When Arizona volleyball head coach Dave Rubio is asked how he feels after a match lately, the first word he uses is “frustrated.” That was the case again as the Wildcats lost to UCLA in four sets (25-21, 25-15, 24-26, 25-18) at Pauley Pavilion on Friday evening.
As was the case last Friday against Oregon, Rubio opted to hold out junior outside hitter/opposite Sofia Maldonado Diaz in favor of freshman Lauren Rumel in the starting lineup. Last week, he said the reason was analytics gathered in practice. This time?
“Same reason,” Rubio said.