WWU headed to Elite Eight after comeback win

Senior outside hitter Rachel Roeder recorded 22 kills, including the match winner, to lead the No. 2 seed Western Washington University Vikings to the NCAA Division II Volleyball West Regional Championship with a 3-2 comeback win over Cal State San Bernardino Sunday evening, Dec. 6, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska

The Vikings trailed 2-0 in the match before staging the comeback to advance to the Elite 8 in Tampa, Fla. Game scores were 21-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14 to give the Vikings their second appearance in the Elite 8 — the last came in 2007.