Bear Down Wildcats

Women's Game 20: #16/17 ARIZONA (16-3, 5-3) VS. #8/9 UCLA (18-1, 7-1)
Date: Friday, Jan. 31
Time: 6:00 p.m. (MST)
Location: Tucson, Ariz. - McKale Center (14,644)
TV: Pac-12 Networks (Daron Sutton & Joan Bonvicini)
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network, 1400 AM (Derrick Palmer)

Game Notes: https://admin.arizonawildcats.com/docum ... _Notes.pdf" target="_blank
Gameday Link: https://admin.arizonawildcats.com/gamed ... wbball/11/" target="_blank

absolutely huge game

hoping we can get this W at home

keep it civil everyone. turns out i'll be at the game again today.

i'm feeling very spoiled at the moment

Should be a great game. Hoping for some revenge and another quality win. Hoping the girls get a couple of home games in the tourney. I would bet they both easily sell out

Hot start by the women. Early 13-6 lead. Need to rebound better as we just gave up two consecutive offensive rebounds

Cats on fire. Ari doing it all. We lead 17-6 and the bruins, who have beaten us 13 straight, have to call a time out

Wow, what a quarter. Ari goes for 14 and we lead 27-16. We are getting killed on the glass do we need to stay hot.

That quarter was a good as Salim at Kansas or Williams and company vs Duke

Shooting 67% with only 1 turnover after 14 minutes in the first half. Lead 35-20

Sam Thomas with 3 long three’s so it’s not just Ari as she has 13. Have to think POM is whooping it up at the game

Ugh give up a three on the last possession of the half but lead 47-32. UCLA is #8 in the country so you know they will make a run. They have one player who is just fantastic and she has been a load for us

We shoot 54% overall and 7–14 from three. We had just 1 turnover.

We are kicking ass tonight. Keep it up ladies! Don't let up!

Also, Sutton needs to STFU about how awesome Charlie Turner Thorne is. I swear he's bringing her up every 5 minutes.

7407 on hand. We have a 19 point lead half way through the third. UCLA cane out punching with a 6-0 run but then we went on a 9-0 run. Girls are really playing great defense

62-40 late in the 3rd. Damn good job ladies. Actually surprised attendance is that low though. Times have certainly changed though when thinking 7400 is low for a women's game...

For most of the last decade our average paid attendance has been in the 1500-2000 per game range.

We are just destroying the 8th ranked team as we lead 70-48 after 3. Need to keep our foot on the gas but this was an impressive performance. I don’t think many teams in america would have beat us tonight. Maybe just maybe this is a final 8 team?

Just catching the second half, team is looking great. Crowd looks solid too.

BANG THE DRUM!!

Is this game even serious?

Way to Bear Down ladies! great win!

We won every quarter

That’s impressive

BTFD. Bang The Fucking Drum.

What a win. Aari with 27 and Thomas with 20. Only 7 turnovers and we shot 55% against the 8th ranked team in america. 92-66 final, wow

Adia is such a badass.

Longhorned wrote:Adia is such a badass.

She's a witch.

azcat49 wrote:What a win. Aari with 27 and Thomas with 20. Only 7 turnovers and we shot 55% against the 8th ranked team in america. 92-66 final, wow

The score wasn't as close as it seemed.

I officially watch more women's than men's Wildcat basketball.

UAEebs86 wrote:

Longhorned wrote:Adia is such a badass.

She's a witch.

How many timeouts did she call?

Alieberman wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:

Longhorned wrote:Adia is such a badass.

She's a witch.

How many timeouts did she call?

Such wasted opportunities to hyperventilate in a huddle.

Who had blowout win over UCLA in their bingo card?

Adia Barnes press conferences are awesome. She doesn't sound like a coach... she sounds like a player. Such enthusiasm and excitement.... no stupid coach-speak. She is just fantastic.

Awesome

Just got back.
What a game that was.

Crowd may have only("only") been 7400 something, but it was loud and really into it all game long. Let the team know how we felt, and let those refs know too

Longhorned wrote:

azcat49 wrote:What a win. Aari with 27 and Thomas with 20. Only 7 turnovers and we shot 55% against the 8th ranked team in america. 92-66 final, wow

The score wasn't as close as it seemed.

I officially watch more women's than men's Wildcat basketball.

You, sir, are correct. that was an over 30+ point ass kicking that the score got "closer" only because we went super deep into our bench and the refs kept being refs.

Holy crap what a performance. Anyone hear an update on Sam's face?(or was it just her nose?).

Alieberman wrote:Adia Barnes press conferences are awesome. She doesn't sound like a coach... she sounds like a player. Such enthusiasm and excitement.... no stupid coach-speak. She is just fantastic.

Yes she is

Alieberman wrote:We won every quarter

That’s impressive

Hell yeah it was

Longhorned wrote:

Alieberman wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:

Longhorned wrote:Adia is such a badass.

She's a witch.

How many timeouts did she call?

Such wasted opportunities to hyperventilate in a huddle.

hahahahahahahahah

PieceOfMeat wrote:Anyone hear an update on Sam's face?(or was it just her nose?).

She spoke at press conf. She seemed fine.

It was awesome- reminds me of why I ever became an obsessed Az basketball fan in the first place!

Alieberman wrote:

PieceOfMeat wrote:Anyone hear an update on Sam's face?(or was it just her nose?).

She spoke at press conf. She seemed fine.

Yeah we saw her come back out and bang the drum, just wondering if it was a break or not, and if there was anything to be concerned with going forward.

Glad she was at the presser. Thanks Ari

::edit

Just found the clip of the presser :
So glad she's ok

one thing i didnt catch while at the game, was this ucla player mocking us in the 3rd quarter after reese was thrown to the ground.



how'd that work out for ya ucla?

The kid in the background to the right seems really intimidated by the bravado.

Literally flexing down nearly 20 points.

Typical Ruins...

Alieberman wrote:Adia Barnes press conferences are awesome. She doesn't sound like a coach... she sounds like a player. Such enthusiasm and excitement.... no stupid coach-speak. She is just fantastic.

Thank God she doesn't bloviate like Miller, that's for sure. He should follow her example. Glad the ladies can beat a relevant opponent unlike the men. Congrats to Coach Barnes and the team. Well done.

It would be nice not to shit all over the women’s threads with bad opinions about the men’s team.

Didn’t see the game, but was ecstatic to wake up to this result. Just incredible progress by the team.