Arizona women’s basketball isn’t exactly going into its game at Oregon State under optimal circumstances. The Wildcats will tip off in Gill Coliseum without two starters and with only three days between games. At least they can take comfort in the fact that it’s not an optimal situation for the Beavers, either.
Oregon State has not played a game since they beat Northern Iowa on Dec. 19. The Beavers had their final nonconference game canceled and have yet to play a Pac-12 contest. Opening conference play against the No. 7 team in the country probably isn’t the way they hoped to get back on the court.