#8 Washington advanced to their first Regional Final since 2016, knocking off #9 Kentucky in four on Friday afternoon: 25-16, 26-24, 15-25, 25-22.
Senior outside hitter Kara Bajema kept up her amazing hot streak, recording 24 kills on .400 hitting percentage to go with a team-high 13 digs and 2 blocks. With her 21st kill, she became UW’s single-season kill record holder, adding 3 more to set the new mark with 577, displacing the only volleyball player to have her jersey retired at Hec Ed, 2011-14 OH Krista Vansant.
Senior middle blocker Avie Niece was stellar in limited usage for the Huskies, recording 8 kills on 13 attempts for .