SEATTLE - Christal Morrison set a new Washington postseason record with 27 kills and the No. 6 Huskies got past Missouri, 3-2 on Friday night in an NCAA First Round Playoff match. Washington won by scores of 30-23, 28-30, 30-22, 32-34, 15-11 to improve to 27-3 and advance to play BYU tomorrow night in the second round.
Despite hitting .302 (93-26-222) and setting numerous team and individual postseason records, the Huskies had to fight off a pesky Missouri team before winning in five games in front of 3,346 fans. The match featured 41 tie scores and nine lead changes as the two teams battled back and forth, keeping the fans in suspense up until the end.
The Huskies took a 3-1 lead in the decisive game on a pair of kills by Morrison and one more by Jessica Swarbrick. Washington opened up a three-point lead at 9-6 but the Tigers tied it at 10-10. But from there, the Huskies closed out the game and the match by scoring five of the final six points. The final point gave the Husky faithful in attendance a win they might have anticipated coming much easier against a Missouri team that entered the match with 17-12 record.
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