TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Volleyball has released its full 2023 schedule, the program announced on Thursday. Ten of Arizona’s matches will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
Under first-year head coach Charita Stubbs, the Wildcats are returning four starters from last season: Jaelyn Hodge, Alayna Johnson, Sofia Maldonado Diaz, and Puk Stubbe. Arizona’s offense is returning the two kills leaders from last season in Maldonado Diaz (372 kills) and Hodge (353 kills).
Coach Stubbs and the Cats will open 2023 with the Cactus Classic from Aug. 25-26 at home in McKale Center. The Cats will welcome North Carolina, Pacific, and UC Davis for the Cactus Classic.
Arizona will then head to Grand Canyon (Sept. 1-3) to play Iowa State, LIU, and GCU before heading to Wisconsin (Sept. 7-9) to face Miami and Wisconsin in a pair of matches.
The Wildcats will return home to host the Wildcat Classic from Sept. 15-16 before opening Pac-12 action on the road at Arizona State on Sept. 21 on the Pac-12 Networks. Arizona will have 10 of its 20 Pac-12 matches televised on the Pac-12 Networks, four of which will be home matches.
After hosting Arizona State, the Cats will welcome Washington State to McKale Center on Sept. 24. The Wildcats will travel to California and Stanford from Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Arizona will return home to host UCLA and USC Oct. 6-8 before hitting the road for four-straight matches. The Cats will travel to Oregon and Oregon State on Oct. 13-15 before heading to Colorado and Utah from Oct. 20-22 to wrap up the first half of the season.
The second half of the conference schedule will begin at home with Stanford on Oct. 27 and California on Oct. 29, followed by a trip to USC and UCLA from Nov. 3-5. Arizona will host back-to-back weekends against Utah and Colorado on Nov. 9-11 and Oregon State and Oregon from Nov. 17-19. Arizona will face Washington in Seattle for the final road match of the season on Nov. 21 before hosting Arizona State on Nov. 25 to close out the regular season.
Arizona broke the season ticket record for the 2023 season for the second year in a row. To purchase season tickets, click here or call 520-621-CATS.
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