Washington (6-8, 2-4)/Washington State (7-6, 2-4) vs. #t-18 Arizona (9-4, 3-2)
Oct. 1, 1999
Matches #14-15
THIS WEEK: No. 18 Arizona (9-4, 3-2) attempts to bounce back from an upset
loss to Arizona State in home matches with Washington and Washington State
this Thursday and Friday, Oct. 7-8. The Cats' contest with the Cougars will
be televised live on Fox Sports Net at 7:30 p.m. MST. Arizona swept the
season series from both the Huskies and WSU last year.
WILDCAT NOTES: The Cats' loss to Arizona State (10/1) broke a streak of 24
consecutive matches they had won when they out-hit their opponents ...
Arizona's win at Southern California (9/25) was David Rubio's first road
victory against the Trojans after seven defeats ... Lisa Rutledge's 22
kills at USC were the most by a Wildcat since Keisha Johnson's 25 at OSU
(11/16/97) ... The Cats' sweep of Oregon (9/17) marked the sixth time they
had held a Pac-10 opponent below a .100 hitting percentage in each game of
a match ... Raelene Elam posted her career-best hitting percentage mark
(.556) vs. Oregon (9/17) ... The 3,874 people in attendance at the
Arizona-Nebraska match (9/11) marked the sixth-largest crowd ever to see a
Wildcat volleyball contest ... Marisa DaLee came within one dig of posting
Arizona's 18th triple-double vs. Santa Clara (9/3), and her 11 block
assists in that contest tied her for third on the Cats' single-match list
... Shannon Torregrosa became the first Arizona freshman ever to post a
double-double in her collegiate debut at UTEP (9/1) ... She is also only
the fifth Wildcat freshman ever to start her first match under David Rubio
... Dana Burkholder's 1,712 career assists rank her fourth among active
Pac-10 players. Raelene Elam is eighth in active digs (560), and Marisa
DaLee is 10th in blocks (204) ... Seven of the Cats' 1999 opponents were
ranked in the AVCA preseason poll, including three of the top four (No. 2
Stanford, No. 3 Nebraska, No. 4 Hawaii).
DaLEE PASSES ALDRICH: Junior middle blocker Marisa DaLee has passed the
1,000-attempt plateau for her career qualifying her for Arizona's hitting
percentage leaders list and putting her well ahead of former teammate Erin
Aldrich's (1996-97) previous standard of .300. Arizona's career hitting
percentage leaders:
Player Years Pct.
1. Marisa DaLee 1997-99 .369
2. Erin Aldrich 1996-97 .300
3. Melissa McLinden 1982-85 .289
4. Caren Kemner 1983-84 .256
5. Stephanie Murry 1984-87 .248
MORE DaLEE: Junior middle blocker Marisa DaLee hit an Arizona season-best
.600 vs. Arizona State (10/1), marking the seventh time in her career she's
hit .500 or better in a match (min. 5 att./team game):
Opponent K-E-A Pct.
1. Indiana (9/5/98) 20-1-35 .543
2. vs. California (9/27/98) 11-2-18 .500
3. vs. Pittsburgh (10/17/98) 14-1-20 .650
4. vs. Oregon (10/30/98) 16-1-25 .600
5. vs. Oregon State (11/1/98) 11-0-15 .733
6. at UCLA (11/8/98) 12-2-18 .556
7. vs. Arizona State (10/1/99) 17-2-25 .600
HEAD COACH DAVID RUBIO: David Rubio (Cal State Northridge '82) is in his
eighth season as head coach of the Cats and his 13th year overall. He is
132-80 (.623) with Arizona and 252-145 (.635) overall. Arizona's win vs.
Oregon State (9/16) was the 250th of his career.
ARIZONA VS. UW: The Cats and Huskies will be meeting for the 31st time,
with UA leading the series, 17-13 ... In matches played in Tucson, Arizona
leads, 8-5 ... The Cats are 14-12 vs. UW in Pac-10 play, 8-5 at home ...
Head coach David Rubio is 8-6 vs. the Huskies, 5-2 in Tucson.
Last Year vs. Washington
Date Site W/L Results Scores
9/20 A W 3-1 5-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-11
11/20 H W 3-0 15-4, 15-5, 15-13
ARIZONA VS. WSU: The Cats and Cougars will be meeting for the 27th time,
with UA leading the series, 17-9 ... In matches played in Tucson, Arizona
leads, 10-3 ... The Cats are 17-9 vs. WSU in Pac-10 play, 10-3 at home ...
Head coach David Rubio is 8-6 vs. the Cougars, 5-2 in Tucson.
Last Year vs. Washington State
Date Site W/L Results Scores
9/18 A W 3-0 15-12, 15-7, 15-12
11/22 H W 3-2 18-16, 6-15, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12
