NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament
Seattle, Washington December 9, 2006

Washington (29-4) won its 31st consecutive home match, a streak that dated to 2004, defeating Penn State 3-1 (27-30, 24-30. 30-28. 26-30), as the Huskies advanced to their third consecutive NCAA Final Four.

The Huskies won the first two games, taking a close first game 30-27, then rallied to take the second game 30-24. Penn State took the third game, 30-28, but Washington earned its Final Four trip with a 30-26 victory in Game 4.

Stevie Mussie led the Huskies with 20 kills, Christal Morrison added 15 and Alesha Deesing had 13.  For Penn State, Nicole Fawcett totaled 24 kills (.273 hitting), Megan Hodge added 17 kills (but hit only .039), and Christa Harmotto posted 13 kills (hitting .290).