In a match that likely put a nail in the coffin of Arizona volleyball’s NCAA tournament hopes, the Wildcats (12-11, 2-9) fell to Colorado (9-12, 1-10) in five sets (21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 11-15). It was the Buffaloes’ first win since Sept. 21 when they beat Campbell.
Despite superb individual performances by senior middle blocker Devyn Cross and junior outside hitter Paige Whipple, the Wildcats couldn’t overcome slow starts that plagued them most of the night.
Arizona fell behind by scores of 0-5, 6-10, and 2-7 in the three sets they lost. They even had to come back from deficits of 5-10 and 20-23 to win the third set and extend the match.