March Madness: Why Arizona and Purdue suffered catastrophic losses in the opening round
Less than a week ago, both the Arizona men's basketball team and Purdue University were cutting down the nets after winning their conference tournaments.
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Less than a week ago, both the Arizona men's basketball team and Purdue University were cutting down the nets after winning their conference tournaments.
Arizona women's basketball looked back in their midseason form, cruising to a 75-62 victory over the No. 10-seeded West Virginia University in the Round of 64 on Friday, March 17. However, the Wildcats will be tested come Sunday when they face the No. 2-seeded University of Maryland on the Terrapins’ home court in the Round of 32 on Sunday, March 19, at 2:30 p.m.
No. 7 seed Arizona women's basketball will look to turn the ship around when they face No. 10 seed West Virginia University on Friday, March 17, at 9 a.m. in College Park, Maryland.
The Arizona women's basketball team enters the Pac-12 Tournament with a record of 21-8 and 11-7 in Pac-12 play. The No. 4 seed University of Arizona plays the No. 5 seed UCLA on Thursday, March 2, at 1 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.
No.14 Arizona’s late-game comeback came up short, as the Wildcats lost 73-59 to the University of Oregon on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Ducks fought off Arizona’s late-game comeback to snap their seven-game losing streak.
The Arizona women's basketball team enters the final weekend of the regular season with a record of 21-6 and 11-5 in Pac-12 play. This weekend, Arizona travels to Oregon to play the University of Oregon on Thursday, Feb. 23 and Oregon State University on Saturday, Feb. 25.
The Arizona women's basketball team defeated the No. 4 University of Utah 82-72 on Friday, Feb. 17 in McKale Center. Utah entered Friday night's matchup ranked fourth in points per game averaging 84.7 points per game. However, the Wildcats, led by Shaina Pellington, seemed unfazed and held Utah to 72 points, snapping the visiting team's seven-game winning streak.
This weekend, Arizona women's basketball team hosts the No. 4 University of Utah on Friday, Feb. 17, and the No. 21 University of Colorado Boulder on Sunday, Feb. 19. Arizona is looking for redemption after losing to both teams earlier in January.
The Arizona women's basketball team lost 84-60 against No. 6 Stanford University. The University of Arizona was outmatched by a fantastic Stanford team. The Wildcats made plenty of mistakes and shot poorly from the field while Stanford played smart basketball, helping them cruise to a 24-point win.
The No. 17 Arizona women's basketball team hosts No. 6 Stanford University on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Thursday night's game will be a rematch, as the two teams met in Stanford, California on Jan. 2. The Cardinal beat the Wildcats with ease 73-57.
The Arizona women's basketball team rallied late to defeat No. 14 UCLA 71-66 in overtime. No. 22 Arizona trailed by double digits multiple times, but they were able to rally to knock off UCLA on the road.
This weekend, the Arizona women's basketball team heads to the Los Angeles area to face off against UCLA on Friday, Feb. 3, and USC on Sunday, Feb. 5. Arizona is looking to rebound after a rough January which saw them go 4-4 and drop from 15th to 22nd in the AP Top-25 Women's Poll.
The Arizona women's basketball team defeated the University of Washington 61-54 on Friday, Jan. 27. A strong second half, led by fifth-year senior Cate Reese, helped the Wildcats come back to defeat Washington for the seventh straight time dating back to 2018.
The Arizona women's basketball team played two games this weekend and won both by at least 20 points, here is a breakdown of each game.
The Arizona soccer team defeated the University of Oregon for the first time since 2019, beating the Ducks 4-1 on senior day, Oct. 30.