This time, the Huskies couldn’t come all the way back.
Not that the No. 9 Washington volleyball team didn’t try Saturday night, forcing a fifth set after falling behind and saving one match point.
But in the end, No. 25 Washington State escaped with a 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-13 in front of 5,779 at Alaska Airlines, the largest volleyball crowd at UW in five years.
This certainly wasn’t the regular-season ending the Washington volleyball team was hoping for, losing to its rival on Senior night. But the Huskies don’t have long to feel sorry themselves as they have a chance to make even bigger memories in the NCAA tournament that begins this week.