Wildcats open season with Red-Blue game

UA women's basketball tipped off its season last night in a not-so-serious manner in McKale Center with its annual Red-Blue game.

The split-squad scrimmage was the first chance for the team's starters to get some true game experience this season. For many newcomers on this young Wildcat squad, it was their first game on Lute and Bobbi Olson Court. [Read article]

Wildcats visit Reser for third straight season

The Wildcat football team will be looking for its first win in two months this weekend ÷ and most of the players will guarantee that they will be coming out to hit somebody right in the mouth.

Today, Arizona football heads to Corvallis for the third straight year to take on Oregon State (5-3, 2-2 Pacific 10 Conference) tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Arizona (1-7, 0-4) will be looking for its first Pac-10 win in more than a year ÷ a streak that dates back to the Wildcats' win against California late last season in Berkeley. [Read article]

Arizona sophomore fullback Gilbert Harris and freshman offensive lineman Keith Jackson missed yesterday's practice for undisclosed reasons.

UA interim head football coach Mike Hankwitz said that no disciplinary action has taken place.

Hankwitz did say, however, that he would disclose tomorrow whether Harris and Jackson would make the trip to Corvallis, Ore., for the Wildcats' game against Pacific 10 Conference opponent Oregon State. [Read article]

After years of playing only one competitive team during its annual Bay Area road trip, the Arizona volleyball team now must face a California team that may be even better than perennial volleyball power Stanford.

Just a day after falling to the Cardinal, 3-1, Arizona (10-12, 4-7 Pacific-10 Conference) travels across the Bay to face the No. 6 Golden Bears (18-2, 9-2) in Haas Pavilion tonight.

Last night, the Wildcats fell to No. 9 Stanford in four sets ÷ 28-30, 25-30, 33-31, 24-30. With 24 kills, sophomore outside hitter Kim Glass became the fastest Wildcat to reach 1,000 for her collegiate career. Glass reached the milestone in only 54 matches ÷ 11 fewer than former leader Barb Bell. [Read article]

The Arizona soccer team plays host to conference foes Oregon State and Oregon this weekend in its final home series of the season.

The Wildcats (5-8-2, 1-3-1 Pacific 10 Conference) take on the Beavers tonight at 7 before facing the visiting Ducks at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Win or lose, Sunday's match brings reason to celebrate for Arizona, as the team will honor senior defender and team captain Lindsey Greenwood before the match on senior day at Murphey Stadium. [Read article]

After two rough games against Arizona State, the Icecats will look to put a scare into the orange-and-black Tennessee hockey team on Halloween weekend.

American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 No. 10 Arizona (1-0-1) hosts the brand-new Division 2 Ice Vols (4-5) tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center arena.

The Icecats have made some changes that head coach Leo Golembiewski hopes will get the UA more offense after only scoring six goals in two games earlier this week against ASU. [Read article]

Last week, the Pacific 10 Conference's No. 2 rusher, Cal's Adimchinobe Echemandu, ran for more than 200 yards against the Wildcats. Some hard running combined with poor Arizona tackling led to a big day for the senior running back.

Things don't look to get any easier for the Wildcats this week.

Arizona travels to Corvallis to take on Oregon State and the Pac-10's top rusher, junior Steven Jackson. [Read article]

Coaches pick UConn, Duke as best in nation

The Wildcats may not be in the 2003-04 Final Four yet, but they're a part of this season's first four.

UA men's basketball was picked fourth in the nation by the ESPN/USA Today preseason top 25 coaches' poll, released yesterday.

Arizona, which received 638 votes, is sandwiched between Michigan State, with 677 votes, and 2002-03 NCAA Tournament runner-up Kansas, which eliminated the Wildcats in last season's West Regional Final, with 589. [Read article]

Cross-country heads to WSU for Pac-10 Championships

Both Arizona cross country teams travel to Pullman, Wash., tomorrow to compete in the Pacific 10 Conference Championships

Washington State plays host to this year's championships, to be held at the Washington State University Golf Course.

"This is going to be a tough challenge for our teams. It's an unusual Pac-10 Championships because of the location," said UA head coach James Li. "We've always been used to Stanford, where it's always been good weather. It will be an interesting challenge with the tough course and the weather." [Read article]

Arizona vs. Oregon State
(3) USC vs. (6) Wash. State
Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma St.
Miami vs. Virginia Tech
Arizona vs. Oregon State
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