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There will be a battle for the setter position at Arizona volleyball this year. After losing former setter Avery Scoggins to transfer, the Wildcats added AEC Setter of the Year Maria Olga Siapani. They now have a commitment from former Notre Dame setter Harmony Sample. The pair join returning sophomore Chloe Giehtbrock. Sample spent four […]
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TEMPE—Time will tell how Arizona’s season finishes, but one thing is for certain: none have ever started better. The top-ranked Wildcats outscored rival ASU by 13 in the second half to win 87-74 on Saturday afternoon at Desert Financial Arena. In doing so the UA (22-0, 9-0 Big 12) broke the school record for consecutive […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats have a chance to set the record for best start in school history when they visit the ASU Sun Devils. Arizona beat ASU 89-82 in Tucson on Jan. 14. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! […]
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Arizona head coach Becky Burke believes her Wildcats still have some Big 12 wins in them. If they’re going to get one this Sunday, they will need to lock down on defense. The Wildcats will host the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. At 85.9 points per game, the Cowgirls even outscore […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats have a chance to set the record for best start in school history when they visit the ASU Sun Devils. Arizona beat ASU 89-82 in Tucson on Jan. 14. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-ASU game time, details: […]
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Arizona volleyball once again has a complete coaching staff. Head coach Rita Stubbs announced the hiring of former U.S. Men’s National Team member Ryan Ammerman on Wednesday. “We are thrilled to welcome Ryan to Arizona and complete our coaching staff,” Stubbs said in the press release. “Ryan has played at the highest level for the […]
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The Arizona/ASU rivalry hasn’t been particularly competitive in mens’ basketball in recent years. If not for a 70-foot buzzer beater three years ago the Wildcats would be riding a 12-game win streak in the series. Instead, the UA is on a completely different streak, one that’s on the cusp of school history, ahead of the […]
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OK so Arizona is good. Like, really good. The No. 1 Wildcats dominated BYU on the road before an interesting final minute made the game too close, but as has been the case in every game this season Arizona was able to do enough to come away with the win. At 21-0 they are looking […]
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When Arizona hosted ASU a few weeks back, the Sun Devils had just snapped a losing streak and ended up giving the Wildcats a run for their money. The UA won 89-82, one of its closest games in a month. Now comes the return game in Tempe, where Arizona has not lost under Tommy Lloyd. […]
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An Arizona rookie will be participating in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, just not the one most people would have expected with how this season has gone. Ex-Wildcat Carter Bryant has accepted an invitation to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The competition is scheduled for Feb. 14 at the Intuit […]
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Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition. Arizona golfer Filip Jakubcik is having a big week. The senior took home the N.I.T., winning the […]
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TEMPE, ARIZ – On Monday, Arizona head coach Becky Burke used the old cliche that records didn’t matter in a rivalry game. It was almost true on Wednesday night in Desert Financial Arena. The Wildcats led Arizona State by as many as eight in the second half but couldn’t hold onto the lead in a […]
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It’s the first women’s basketball Duel in the Desert for Arizona head coach Becky Burke and ASU head coach Molly Miller. Both feature teams of mostly transfers. Both rely heavily on turning defense into offense. That’s probably where the similarities stop, though. Arizona is coming off arguably the most successful run in its women’s basketball […]
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The Arizona GymCats’ big team score last Friday got the squad back on track after a difficult meet the week before. It also got Aubrey Krohnfeldt some attention from the Big 12 coaches. The sophomore was announced as the Big 12 Specialist of the Week on Tuesday. The award was Krohnfeldt’s first conference honor and […]
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By narrowly avoiding a monumental collapse at BYU on Monday night, Arizona matched the best start to a season in school history. The Wildcats’ 21-0 record is the same it had to start the 2013-14 campaign. We unfortunately know what happened next the last time the UA began this good, and how that season ended. […]
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All four major preseason softball polls are out, and the Arizona Wildcats are once again in the mix in each one. The NFCA/GoRout Division I poll was released on Tuesday morning to round out the releases. Arizona landed at No. 17 in the poll that is used as the official poll on this website. The […]
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Tommy Lloyd is not a coach who likes to point to excuses, and Monday’s game against BYU was no exception. Arizona nearly coughed up a 19-point lead in the second half, including a near monumental collapse in the final minute, but Lloyd wasn’t going to put all the blame on some questionable foul calls. “And […]
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At one point Monday night, Arizona looked like it was going to blow a ranked opponent off its home court. Then suddenly the Wildcats were on the verge of an epic collapse. In the end, the perfect record remained intact. On a night when he scored a career-high 29 points, a late block by Brayden […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats hit the road for a Big Monday matchup against No. 13 BYU. The Wildcats won in Provo last season. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-BYU game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-BYU? Arizona-BYU […]
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Arizona Athletics has announced changes for softball and gymnastics start times on Feb. 6 to avoid conflicts. The changes mean that the Wildcats will no longer host Oklahoma softball and Utah gymnastics at the same time. The Wildcats’ second day of action on the softball field was supposed to feature the Oklahoma Sooners at Rita […]
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For the seventh straight poll, Arizona men’s basketball sits atop the Associated Press rankings. Whether the Wildcats can stay there for another week will likely come down to Arizona’s top 15 matchup at BYU tonight. Arizona is the unanimous No. 1 team for the second straight week. Prior to last week, the UA had never […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats hit the road for a Big Monday matchup against No. 13 BYU. The Wildcats won in Provo last season. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-BYU game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-BYU? Arizona-BYU will be shown on […]
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Arizona is off to the second-best start in school history, winning its first 20 games by an average of 22.2 points. The run began with the Wildcats navigating a nonconference gauntlet, one that included five ranked opponents including defending national champion Florida and UConn, the team that claimed the two titles before that and which […]
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Arizona fans have very long memories when it comes to opponents that beat the Wildcats, particularly ones that do so in the NCAA Tournament or at McKale Center. BYU falls into the latter category, winning in Tucson last February on a controversial foul call in the final seconds. It’s the same coach as last year, […]
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Before a big time matchup against BYU on Monday, Arizona men’s basketball took care of business against West Virginia with an 88-53 win. Here is what head coach Tommy Lloyd, Koa Peat, and Tobe Awaka had to say following the win over the Bearcats: Lloyd on the ability to play inside and outside : “We walked […]
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