WWU opens defense of GNAC with sweep

Outside hitter Rachel Roeder and middle blocker Kayla Erickson combined for 22 kills and libero Samantha Hutchinson had a match-high 24 digs as Western Washington University began defense of its Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship with a sweep of Montana State University Billings, 25-14, 25-18, 25-18, on Thursday at Alterowitz Gymnasium on the MSUB campus.