The Buffs (15-10, 7-8) are traveling to Tuscon today at 2pm to face Arizona (18-9, 8-7). The Buffs are trying to end a four match losing streak in which they've only won one set, while Arizona has won 3 of 4 and is trying to revenge a sweep at the hands of the Buffs in October. Sunday’s contest will be televised regionally on the Pac-12 Networks. Kevin Barnett will handle the play-by-play duties and Al Scates will provide the commentary. Here is a short preview from cubuffs.com:
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The Arizona Wildcats have compiled a 17-9 overall record and are 7-7 in conference play. They are 5-1 this season when playing at the McKale Center.
Madi Kingdon is second the Pac-12 with 4.49 kills per set and Jane Croson ranks second on the team with 2.85 kills per set. Olivia Magill is attacking at a .332 clip, the best for UA. As a team, the Wildcats are hitting .211 under the direction of Penina Snuka. She is averaging 10.09 assists per set, which is sixth in the league.
Defensively, Candace Nicholson has picked up 4.26 digs per set, the sixth best mark in the conference. Kingdon is second on the squad with 3.02 digs per set and Croson adds 2.87 digs per set. The Wildcats have a pair of blockers averaging over 1.00 blocks per set in Halli Amaro and Magill. They have both put up 1.13 blocks per set this season.
Earlier this season, the Buffs defeated the Wildcats with a sweep (25-18, 25-19, 25-23) at the Coors Events Center for their first conference win against UA. UA leads the all-time series 5-1.
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