Claeys Earns GNAC Weekly Defensive Award

By: Jeff Evans, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University senior libero Finnley Claeys has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for the opening week of conference play. Claeys was instrumental in helping the Vikings open GNAC play with a 2-0 record, contributing a pair of strong defensive performances in victories over Northwest Nazarene (3-2) and No. 20 Central Washington (3-0). Against the Nighthawks on Thursday, Claeys delivered 23 digs, her second 20-dig performance of the season, and just one dig shy of her season high of 24. She…