GAME 7 | ARIZONA VS. IDAHO | TUCSON, ARIZ. | MCKALE CENTER | DEC. 23 | NOON 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 NOVEMBER 29 Northern Arizona W, 76-63 DATE: Dec. 21, 2020 VENUE: McKale Center DECEMBER SERIES: Arizona leads 1-0 4 #9 UCLA* W, 68-65 ARIZONA IDAHO 6 USC* W, 78-77 LAST MEETING: ARIZ 68, IDAHO 60 WILDCATS VANDALS 10 Arizona State* W, 65-37 Mar. 28, 2019 (Tucson, Ariz.) Record: 6-0 (5-0 Pac-12) Record: 3-2 (2-0 Big Sky) 18 Colorado* W, 62-59 LIVE STREAM: ArizonaWildcats.com Ranking (AP/Coaches): 6/7 Ranking (AP/Coaches): NR 20 Utah* W, 77-60 Head Coach: Adia Barnes Head Coach: Jon Newlee 23 Idaho Noon RADIO: KTUC AM 1400 (Derrick Palmer) Career Record/Yrs: 74-60/5th Career Record/Yrs: 309-255/19th LIVE STATS: Arizona.Statbroadcast.com School Record/Yrs: Same School Record/Yrs: 216-173/13th JANUARY ‘19-20 Record: 24-7 (12-4 Pac-12) ‘19-20 Record: 22-9 (15-5 Big Sky) 1 Stanford* TBD TWITTER: @ArizonaWBB Last Game: W, 77-60 at Utah Last Game: W, 105-96 vs. Seattle 3 California* TBD FROM THE TIP 8 Washington* TBD f Arizona will take a break from Pac-12 play on Wednesday to face Idaho in their last game of 2020. 10 Washington State* TBD 14 Oregon* TBD f The Wildcats are ranked No. 6 in the AP poll, their highest ranking in school history. 17 Oregon State* TBD f Arizona has won their first five Pac-12 games for the first time in school history. 22 Utah* TBD 24 Colorado* TBD f The Wildcats are coming off their first road sweep over Colorado and Utah in school history. 29 USC* TBD f Arizona has won 3 of their last 4 games vs. top-10 opponents and five of their last seven vs. top-25 opponents. 31 UCLA* TBD f Aari McDonald was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Monday. FEBRUARY f She has scored in double-figures in 72-straight games, the longest active streak in the nation. 5 Oregon State* TBD f McDonald is the NCAA’s career scoring leader among active players and is sixth in Arizona history. 7 Oregon* TBD 12 Washington State* TBD f She needs five points to move into fifth in Arizona history. 14 Washington* TBD f McDonald is third in the Pac-12 in made threes and is shooting a career-high 35% this year. 19 California* TBD 22 Stanford* TBD f Sam Thomas is fifth all-time in Arizona history in career blocked shots (146) and sixth in made threes (137). 28 Arizona State* TBD f She needs two more blocks to move into fourth place all-time in Arizona history. MARCH f Thomas is the career leader in blocks among all active Pac-12 players. No other Pac-12 player has 100 blocks. 4 Pac-12 Tournament TBD f The Wildcats are 36-6 in their last 42 games, the best stretch in school history. 19 NCAA First Round TBD f Arizona has erased a double-digit deficit to win three times this season. * - Pac-12 Conference game f The Wildcats have won 30-straight games when leading by at least 10 points at some point during the game. f Arizona has been ranked in the AP Poll for 21-straight weeks for the first time since the 1999-00 season. - Televised on the Pac-12 Network All times are Arizona time and LAST GAME'S STARTERS subject to change No. Name Position Ht. Class Points Rebounds Assists Stl/Blk Minutes 0 Trinity Baptiste (6) F 6-0 Sr. 7.8 5.3 1.3 0.7/0.5 25.1 Home games, in BOLD 2 Aari McDonald (6) G 5-6 Sr. 21.7 6.0 4.3 2.7/0.0 33.0 14 Sam Thomas (6) F 6-0 Sr. 5.5 2.8 2.2 1.5/1.7 30.7 23 Bendu Yeaney (3) G 5-10 Jr. 3.5 4.2 1.7 0.3/1.3 22.9 25 Cate Reese (6) F 6-2 Jr. 14.2 6.8 0.5 0.7/0.5 22.7 ( ) starts OFF THE BENCH No. Name Position Ht. Class Points Rebounds Assists Stl/Blk Minutes 1 Shaina Pellington (3) G 5-8 RJr. 5.8 1.5 0.5 0.3/0.2 14.8 3 Tara Manumaleuga (0) G 5-10 So. 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0/0.3 3.5 10 Derin Erdogan (0) G 5-6 Fr. 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0/0.0 5.0 11 Mara Mote (0) G 5-11 So. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3/0.0 3.8 13 Helena Pueyo (0) G 6-0 So. 5.0 2.0 1.8 1.7/0.3 21.0 22 Marta Garcia (0) F 6-3 Fr. 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0/0.3 3.8 31 Lakin Gardner (0) G 5-11 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0/0.0 0.0 32 Lauren Ware (0) F 6-3 Fr. 6.0 4.8 0.3 0.2/0.8 17.0 34 Semaj Smith (0) C 6-6 Jr. 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.0/0.5 5.7 GAME 7 | ARIZONA VS. IDAHO PAGE 2 ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Last School) 0 Trinity Baptiste F 6-0 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough High School/Virginia Tech) 1 Shaina Pellington G 5-8 RJr. Pickering, Ontario, Canada (Dunbarton/Oklahoma) 2 Aari McDonald G 5-6 Sr. Fresno, Calif. (Brookside Christian HS/Washington) 3 Tara Manumaleuga G 5-10 So. Queensland, Australia (Hillcrest Christian College) 10 Derin Ergodan G 5-6 Fr. Istanbul, Turkey (Istanbul Universitesi SK) 11 Mara Mote G 5-11 So. Cesis, Latvia (TTT Riga) 13 Helena Pueyo G 6-0 So. Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Segle XXI) 14 Sam Thomas F 6-0 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) 22 Marta Garcia F 6-3 Fr. Sevilla, Spain (Segle XXI) 23 Bendu Yeaney G 5-10 Jr. Portland, Ore. (St. Mary’s Academy/Indiana) 25 Cate Reese F 6-2 Jr. Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods High School) 31 Lakin Gardner G 5-11 Fr. Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) 32 Lauren Ware F 6-3 Fr. Bismarck, N.D. (Century High School) 34 Semaj Smith C 6-6 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (St. Anthony High School) COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Adia Barnes (Arizona, ‘98), 5th Year Director of Operations: Jessika Carrington Assistant Coach: Tamisha Augustin (Alabama A&M, 2006), 2nd Year Assistant Director of Operations: Briana Felix Assistant Coach: Salvo Coppa (IULM University, ‘03), 5th Year Video Coordinator: Ryan Lee Assistant Coach: Jackie Nared Hairston (St. Mary’s (CA), 2014), 2nd Year Athletic Trainer: Jessie Johnson Strength and Conditioning: Jaime Fernandez ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN No. Name Pos 0 Trinity Baptiste F Returners (2019-20 stats) By State/Country 10 Derin Erdogan G Tara Manumaleuga 2.4 ppg/1.4 rpg California 2 22 Marta Garcia F Aari McDonald 20.6 ppg/5.6 rpg/3.6 apg/2.3 spg Spain 2 31 Lakin Gardner G Mara Mote 1.6 ppg/45% 3P Australia 1 3 Tara Manumaleuga G Shaina Pellington DNP - Redshirted Canada 1 2 Aari McDonald G Helena Pueyo 6.7 ppg/2.7 rpg/38% 3P Florida 1 11 Mara Mote G Cate Reese 13.6 ppg/7.5 rpg Latvia 1 1 Shaina Pellington G Nevada 1 13 Helena Pueyo G Semaj Smith 3.3 ppg/3.9 rpg/0.9 bpg North Dakota 1 25 Cate Reese F Sam Thomas 9.5 ppg/3.4 rpg/1.7 spg/1.5 bpg 34 Semaj Smith C Oregon 1 14 Sam Thomas F Newcomers Texas 1 32 Lauren Ware F Trinity Baptiste F/Sr./6-0 Turkey 1 23 Bendu Yeaney G Derin Erdogan G/Fr./5-6 Washington 1 Marta Garcia F/Fr./6-3 By Height PRONUNCIATIONS Lakin Gardner G/Fr./5-11 Semaj Smith 6-6 Tamisha Augustin Tuh-ME-sha Uh-gus-tin Lauren Ware F/Fr./6-3 Trinity Baptiste Bap-teest Bendu Yeaney G/Jr./5-10 Marta Garcia 6-3 Adia Barnes Uh-DEE-uh Lauren Ware 6-3 Salvo Coppa COPE-uh By Position Cate Reese 6-2 Derin Erdogan DARE-in AIR-uh-dahn Guards 8 Trinity Baptiste 6-0 Lakin Gardner Lay-kin Forwards 5 Helena Pueyo 6-0 Tara TAR-uh Centers 1 Sam Thomas 6-0 Manumaleuga Mah-NEW-mal-eh-oon-yuh Lakin Gardner 5-11 Mara Mote Mar-uh MOE-tey By Class Mara Mote 5-11 Jackie Nared Hairston Nard Freshmen 4 Tara Manumaleuga 5-10 Shaina Pellington SHAY-nuh Sophomores 3 Bendu Yeaney 5-10 Helena Pueyo Huh-lay-nuh PWEY-oh Juniors 4 Shaina Pellington 5-8 Aari McDonald AIR-e Seniors 3 Derin Erdogan 5-6 Semaj Smith Suh-MAJ-eh Bendu Yeaney Ben-doo Yay-nee Aari McDonald 5-6 @ArizonaWBB #MadeForIt GAME 7 | ARIZONA VS. IDAHO PAGE 3 Front Page Continued MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES • After Arizona’s win over Arizona State last week, they have now beaten the Sun Devils three times in a row for the first time since 2000.