The No. 8-ranked California volleyball team (25-6, 13-5 Pac-10) defeated New Mexico State (26-9, 15-1 WAC), 3-1 (25-23, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17) in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship tonight at Haas Pavilion. The Bears advance to the round of 16 as one of four teams in the University Park Regional and will face No. 14 Illinois (26-7, 15-5 Big Ten) in one regional semifinal at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 12, at the Penn State Rec Hall in State College, Pa. No. 1 Penn State (34-0, 20-0 Big Ten) will face Western Michigan (28-6, 14-2 MAC) in the other regional semifinal at 6 p.m. ET later that night. The winners of each match will advance to the regional final, taking place on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. ET. The regional final will be broadcast live on ESPNU. For more information on the regional championships at University Park, please visit
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