On Wednesday, Arizona volleyball head coach Dave Rubio was a bit worried. The cause of his concern was Ben Wallis and his UTEP Miners, a team that had not defeated a major conference team since 2005. It turns out that Rubio had a reason to be worried.
“(The) former Mexico State assistant is now in his third year at UTEP,” Rubio said. “And he’s done a really nice job of recruiting some fine athletes. They’re not real big, but they’re quick, fast, explosive, and got some really good arms. And so he’s built a nice roster.