Stoudamire breaks 20 again to spark comeback

The Arizona men's basketball team did more than just avenge three losses to Washington from a season ago.

Last night, the Wildcats gained full possession of first place in the Pacific 10 Conference with their 91-82 win in McKale Center.

The final margin of nine points was the largest lead the No. 11 Wildcats (17-3 overall, 7-1 Pacific-10) had in the game. [Read article]

Free throws, zone defense keys to big win

After being outshot by 23 and out-rebounded by nine, the UA men's basketball team used a 95 percent free-throw shooting clip on 40 attempts and a new 1-3-1 zone defense to beat No. 10 Washington 91-82 last night in McKale Center.

The No. 11 Wildcats held the Huskies to 38.6 percent from the field and only 12 fast break points in taking over sole possession of first place in the Pacific 10 Conference. [Read article]

Attracting 10,000 fans is a tall order to fill for most collegiate women's basketball teams.

But that's the goal UA women's head basketball coach Joan Bonvicini has set as a result of comments made that her program could not host that many fans.

"I didn't pick that number off the top of my head," Bonvicini said. "It wasn't anyone in the athletic department but basically someone said...that they (didn't think) the women could do that (attract 10,000 fans)." [Read article]

When the UA baseball team takes the field for the first time in front of fans this season, they should find some familiar faces in the other dugout.

The Wildcats host the annual alumni game Sunday at 12:45 p.m. at Sancet Stadium.

Alumni activities start at 11 a.m. with an autograph session, followed by a home run derby at noon. Both squads will have three hitters in the contest.

Junior catcher Nick Hundley said his team's derby lineup has yet to be set, and that the squad will be selected based on whoever hits the most home runs in batting practice. [Read article]

The UA Icecats embark on the first leg of a three-week road swing tonight and Saturday when they face No. 9 Weber State in Ogden, Utah.

The Icecats (9-8-1) are looking to avenge a Nov. 5 tie and Nov. 6 loss to WSU (16-7-3) and stay afloat in the American Collegiate Hockey Association tournament hunt.

"The next four games tell us whether we go to Nationals," Icecats head coach Leo Golembiewski said. [Read article]

After knocking off top-10 teams in consecutive weeks at home, the No. 20 Arizona women's gymnastics team hits the road tonight to compete in Seattle against No. 22 Washington, No. 24 Minnesota and Seattle-Pacific.

"The road meets are always fun to travel with the team. I always get excited," said senior Monica Bisordi.

With wins over then-No. 6 Michigan State Jan. 14 and No. 7 ASU last weekend, the Gymcats are back in the Top 25 after a weeklong absence, their first in 49 polls. [Read article]

In its first home match of the spring semester, the No. 42 Arizona women's tennis team gave the home crowd a lot to cheer about.

The Wildcats swept the University of Texas-El Paso 7-0 yesterday at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.

Arizona won its first point with dominant wins in doubles competition. Maja Mlakar and Dianne Hollands, Arizona's one-two punch, defeated the Miners' Weronika Bloczynska and Kendall Exelby, 8-2. Juniors Stephanie Balzert and Kelly Perry, Arizona's No. 2 double squad, took care of Joanna Furdyna and Teri Wilkerson, 8-3. [Read article]

Following a disappointing performance last weekend in Flagstaff, the Arizona track and field team hopes to bounce back today and tomorrow when it heads to Boise, Idaho, to compete in the Athletics.com Invitational and Multi-Events against Stanford, Oregon, Idaho and Boise State.

Head coach Fred Harvey said that while his team didn't finish as high as he had hoped last weekend in the UA-ASU-NAU Tri-Meet, the teams have yet to reach their potential. [Read article]

If the Arizona swim and dive team is looking for a break in their schedule, they're looking in the wrong place.

The Wildcats square off with No. 9 Texas today and Saturday in Austin, Texas, just a week after facing top-10 schools Stanford and California.

"The meet is going to be just like against Cal and Stanford," said senior Emily Mason. "Texas is a strong team and they do not like to lose at home." [Read article]

With its first conference win under its belt, the UA men's rugby team plays the first of two non-conference matches this weekend against Stanford today in Palo Alto, Calif.

The Wildcats are coming off a 44-20 win over SoCal conference rival UC-San Diego on Sunday. The win over the Tritons was the Ruggers' first match in 60 days, so the UA is still trying to work out the kinks.

"This weekend should be a good gauge of how good of a team we really are," said assistant coach Tyson Swetnam. [Read article]