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Washington volleyball earns No. 5 seed overall, will host Denver on Friday

The Washington volleyball team, which on Monday might become the No. 1 team in the country, on Sunday was seeded No. 5 in the upcoming NCAA tournament and will open postseason play on its home court Friday against the University of Denver.

The Huskies, 28-2, co-Pac-12 champion and the No. 2 team in last week’s coaches poll, will face Summit League champion Denver (27-7) in a first-round match Friday at Alaska Airlines Arena, where UW led the Pac-12 in attendance for the seventh straight year.

The UW-Denver match will begin approximately at 7:30 p.m. following a 5 p.