California and Arizona came into the season in similar situations. The Golden Bears and Wildcats both had new coaches and were looking to turn things around. The Wildcats had hovered around .500.
Arizona volleyball could have gone two ways. After a rough weekend when the Wildcats’ coach said they gave up against their rival and a starter quit the team, they could have given up before they.
When Puk Stubbe arrived in Tucson from the Netherlands as a 21-year-old freshman, she was an answer to Arizona volleyball’s desperate need. As a freshman, she stepped into a hole left by unexpected.
When a struggling team goes into a match against an overmatched opponent, is it better to focus on the successes in what became easy victory or the mistakes that could be costly against a Pac-12.
It was a case of the same old affliction for Arizona volleyball on Thursday evening. The Wildcats (3-6) struggled in serve receive on their way to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-19) loss to Long Beach.