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HISTORY OPPONENTS REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES/STAFF PREVIEW GENERAL 31 ball Media Guide olley 2005 Washington Washington V 2005 A 2004 REVIEW 2004 2004 SEASONA NOTES Overall Record: 28-3 Pacific-10 Record: 16-2, conference champions NCAA Tournament: 4-1, national semifinal FINAL FOUR: The Washington volleyball team advanced to its first Final Four where it fell to eventual NCAA Champion Stanford, 3-1, in the national semifinal. Brie Hagerty led Washington with 21 kills and a .367 attack percentage against the Cardinal, while Sanja Tomasevic pounded 20 kills to go with 22 digs and seven blocks. Darla Myhre chipped in a match- high 13 blocks, in addition to eight kills. Kaitlin Leck was credited with 11 kills and six blocks for the Huskies, while Courtney Thompson dished out 60 assists in the match. Candace Lee provided the Husky defense a spark with 34 digs. Washington held a 15.5-13 block OPPONENTSadvantage. HISTORY UW IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: The Huskies have made nine appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004) and have an all-time mark of 14-9. UW is 10-1 in postseason matches played in Seattle. Washington’s Washington broke the program’s attendace record on Oct. 23 when 5,712 fans packed Bank of America Arena Final Four appearance marked UW’s best finish in to see the Huskies sweep Stanford 3-0. UW had the highest attendance average in the Pac-10 last season and program history. It’s previous best finish included Elite ranked fifth in the nation with 3,211 fans per game. Eight appearance in 1988 and 2003. REVIEW UW DEFEATS UCLA IN REGIONAL (28-2) and 1980 (28-12) and was 37-8-2 in 1978. The accolades after leading the Pac-10 and ranking 13th in CHAMPIONSHIP: Before a crowd of 4,532 at Bank Huskies’ .903 winning percentage fell just shy of the the nation with 5.95 digs per game. Lee's 666 digs were of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, the 1977 squad that finished the year with a .933 winning also a UW record. Huskies rallied in the deciding fifth game to defeat percentage. UCLA by scores of 27-30, 30-19, 30-28, 24-30, 15-9. LEE & THOMPSON EARN ACADEMIC ALL- After dropping game one, the Huskies looked to be in MCLAUGHLIN NAMED NATIONAL COACH OF AMERICA AWARDS: Junior libero Candace Lee and control when they won games two and three and led THE YEAR: Jim McLaughlin was voted Tachikara/ sophomore setter Courtney Thompson were both 12-3 in game four before UCLA stagged a remarkable American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Na- named to the 2004 ESPN The Magazine Academic All- comeback. The Bruins went on a 12-3 run to tie the tional Coach of the Year. McLaughlin led Washington America Women's Volleyball Third Team, as selected match at 15-15 and then pulled ahead 23-18 before to its first-ever Pacific-10 Conference title with a 16-2 by the College Sports Information Directors of America tying the match at two games apiece. In the fifth game, record, garnered Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors for (CoSIDA). Lee and Thompson become Washington's UCLA led 8-6 before the Huskies scored six points the second time in three years and picked up the Re- second and third-ever recipients of an Academic All- behind the powerful arm of Brie Hagerty. Hagerty was gion Coach of the Year award. The Huskies opened America award. Paige Benjamin was a 2002 Verizon named to the Regional All-Tournament team, as were 2004 with a school-record 22-match win streak, and Academic All-American second team honoree. Courtney Thompson and MVP Sanja Tomasevic. their only losses headed into the Final Four were five- Tomasevic led all players with 24 kills, while Hagerty game setbacks to Southern California and Stanford. WASHINGTON WINS FIRST PAC-10 TITLE: added 23. Thompson had 67 assists and 21 digs on Washington was ranked as the top team in the USA With a 3-1 victory over No. 16 UCLA on Nov. 27, the night. Today/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Poll for a seven-week Washington won its first-ever Pac-10 Championship. period and never fell below seventh place in 2004. The Huskies won the Pac-10 with a 16-2 mark, edging HUSKIES DEFEAT SAINT MARY’S IN McLaughlin and the Huskies worked around an injury out second place Stanford who finished one match back Washington defeated REGIONAL SEMIFINAL: to returning AVCA All-American Sanja Tomasevic, who with a 15-3 record. With the conference title, Saint Mary’s in the Regional Semifinal to advance to missed five weeks of the 2004 season and returned Washington received the league’s automatic berth into the Elite Eight for the third time in the program’s history just prior to the NCAA Tournament. McLaughlin boasts the NCAA Tournament. and for the second year in a row. The Huskies defeated a 164-82 career record over eight seasons as a the Gaels 30-20, 30-20, 30-20 and were led by Pac-10 women’s head coach, including an 82-39 mark in four The Freshman of the Year and Pacific Region Freshman of UW RANKED NO. 3 IN FINAL AVCA POLL: years at Washington. Huskies were ranked third in the final USA Today/ CSTV the Year Christal Morrison. Morrison, who was making Top 25 poll released on Dec. 22. Washington, who held her first start since tearing her meniscus on Dec. 1, led UW PLACES THREE ON ALL-AMERICA the No. 1 ranking for seven weeks during the season, all players with 19 kills, while hitting .439. Senior Kaitlin TEAMS: Three Washington volleyball players received received 1,474 points in the poll to fall just behind No. Leck and junior Sanja Tomasevic added 15 and 14 kills, All-America honors from the American Volleyball 1 Stanford (1,625 points) and No. 2 Minnesota (1,557 respectively. Coaches Association (AVCA). Sophomore setter points). UW volleyball is just the sixth Washington HUSKIES DEFEAT IDAHO/KANSAS IN OPEN- Courtney Thompson was a first team selection, while program to hold top-billing. Other Husky programs to ING ROUNDS: The Huskies defeated Idaho (3-0) and freshman outside hitter Christal Morrison was named hold the coveted top ranking include football (last on PREVIEWKansas (3-2) COACHES/STAFF in the opening PLAYERS rounds of the NCAA Tour- to the second team and junior libero Candace Lee was 11-7-92), softball (last on 5-10-00), men’s soccer (last nament to advance to the Sweet 16. Sanja Tomasevic an honorable mention pick. Thompson becomes on 9-21-98), women’s crew (last on 5-14-03) and men’s led Washington with 5.00 kpg and 5.12 dpg. The Hus- Washington's seventh first team All-American after crew (last on 5-6-02). kies also received strong play from Brie Hagerty (4.62 ranking third in the nation with 14.67 assists per game kpg), Kaitlin Leck (3.38 kpg, 1.88 bpg) and Candace and setting the UW record with 1,643 assists. Morrison UW TALLIES BEST PAC-10 RECORD EVER: Lee (5.38 dpg). is Washington's first-ever freshman to earn All-America Washington finished the Pac-10 season with a 16-2 honors. She was the Pacific Region Freshman of the record, marking the most conference wins by UW in a WINNING WAYS: Washington finished the season Year and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year after ranking single season. Washington’s previous best conference with a 28-3 record and boasted its second-most wins second in the conference with 4.21 kills per game and record was 13-5, set in 1988 and again in 1997, when in school history. UW also won 28 matches in 1977 4.79 points per game. Lee earned honorable mention the teams placed second in the Pac-10. In 1988, GENERAL 32 2005 Washington Volleyball Media Guide 2004 SEASONA NOTES Washington advanced to its first Elite Eight, while the CHRISTAL MORRISON NAMED PAC-10 TOMASEVIC MAKES HER COMEBACK: Junior HISTORY 1997 squad made it to the Sweet 16. FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Christal Morrison, an All-American Sanja Tomasevic made her first start since outside hitter from Puyallup, Wash., was named Pac- breaking her hand on Oct. 14 against USC on Nov. 26. HOME SWEET HOME: The Huskies were 12-1 at 10 Freshman of the Year after ranking second in the Tomasevic led the Huskies with 20 kills and 30 digs home in 2004, winning nine of those matches in straight conference with 4.10 kills per game and 4.67 points against USC. She followed up with 22 kills and 20 digs 3-0 sets. Washington lost three games to USC on Nov. per game. She earned Pac-10 Player of the Week against UCLA on Nov. 27. She was named Pac-10 27 in its only home loss of the season and one game honors and was named to the Northwest Classic and Player of the Week for her performances. to UCLA on Nov. 28 in the Pac-10 finale. Washington Green Mill Classic all-tournament teams. Morrison is dropped two games to Kansas and two games to UCLA Washington’s first ever Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. LEE SETS CAREER & SEASON DIG RECORDS: in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies held a 38-10 Junior libero Candace Lee became the all-time digs game advantage in Bank of America Arena.