When the match started, everything that Arizona volleyball could be was on display. The Wildcats came out strong on serve, picking apart Stanford pin Caitie Baird. They were efficient, hitting over.
With the starting rotation taking on a new normal without injured outside hitter Jaelyn Hodge playing in the front row, it wasn’t easy to know how Arizona volleyball would come out against Utah..
Jaelyn Hodge has been nursing a foot injury since March. During this fall’s volleyball season, she often wears a boot when not playing and sometimes doesn’t jump in practice. With the Wildcats.
There was a lot to like about what Arizona volleyball did against Oregon State. Blocking. Setting. Fighting back. None of it was enough, though, as the Beavers won their first back-to-back Pac-12.
After previous matches, Arizona volleyball head coach Rita Stubbs has said that she felt like the only way the Wildcats could have pulled off an upset was by taking it in three sets. Most.