Arizona volleyball had gotten so close. The Wildcats were competitive in three-set matches against some of the best in the Pac-12. They pushed others to five sets. They just couldn’t get the win against the better teams in the league. In fact, they had yet to beat anyone in the top nine of the league standings this season.
That run ended on Friday afternoon in an early match against the Washington Huskies. The Wildcats took down No. 20 Washington for the first time since Nov. 20, 2010. The five-set (20-25, 25-18, 12-25, 25-19, 15-10) victory brought an end to UW’s 22-match winning streak against UA that started on Sept.