Close in all three sets, the Huskies could not get over the hump against eighth-seeded Penn State today, as their season came to a close in the NCAA Championships Round of 16.

The road has been bumpy but Washington never lost sight of its destination, and the Huskies find themselves in the second week of the NCAA Tournament once again.

It all came together for the young Husky volleyball team tonight, and a stunning 3-0 sweep of No. 9 Creighton put Washington back into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships for the sixth time in seven seasons

The Huskies began their seventeenth consecutive NCAA tournament with the same result as the previous sixteen: a victory.