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WNIT SECOND ROUND | ARIZONA VS. PACIFIC | TUCSON, ARIZ. | MCKALE CENTER | MAR. 24 | 3:00 P.M. Adam Gonzales Assistant Director of Athletics Communications 1 National Championship Drive, McKale 106, Tucson, AZ O: (520) 626-9395 | C: (520) 591-6239 [email protected] | www.ArizonaWildcats.com Twitter: @ArizonaWBB Instagram: @ArizonaWBasketball Facebook: Facebook.com/ArizonaWomensBasketball 7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARENCES | 1997 |1998 | 1999 | 2000 |2003 | 2004 |2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME AT A GLANCE OCTOBER 29 E. NEW MEXICO (EX.) W, 88-31 DATE: Mar. 24, 2019 VENUE: McKale Center NOVEMBER CAPACITY: 14,644 5 W. NEW MEXICO (EX.) W, 78-41 SERIES: Pacific leads 3-2 9 IDAHO STATE W, 71-46 ARIZONA PACIFIC LAST MEETING: ARIZ 69, PAC 56 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 66-64 WILDCATS TIGERS 16 Seattle% W, 84-54 Dec. 5, 2015 (Tucson, Ariz.) Record: 19-12 (10-8 WCC) 18 Portland% W, 92-70 Record: 19-13 (7-11 Pac-12) RADIO: Arizona IMG Sports Network Ranking (AP/Coaches): NR Ranking (AP/Coaches): NR 23 SOUTH CAROLINA ST W, 73-32 KTUC AM 1400 (Derrick Palmer) Coach: Adia Barnes Coach: Bradley Davis 27 INCARNATE WORD W, 84-42 LIVE STREAM: ArizonaWildcats.com Alma Mater: Arizona Alma Mater: California Career Record/Yrs: 39-53/3rd Career Record/Yrs: 57-67/4th DECEMBER LIVE STATS: ArizonaStats.com School Record/Yrs: Same School Record/Yrs: Same 2 at San Diego State W, 69-60 TWITTER: @ArizonaWBB ‘17-18 Record: 6-24 (2-16 Pac-12) ‘17-18 Record: 15-17 (7-11 WCC) Last Game: W, 77-72 at Fresno State 5 MONTANA W, 100-51 Last Game: W, 66-56 vs. Idaho St. FROM THE TIP 9 at Long Beach State W, 70-43 • Arizona won their first postseason game in 14 seasons on Thursday and will host Pacific in the 17 UTEP W, 62-40 Second Round of the WNIT on Sunday. 21 NORTHERN ARIZONA W, 71-47 30 ARIZONA STATE*# W, 51-39 • Arizona hasn’t hosted multiple postseason games since the 1998 NCAA Tournament. JANUARY • Arizona is the only team representing the Pac-12 in the WNIT. 4 at Colorado* W, 69-67 6 at Utah*# L, 80-64 • The Wildcats, led by sophomore Adia Barnes, won the 1996 WNIT. 11 CALIFORNIA*# W, 60-55 13 STANFORD*# L, 78-48 • Aari McDonald owns the Arizona single-season scoring record and is currently sixth on the Pac-12 18 at Oregon State* L, 86-64 single-season scoring list. She joins Kelsey Plum as the only two players in conference history to 20 at Oregon*# L, 93-60 have 750 points and 130 assists in one season and is 11 points away from becoming the fourth 25 USC*# W, 71-68 player in conference history with 800 points in one season. 27 UCLA* L, 98-93 (3OT) • Cate Reese became the first Arizona freshman to score 20 points in a postseason game and is also FEBRUARY the first freshman since Shawntinice Polk to have a double-double in her first career postseason 1 at Arizona State*# L, 60-47 game. 7 at Washington* W, 69-59 9 at Washington State*# L, 90-88 • Arizona has won 19 games for the first time since the 2010-11 season when the Cats won 21 15 UTAH* W, 66-55 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 17 COLORADO*# W, 63-51 22 at Stanford* L, 56-54 No. Name Position Ht. Class Points Rebounds Assists Stl/Blk Minutes 24 at California* L, 82-76 (OT) 2 Aari McDonald (32) G 5-7 RSo. 24.7 6.3 4.5 2.6/0.1 35.8 10 Tee Tee Starks (11) G 5-9 Sr. 4.6 3.1 1.6 0.9/0.2 25.2 14 Sam Thomas (32) F 6-0 So. 9.4 3.4 1.3 1.6/1.1 34.1 MARCH 21 Destiny Graham (1) F 6-3 Sr. 3.0 3.0 0.6 0.5/0.1 18.8 1 OREGON*# L, 83-54 25 Cate Reese (32) F 6-3 Fr. 11.7 7.0 0.6 0.8/0.8 25.6 3 OREGON ST.*# L, 65-60 (2OT) ( ) starts 7 USC!# W, 76-48 8 Oregon!# L, 77-63 OFF THE BENCH 21 IDAHO STATE& W, 66-56 No. Name Position Ht. Class Points Rebounds Assists Stl/Blk Minutes 24 PACIFIC& 3:00 p.m. 3 Tara Manumaleuga (0) G 5-9 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0.0 * - Pac-12 Conference game 4 Lucia Alonso (21) G 5-7 Jr. 5.3 1.3 2.5 0.6/0.1 25.0 # - Game on the Pac-12 Networks 20 Dominique McBryde (31) F 6-2 RJr. 7.1 4.7 1.2 0.9/0.6 27.3 22 Lindsey Maleceha (0) G 5-9 Sr. 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1/0.0 2.7 % - Bank of Hawaii Classic (Honolulu, HI) 24 Bryce Nixon (0) G 5-10 Fr. 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.3/0.0 9.0 ! - Pac-12 Tournament Game 34 Semaj Smith (0) C 6-5 Fr. 2.2 2.9 0.2 0.3/0.8 11.7 (Las Vegas, Nev.) & - WNIT Game ( ) starts All times are Arizona time and subject to change WNIT SECOND ROUND | ARIZONA VS. DENVER PAGE 2 ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Last School) 2 Aari McDonald G 5-7 RSo. Fresno, Calif. (Washington) 3 Tara Manumaleuga G 5-9 Fr. Queensland, Australia (Hillcrest Christian College) 4 Lucia Alonso G 5-7 Jr. Leon, Spain (Aron León Cuña Del Parlamentarismo) 10 Tee Tee Starks F 5-9 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Iowa State) 14 Sam Thomas F 6-0 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) 20 Dominique McBryde F 6-2 RJr. Bedford, Ind. (Purdue) 21 Destiny Graham F 6-3 Sr. San Francisco, Calif. (Eastside College Prep) 22 Lindsey Malecha G 5-9 Sr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Hill-Murray HighSchool) 24 Bryce Nixon G 5-10 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Arcadia High School) 25 Cate Reese F 6-3 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods High School) 34 Semaj Smith C 6-5 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (St. Anthony High School) COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Adia Barnes (Arizona, ‘98), 3rd Year Director of Operations: Jessika Carrington Assistant Coach: Salvo Coppa (IULM University, ‘03), 3rd Year Assistant Director of Operations: Briana Felix Assistant Coach: April Phillips (Xavier, ‘10), 1st Year Graduate Student Manager: Sierra Bone Assistant Coach: Morgan Valley (Connecticut, ‘04), 2nd Year Graduate Student Manager: Maddie Searle Video Coordinator: Ryan Lee ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Athletic Trainer: Jessie Joseph No. Name Pos Strength and Conditioning: Caitlin Manuel 4 Lucia Alonso G 21 Destiny Graham F ROSTER BREAKDOWN 22 Lindsey Malecha G Returners (2017-18 stats) By State/Country 20 Dominique McBryde F Lucia Alonso 7.9 ppg/3.3 apg Australia 1 3 Tara Manumaleuga G Destiny Graham 8.1 ppg/6.4 rpg California 3 2 Aari McDonald G Lindsey Malecha 1.3 ppg/0.7 rpg Minnesota 2 24 Bryce Nixon G Dominique McBryde 6.7 ppg/6.3 rpg* Arizona 1 25 Cate Reese F Aari McDonald 9.8 ppg/2.7 rpg* Indiana 1 Tee Tee Starks 5.4 ppg/4.2 rpg* Nevada 1 34 Semaj Smith C Sam Thomas 10.2 ppg/7.0 rpg Spain 1 10 Tee Tee Starks F *Stats from 2016-17 season Texas 1 14 Sam Thomas F Newcomers By Height PRONUNCIATIONS Tara Manumaleuga Fr./G/5-9 Semaj Smith 6-5 Lucia Alonso Loo-THEE-uh Bryce Nixon Fr./G/5-10 Cate Reese 6-3 Adia Barnes Uh-DEE-uh Cate Reese Fr./F/6-3 Destiny Graham 6-3 Salvo Coppa COPE-uh Semaj Smith Fr./C/6-5 Dominique McBryde 6-2 Lindsey Malecha Mull-LEH-kuh Sam Thomas 6-0 By Position Bryce Nixon 5-10 Tara TAR-uh Guards 5 Lindsey Malecha 5-9 Manumaleuga Mah-NEW-mal-eh-ooh-nah Forwards 5 Tara Manumaleuga 5-9 Aari McDonald AIR-e Centers 1 Tee Tee Starks 5-9 Semaj Smith Suh-MAJ-a Lucia Alonso 5-7 By Class Aari McDonald 5-7 Freshmen 4 Sophomores 2 Juniors 2 Seniors 3 @ArizonaWBB #MadeForIt WNIT SECOND ROUND | ARIZONA VS. DENVER PAGE 3 MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES Last Five at the WNIT Another Invite? 3/21/19: at Arizona 66, Idaho State 66 McDonald is 11 points away from becoming ARIZONA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 3/17/11: at Utah State 103, Arizona 95 the fourth player in conference history to score 3/17/01: at New Mexico 75, Arizona 62 800 points in one season. It has been done five Office Phone (520) 626-4163 3/15/01: at Arizona 73, Kent State 61 times by Kelsey Plum, Chiney Ogwumike and Office Fax (520) 621-2681 3/23/96: Arizona 79, Northwestern 63 Nnemkadi Ogwumike. Press Row Phone (520) 621-5291 Ticket Office (520)-621-CATS A Win for Arizona Would Mean... McDonald Garnering National Recognition Web site www.ArizonaWildcats.com • Would be the first time Arizona has won mul- On Thursday, McDonald was named a WBCA Mailing Address McKale Center, Rm 106 tiple postseason games since the 1998 NCAA All-America Region Finalist. Earlier this season 1 National Championship Dr.. Tournament. McDonald was named to the Wooden Award Tucson, AZ 85721 • Would be the first time Arizona has won Midseason Top 25 list on Jan. 9 and became multiple WNIT games since the 1996 edition. the first Wildcat since Shawntinice Polk (2003- Adam Gonzales, Assistant Director/WBB Contact • Would be the first time Arizona has won 20 04) to be named to the list.