AUBURN, Wash. (GRC) — As the regular season winds down, the playoff push continues. Volleyball has four games left, soccer has three, and cross country has two meets to go as their postseason begins this weekend. 

Volleyball
Wednesday, October 21st, Gator Volleyball makes the trek south to Centralia to take on the Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. The Trailblazers received ten votes in the latest NWAC Coaches poll, as they found themselves just outside the top ten. Green River sits one spot behind the Blazers in the west standings. Both GRC and Centralia come into the match having won three matches in a row. Both programs are 7-3 in their last ten games as well. The Green and black fell in straight sets last time against Centralia.
Friday, October 23rd, the Clippers come to The Swamp for a 6:30 p.m. first serve. SPSCC swept GRC in the previous matchup. The Gators have the ninth most kills (920), eighth most assists (831), and seventh most digs (1361) in the NWAC. During West Region action, Green River holds the fourth spot in digs per set (17.1) and seventh most aces per set (2.21). 

Ayiana Brown continues to lead the entire NWAC in kills per set with 4.16. No other NWAC competitor averages 4.0 or above kills per set. Brown also ranks third with 283 total kills. Macy Bonavente has the 16th-highest kills per set, averaging 2.98. Bonavente's 247 kills are good enough for the eighth-highest in the NWAC. Riria Fujiwara is ranked second in digs per set, 5.07, in region play. Evelina Mykhalchuk averages 6.16 assists per set, the twelfth-best mark in the conference. Her 214 assists dished out during region action are the sixth-best. 

Soccer
Friday, October 23rd at 3:00 p.m., the Clark Penguins come to town. Clark is 4-4-2 in their last ten matches while GRC is 3-3-4. Green River has taken the most shots, 300, in the NWAC and has the second most shots on goal, 173. They are also ranked sixth in corner kicks with 71 and eighth in shutouts, six. Luci Ramey ranks sixth in total goals with 12; Jazmyne DuBose is 16th with ten. Ramey has the third most shots, 67, while Natalya Huffaker has the fifth highest, 59. Autumn Carroll has six assists on the year, which is 14th best in the NWAC. 
Last time out against Clark resulted in a 3-1 loss for Green River. The Gators look to keep their playoff hopes alive with a win. 

Cross Country
Saturday, October 24th brings NWAC Northwest Regionals. The meet will take place at Lakewood High School in Arlington, Washington. Race times are not set yet. This is the last meet before the NWAC Championships on Monday, November 9th in Spokane Valley. Abigail Collier has the fourth-fastest 6K time in the NWAC this season, 22:03.7. Beckett Sias holds the 15th-best time for the men in the 8K, 26:05.1.

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