WOMEN'S SOCCER: Melissa Wayman, a junior defender, has been named to the All-West Region third team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The NSCAA also honored Utah with its Team Academic Award for the 2004-05 school year.

SOFTBALL: Mona Stevens has resigned after nine years as the head softball coach at Utah to pursue other opportunities. Stevens compiled a 281-239-1 (.540) record at the U. from 1997-2005. An interim coach will be appointed before the students return from their semester break "to make the transition as smooth as possible," athletic director Chris Hill said.

Southern Utah

WOMEN'S SOCCER: SUU has been honored as one of 246 programs of all divisions by the NSCAA for posting a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher during the 2004-05 academic year. Head coach Brian Stock's team posted a team 3.32 GPA.

Other colleges

VOLLEYBALL: It took all season to set up this marquee matchup in women's college volleyball.

Top-seeded Nebraska will face No. 3-seed Washington for the NCAA title tonight in San Antonio. Both teams dominated during the regular season, each winning conference titles while losing only once.

"I think this is what everybody wanted," Nebraska coach John Cook said Friday. "We tried to play every top team this year, and the only one we haven't played is Washington."

Washington (31-1) has the NCAA's best hitting percentage of .341; Nebraska (33-1) is fourth in hitting percentage at .324.