On Friday, the eve of the WNIT championship game, Adia Barnes and Cate Reese sat at the podium wishing they could fast forward to Saturday at noon.
“We’re ready now,” Barnes said. “The team is just pumped to play.”
“Yeah,” Reese agreed. “It’s exciting.”
When the Wildcats finally do get to step on the court, they will be greeted by a record-breaking (and possibly sold-out) crowd, then a lot a zone from Northwestern, which boasts the No. 38 defense in the country, per Her Hoop Stats.