Eighteen seasons ago, the best volleyball player to ever don an Arizona uniform was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. On Wednesday, the league announced that the Wildcats finally have another top young star to follow in the footsteps of Kim Glass. Sofia Maldonado Diaz was named the conference’s top freshman as well as being voted to the All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman teams.
Maldonado Diaz wasn’t the only Wildcat honored by the voters. Junior middle blocker Merle Weidt, who transferred in from Rutgers in the offseason, was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
Maldonado Diaz led the Wildcats in kills per set by over a full point with 3.