– This will mark the second time that Arizona has hosted the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship after doing so in 2017. In that tournament, the Wildcats picked up wins over California and Stanford before falling two matches short of the title match.
– Against its first round opponent – California – the Wildcats are 6-4 all-time including a 3-1 win over then-No. 11 Golden Bears on March 26 this season.
– Arizona earned their 18th win of the season with their 3-2 win over LBSU in the Arizona Invitational.
– The Wildcats are seven wins away from tying their record for most wins in a season (25) with the Pac-12 Championships and post season play left to break the record.
– Pair Sarah Blacker and Maja Kaiser currently have the most wins and the highest winning percentage of the Wildcats. They are 22-6 on court two giving them a win percentage of .786. This pair has been on the top of the Wildcats leaderboard for the entirety of the season.
– Jasmine Safar comes in behind Kaiser/Blacker with a record of 19-9 (.679) with partners Dana Parker (6-2) and Dilara Gedikoglu (13-7).
– Freshman Annie Kost, the only freshman to see match play, is currently 9-7 on courts one and five with partners Hope Shannon and Alex Parkhurst.
Wildcat Seniors:
Maja Kaiser:
– Over 80% of her wins have come in two sets with only three being advanced to a third
– 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents.
Sarah Blacker:
– Over 80% of her wins have come in two sets with only three being advanced to a third
– 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents
– Her 22-6 performance has put her in fifth place in program history career wins and 10th in win percentage
Dana Parker:
– 14 of her 18 wins have come in 2 sets, giving her the second most two set wins of any 2022 Wildcat
– Her 18-10 2022 record put her in sixth place in program history in career wins and 10th in career win win percentage
Jasmine Safar:
– Second most wins in the 2022 season and second highest win percentage
– Currently 13th in program history for career wins and 12th in win percentage
2021 Recap
– The 2021 season saw an overall record of 22-6 (9-2 Pac-12). This was the second most wins in program history and the most wins in the Pac-12.
– The Sand Cats spent the last five weeks of the 2021 season in the Top 10 of AVCA’s weekly rankings, finishing in the 10th spot. This is the longest top-10 streak and the highest final ranking for the Cats since 2017.
– Four Wildcats were named All-Pac-12…
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