As Arizona prepared to face Colorado early Sunday afternoon, Paige Whipple only needed one kill to get to 1,124 career kills. That would move her into sole possession of No. 12 on Arizona volleyball’s career kills list, overtaking associate head coach Rita Stubbs. That was supposed to be the story, anyway.
Instead, the story was the Arizona block party led by setter Emery Herman and middle blocker Merle Weidt, both of whom are in their first year with the program. The two combined for 15 total blocks, including three solo, as the Wildcats defeated the Buffaloes in four sets (26-24, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19) to complete just their second weekend sweep of the season.