Another home game, another 30-point victory. But judging by the mood in the locker room, you would never have known.

The tempo wasn't the same, the excitement wasn't there, and despite last night's 91-58 win over Saint Louis in McKale Center, players and coaches alike felt there was a lot of room for improvement.

"It was kind of slow and frustrating," senior forward Rick Anderson said. "We didn't have a lot of good ball movement, and it was hard to get to the glass. They were after us." [Read article]

It wasn't Wisconsin out there last night, but Saint Louis sure played like the Badgers, and a few Wildcats sure did remember.

The slow-down style of basketball that made Wisconsin famous has been transported to the Billikens by their coach, Brad Soderberg ÷ and boy, did it make for a slow basketball game. Even the Arizona players, who won the game by 33 points, said the game was boring.

"I think we were bored out there tonight," said sophomore shooting guard Salim Stoudamire, who played in his first game of the season. "Even the guys on the bench were saying how boring it was." [Read article]

The season might have ended Friday for the players, but for some of the coaches it's just beginning, as the coaches will scour the country recruiting.

The Wildcats will be recruiting players from every position and will look at athletes from both the high school and junior college levels.

"We are continuing to turn over the stones to try and find someone, somewhere that can help us," head coach John Mackovic said. [Read article]

When the 2002 volleyball season began, the Wildcats had one major question ÷ who would replace All-American setter Dana Burkholder?

With no current player on the UA roster to fill the void, head coach David Rubio had to look outside his program.

Luckily for him, Laurie Gardner, a senior transfer from Indiana, fell into his lap.

Gardner, a native of West Bend, Wisc., played in 87 of 89 matches in her three-year career with the Hoosiers, but said she wanted a chance to come to a program that would give her an opportunity to win a national championship. [Read article]

· Position: Women's Basketball Center

· Nickname: "Polkey"

· Year: Freshman

· Major: Undeclared

· Latest Highlight: Polk was named the Pacific 10 Conference Player of the Week for her performances in two Wildcat wins last week. Polk averaged 13 points, 15.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and two blocks per game. She led the Wildcats to a 70-49 win over then No. 8- ranked Georgia and has opened her Arizona career with three straight double-doubles. [Read article]