Williams.

The Buckners and Bopray are starters and Roullier provides a spark off the bench.