Huskies look to begin a winning streak.
Nike Invitational Huskies look to begin a winning streak. Washington, which won the first three Husky Invitationals, is joined by last year's winner Portland, Georgia and San Jose State. Seventh-ranked Portland placed second in the first three previous Husky tournaments, losing to the UW on the basis of an inferior goal differential twice. It is imperative that the Huskies begin a win streak if they hope to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years. Another route to the NCAAs is via the conference's automatic berth.