Arizona head coach Dave Rubio was in a bit of a bind. He had planned for China Rai Crouch to return to her original position at opposite this year. Then she decided she needed to take a year off to fully recover from injuries suffered last season. Enter a helping hand from a former Pac-12 competitor that led him to Puk Stubbe in the Netherlands.
Ron Zwerver, former Oregon State associate head coach and Olympic medalist for the Netherlands, sent Rubio some film of Stubbe. The Beavers didn’t need an opposite, so he was trying to find somewhere else for her to go, particularly in the Pac-12.