SEATTLE, Wash. -- Arizona hung tough with 10th-ranked Washington in Seattle, but fell in four sets on Sunday (25-23, 25-14, 21-25, 25-18).

Down 0-2 in the match, having just lost the second set 25-14, Arizona fell behind in the third set, 7-0 and later 15-10 before ripping off a 9-0 run to flip the five-point deficit into a four-point lead, helping the Cats to an improbable 25-21 victory in the third set. Arizona carried that momentum into the fourth set, where it led the Huskies the majority of the way until running out of gas late in the set. Arizona led 15-13, but Washington scored 12 of the final 15 points to win the final set, 25-18.

The shorthanded Wildcats were resilient throughout the entirety of the day, using their defense to keep them in the match. Libero Emi Pua'a had a career-high 29 digs in the match, tied for 11th most in a match in UA history and the most since Kalei Mau (31) and Laura Larson (29) vs. SMU on Aug. 28, 2015.

Pua'a had 29 of Arizona's season-high 84 digs in the match. She was one of three Wildcats in double digures in the match. Julia Patterson had a season-high 16 digs to go along with 32 assists, good for her eighth double-double of the season. Patterson also had a career-high-tying three aces to go along with four kills and three blocks in the match. Kamaile Hiapo, in her second match at outside hitter due to injuries to Whittnee Nihipali and Elizabeth Shelton, had 15 digs to go along with a career-most five kills.

Devyn Cross moved into the Arizona career top-10 in blocks on Sunday. Her four blocks in the match give her 346 in her Arizona career now 10th most in Wildcat history. The senior also had six kills on match-high .385 hitting; she was the only player in the match to hit better than .333 on the afternoon.

Paige Whipple once again led the Arizona offense, posting a team-high 14 kills. Katie Smoot also finished in double digits with 10 kills; both finished just shy of a double-double with eight digs apiece.

After four consecutive matches on the road, Arizona will return to McKale Center next weekend. The Wildcats will host Oregon State on Friday and Oregon on Sunday in a pair of matches that will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks.

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