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The Arizona Wildcats dropped a tight five-setter (25-19, 17-25, 27-25, 25-21, 13-15) to No. 11 Washington on Saturday, but came out like a different team than the one that was swept the night before. Dominant and in control.
The Wildcats won their first set of the season by making their opponent look like the inexperienced one. To some extent, they were. The Huskies lost
Kara Bajema, their dominant outside hitter, to graduation. But they still started the season in the top 10 and certainly aren’t welcoming nine new players this year like Arizona is.
Senior star
Paige Whipple was a big reason the Wildcats got off to a hot start, but young talents