Getting 600 season ticket holders is one of the goals on the agenda for Rita Stubbs since she took over as head volleyball coach for Arizona following the retirement of longtime leader Dave Rubio. There’s a whole lot that goes into that, and it all starts with the players.
“I have watched what Adia [Barnes] has done…just getting the crowd to come in where normally they didn’t come for women’s basketball,” Stubbs said. “It’s been good for softball for a long time or whatnot. But just to see that the people are there and just about every fan goes, ‘Oh, I’m a volleyball season ticket holder.