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Merle Weidt’s career night lifts Arizona volleyball to victory over California

The Arizona Wildcats not only want to go to the NCAA Tournament, they want to go far once they get there. Improving to 3-0 in Pac-12 play with a 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23) victory over California is just one more step in that direction.

“That was my goal,” Arizona head coach Dave Rubio said. “When I saw the schedule, I was like, ‘We gotta walk out of here after the first three matches 3-0.’”

On Friday, it was senior middle blocker Merle Weidt leading the Wildcats on that journey. Weidt led the match with a career-high 16 kills on .