Former Arizona volleyball head coach Dave Rubio said earlier this year that he has tried to stay out of the way during successor Rita Stubbs’ first season. He didn’t want to add to the pressure, so.
It was all smiles in the Arizona volleyball locker room. For the second time in one day, an Arizona Athletics program had come back to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes. First, it was Arizona football.
It’s been a good week for the Arizona Wildcats. They all needed it.
Before Thursday’s game, first-year head coach Rita Stubbs gave her players goals she wanted them to meet. She had a special one.
Last time Arizona volleyball faced UCLA it ended a four-game losing streak. The Wildcats haven’t won a match since that time. After dropping a straight-set match (25-23, 25-22, 25-20) to the Bruins.
Against Stanford on Friday night, Arizona volleyball showed what it can be when things are all clicking. Even in a straight-set loss, the Wildcats fought and found a lot of positives. They followed.