Paige Whipple notched 21 kills but Arizona volleyball was swept by No. 23 UCLA (20-25, 25-27, 22-25) on Wednesday afternoon in McKale Center.
The Wildcats were once again without three outside hitters—Shardonee Hayes, Whitnee Nihipali, and Elizabeth Shelton—due to injury, forcing senior libero Makenna Martin to play up front.
All three sets were close, with neither team leading by more than five.
“It was frustrating we weren’t able to execute at the very end of those sets to win at least one, but UCLA is a terrific team,” said Arizona coach Dave Rubio.