Photos: Arizona women throughly dispose of arch rival Arizona State 65-37, women's Pac-12 basketball
The Arizona women led comfortably throughout in a 28 point win over the Sun Devils at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona forward Trinity Baptiste (0) fights for a rebound with Arizona State guard Taya Hanson (0), left, and guard Gabriela Bosquez (3) in the first quarter of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Aari McDonald (2) slices the lane between Arizona State guard Jamie Loera (5), left, and guard Jaddan Simmons (2) in the second quarter of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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The whole team comes over to help Arizona guard Bendu Yeaney (23) up and celebrate after she got fouled on a put back attempt with a fraction of a second left in the second quarter against Arizona State at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona State guard Jamie Loera (5), left, and Arizona guard Helena Pueyo (13) race for a loose ball at mid court in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Helena Pueyo (13), left, and forward Lauren Ware (32) celebrate guard Aari McDonald's (2) three-pointer against Arizona State in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona forward Cate Reese (25) beats Arizona State forward Bre'yanna Sanders (24) to a loose ball in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Aari McDonald (2) draws the charge from Arizona State guard Sydnei Caldwell (21) in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona forward Cate Reese (25) gets off the shot in the lane over Arizona State forward Bre'yanna Sanders (24) and center Imogen Greenslade (43) in their game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Shaina Pellington (1) fights through the pressure from Arizona State guard Jaddan Simmons (2) for a shot under the basket at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona forward Lauren Ware (32), top and Arizona State guard Jaddan Simmons (2) scramble for a loose ball in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Bendu Yeaney (23) gets an elbow into Arizona State guard Taya Hanson (0) at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona State guard Taya Hanson (0) left, and Arizona forward Cate Reese (25) try to come up with a loose ball in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona center Semaj Smith (34) out jumps Arizona State guard Sydnei Caldwell (21) for an inlet pass in the paint in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona State head coach Charli Turner Thorne watches her Sun Devils slip farther behind Arizona late in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Player of the game Arizona guard Aari McDonald (2) gets the honor of smacking the drum to celebrate the Wildcats' win over Arizona State at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona head coach Adia Barnes talks to guard Shaina Pellington (1) during a break in the action against Arizona State at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona State forward Katelyn Levings (20) manages to keep the ball despite a stab from Arizona forward Lauren Ware (32) in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Aari McDonald (2) comes up with the defensive rebound in the lane between Arizona State forward Eboni Walker (22), left, and guard Taya Hanson (0) in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
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Arizona guard Aari McDonald (2) and the Wildcats eyeing tip off against Arizona State at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 10, 2020.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
Here are five stats that tell the story of the UA’s largest margin of victory versus the Sun Devils since 1998.
Arizona (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) takes on Arizona State (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) Thursday at 4 p.m. at McKale Center.
Arizona head coach Adia Barnes previewed the upcoming rivalry game against ASU in her weekly press conference on Wednesday. The No. 6 Wildcats…
This time, the Wildcats relied on veteran leader Aari McDonald, freshman Lauren Ware and their stifling defense to come from behind and edge USC 78-77 at McKale Center.
Lauren Ware is "going to be a star in our conference — she's going to be a key player for us for a long time,” Arizona coach Adia Barnes says. “I'm not surprised at all by how she's performing in the minutes she's getting. She's so smart."