A look back at the Arizona women's basketball team's top five wins this season as the Wildcats prepare to face West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Do you go with all comebacks? Do you focus on the games they completely dominated? How about the sweep of the Los Angeles schools in L.A. — the first time the Wildcats had done that in 21 years? Or maybe it’s stealing two from the mountain schools at home? Or beating rival ASU twice?
People are also reading… What stood out: This was the first big win of the season in which everyone played their part. Esmery Martinez and Reese combined for 28 of UA’s 35 rebounds. For Martinez, this was a season high. She collected 15 three other times — against NAU, ASU and Cal. She also grabbed three steals and blocked two shots. Loville hit 4 of 5 three-pointers, and Pellington dished eight assists and had three steals.
What stood out: This was one of the first games in which the Wildcats dug deep to pull it out. After not scoring all game, Lauren Fields knocked down eight of her nine points — back-to-back 3-pointers and a layup — in 40 seconds. UA made seven 3-pointers with three coming in that last stretch . Pueyo, Reese, Martinez and Pellington each had three steals.
What stood out: The Wildcats never gave up. Pellington finished with 21 points and three assists. Martinez put up her sixth double-double of the season in 38 minutes. Arizona held UCLA to 31% shooting and forced 15 turnovers. What stood out: Freshman Maya Nnaji made a statement with less than two minutes left in the first overtime when she subbed in for Martinez, who had fouled out. Nnaji blocked a shot, pulled down a defensive rebound and took a jumper just inside the 3-point line in the corner to tie the game with less than six seconds left in the first overtime. Nnaji added another blocked shot and two more rebounds in the next five minutes to finish with seven points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
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