Three takeaways from Arizona's losses on the final weekend of Pac-12 regular season.
And especially not on the final weekend of regular season play.Still, No. 14-ranked Arizona just couldn’t shake it off and finish strong.
People are also reading… UA’s fourth consecutive bye in the Pac-12 Tournament is the second longest such streak next to Stanford. The Wildcats have won at least 10 league games in each of the last four seasons — the first time Arizona has accomplished the feat since 2002-05. UCLA lost to Washington State Thursday, then came back with a big third-quarter push to defeat UW Saturday. USC came back from a 32-16 deficit at the half against WSU to force two overtimes before coming out on top 68-65.
Conner's defense has improved tremendously. Case in point: Saturday’s game against Oregon State. With Cate Reese and Maya Nnaji in foul trouble and Helena Pueyo sitting on the bench after getting stitches to her forehead, Conner went to work.Conner was aggressive and one moment that stood out was when she guarded Beers after an inbounds play and drew an offensive foul with her tenacious defense.
On Saturday, Helena Pueyo got clocked by Oregon State’s big Jelena Mitrovic, who stands at 6-9. Pueyo left the game with a cut and a bump on her forehead. She sat on the bench the rest of the game.Pueyo got stitches at halftime in the locker room and Barnes said she is not in concussion protocols.
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