After Arizona volleyball lost to Oregon in straight sets last week, head coach Dave Rubio talked about how the Wildcats just couldn’t win the points at crucial times in the match. That problem re-emerged against USC as the Women of Troy defeated the Wildcats in four sets (25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20). It was the first set that Arizona had taken against a team in the top half of the league’s standings this season.
While Arizona was able to hang with USC for most of the match, the Wildcats just couldn’t quite get over the hump or put together a run when they had a lead.