The UA women's basketball team will be without one of its four twins in its first exhibition game tonight.
Beatrice Bofia, a 6-foot-7-inch junior from Cameroon, will not play in the 7 p.m. game against Colorado State-Pueblo.
She is scheduled to undergo an MRI today for a left knee injury she suffered before Wednesday's Red & Blue Game.
Coach Joan Bonvicini called the injury a lateral ligament sprain after Wednesday's game. Bofia played six minutes after injuring the knee in warm-ups.
She did not practice Thursday.
"We're hoping it's a sprain," Bonvicini said after Thursday's practice.
Bofia was unavailable for comment while she was being treated for the knee.
While Bofia recuperates, her sister, Suzy, and the UA's other set of twins, Rhaya and Rheya Neabors will play tonight after an impressive showing in Wednesday's scrimmage.
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Suzy, who is 6-6, totaled 10 points and 8 rebounds while playing for both teams.
Freshmen forwards Rhaya and Rheya scored 10 and 6 points, respectively.
"They don't have a big stat line, but they were solid, defensively and rebounding," Bonvicini. "Suzy had a good second half."
Bonvicini said she liked a lot of what she saw in the scrimmage but thought there was room for improvement, including aggressiveness, rebounding and transition defense.
"We played confident and loose," Bonvicini said after the Red routed the Blue 100-61. "That's how I want them to play. The big thing is we have to improve defensively. We have to be a little more physical, but I like that we're deep."
The Wildcats displayed quick, hot-shooting guards and big, strong post players.
"You can tell that the height definitely makes a difference," said junior point guard Ashley Whisonant, who had 23 points and five assists. "We have people double- and triple-teaming down low, and then you have shooters like Joy (Hollingsworth) and Kelsey (Burns) to pass back out to, and it really opens up things."
Today
● What: UA vs. CSU-Pueblo
● Where: McKale Center
● When: 7 p.m.
● Radio: 1400-AM
