Arizona volleyball had not been swept by anyone this year, not even by No. 1 Texas. Entering Sunday’s match, the Wildcats were one of two Pac-12 teams to be undefeated in conference play. The No. 17 Stanford Cardinal had something to say about that in a dominating 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-16) victory.
Arizona head coach Dave Rubio noted last Wednesday that, while Stanford is young, they are extremely talented.
“Sometimes talent overcomes a lot of problems,” he said in his weekly press conference. “We’re not big and talented like that. We’re talented, but we don’t have the size.