The Arizona Wildcats (11-7, 1-5) started Pac-12 play three weeks ago with a great deal of confidence. They had won eight straight matches in non-conference play stretching back to a 1-3 loss to Nebraska in the second week of the season. In those eight matches, they’d only dropped two sets. At one point, they had won 18 straight sets over six matches.
Then came conference play, and the wheels came off. After Sunday’s 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-20) loss to No. 16 California (15-1, 5-1), the Wildcats are now 1-5 in league play. They have only won five sets over the past three weeks, and they will face two more ranked opponents on the road next weekend.