There was one more match to prepare for the all-important Pac-12 season. On Saturday against California State Northridge, Arizona volleyball head coach Dave Rubio wanted his team to learn some things. He’s not sure they learned the most important lessons. Those lessons have to do with team culture.
“The biggest challenge by far is the players not evaluating the opponent on the other side,” Rubio said. “And so (falling behind is) what happens. And it’s human nature to do that. You see that in football, right? Notre Dame loses to Marshall and Georgia Southern goes in and beats Nebraska at Nebraska.