It’s a big task to integrate nine new faces and two redshirt freshmen into a lineup even if they do include the No. 7 recruiting class in the nation. Months of work on fundamentals helped somewhat, but Arizona volleyball head coach Dave Rubio didn’t get a chance to see his squad in full competition until the Red-Blue match on Nov. 19.
The Blue team won 3-1, but players moved between the squads throughout the scrimmage. Rubio emerged encouraged, but thinking that there was still a ways to go.
“Paige (Whipple) and Kamaile (Hiapo) and the players who started last year, I thought it were pretty consistent and confident on the fly,” he said.