TUCSON - Sixteenth-ranked Arizona defeated Savannah State in straight sets (25-12, 25-12, 25-14) to close out the nonconference season.
Arizona hit .435 in the match while limiting Savannah State to an .075 percentage.
Freshman Kendra Dahlke set a career-high with 12 kills while Kalei Mau notched her fifth consecutive double-digit kill match with 13. Tyler Spriggs added 13 as well.
Mau and Penina Snuka were named to the Wildcat Classic all-tournament team. Amy Neal from Texas, which went 3-0 in the event, was named the most outstanding player. The full all-tournament team is listed below.
Arizona overwhelmed the Tigers in all three sets, never allowing the visitors to score more than 14 points in a frame.
The Cats concluded the nonconference portion of their schedule 10-2, with its only losses to No. 13 Ohio State and second-ranked Texas. Pac-12 play is up next for the Wildcats, which open the conference schedule in Tempe with a battle against No. 10 ASU on Thursday.
After taking No. 2 Texas on Friday, Arizona will face a top-10 team in each of the next four weeks. Such is life in the Pac-12.
All-Tournament Team:
Amy Neal, Texas (Most Outstanding Player)
Molly McCage, Texas
Chiaka Ogbogu, Texas
Penina Snuka, Arizona
Kalei Mau, Arizona
Nathalie Castellanos, New Mexico State
Gwen Murphy, New Mexico State
Christian Lyle, Savannah State
Caitlynn Masoe, Savannah State
Up Next: Arizona opens Pac-12 play next week in enemy territory. No. 16 Arizona heads to Tempe to take on 10th-ranked Arizona State on Thurs., Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks. Later that week, ESPNU will be in town to televise another top-20 matchup when Arizona hosts No. 19 Oregon on Sun., Sept. 27 at 2:00 p.m. PDT.
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