Washington Huskies showed everyone what they got and was aggressive in applying pressure and well executed blocking scheme to dispatch No. 6 Stanford Cardinal in four sets (3-1) Thursday night in front of 3,697 at Alaska Airlines Arena. Huskies are now looking every bit like a team that could make a serious run at a national title.
Washington came from a shaky start losing the first set 25-23, then getting thinks in order and took the final three sets by scores of 25-18 in sets two and three, and 25-15 in set four for a 3-1 victory.
Senior Lianna Sybeldon had 11 of her 17 kills in the final two sets perfectly. Fellow middle Melanie Wade tied a career high with 11 kills, and sophomore outside hitter Tia Scambray also posted 11. Wade recorded eight block assists.
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