Photos: No. 3 Arizona Wildcats vs No. 4 Indiana Hoosiers in NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
University of Arizona Wildcats Women's Basketball team beats No. 4 Indiana Hoosiers in the 2021 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game in San Antonio, Texas, on March 29, 2021. Final score 66-53. The Wildcats are headed to the Final Four for the first time in program history.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats head coach Adia Barnes embraces Arizona Wildcats guard Aari McDonald (2) as the team celebrates their win over Indiana in the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021. Arizona wins 66-53 and is headed to the Final Four.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats guard Bendu Yeaney (23) blocks a shot by Indiana Hoosiers guard Nicole Cardano-Hillary (4) in the first half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats forward Cate Reese (25) eyes the basket as she's defended by Indiana players in the first half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats forward Cate Reese (25) and Arizona Wildcats guard Bendu Yeaney (23) defend Indiana Hoosiers guard Grace Berger (34) in the first half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats guard Aari McDonald (2) shoots for a three as she's defended by Indiana Hoosiers forward Aleksa Gulbe (10) in the first half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats forward Sam Thomas (14) looks to make the pass to Arizona Wildcats forward Trinity Baptiste (0) as she's defended by Indiana Hoosiers guard Ali Patberg (14) in the first half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats guard Aari McDonald (2) is surrounded by her teammates after she scores another career high in the second half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021. Arizona wins 66-53 and is headed to the Final Four.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats forward Cate Reese (25) grabs the rebound over Indiana players in the second half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021. Arizona wins 66-53 and is headed to the Final Four.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Indiana Hoosiers forward Mackenzie Holmes (54) passes the ball as she's defended by Arizona Wildcats guard Bendu Yeaney (23), Arizona Wildcats forward Sam Thomas (14) and Arizona Wildcats forward Cate Reese (25) in the second half during the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021. Arizona wins 66-53 and is headed to the Final Four.
Arizona vs. Indiana, NCAA women's basketball
Arizona Wildcats forward Sam Thomas (14) celebrates as she cuts a piece of the net after Arizona beat Indiana in the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament regional final game at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29, 2021. Arizona wins 66-53 and is headed to the Final Four.
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Photojournalist
The Arizona Wildcats are Final Four-bound for the first time in program history.
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The sun will never set on what the Wildcats accomplished Monday.
Monday night's win — and ensuing celebration — is exactly what Aari McDonald envisioned when she decided to forego the WNBA draft last April and return to school for one more year.
Aari McDonald averaged 25.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in Arizona's run to the Final Four.
“I represent moms who can coach,’’ she said. “They can be good at both things. I think we can do it all. I represent a lot of mothers and I’m proud.’’
Morgan Valley, a UConn grad and former UA assistant coach under Adia Barnes, says Friday's Final Four matchup in San Antonio will be, in a word, "weird." She's not the only one.
Outside of McKale Center, Salvo Coppa has been known as Adia Barnes' husband more than for his role as a master defensive coordinator, one of the forces of Arizona’s climb from a 6-24 season to the Final Four.