Two years ago, the Arizona soccer team picked up an early-season win against a formidable Santa Clara team, and head coach Tony Amato thought that victory ignited his team’s eventual run to the Sweet 16.
“It felt like that just propelled us on with a new belief,” the Arizona head coach said.
Fast forward to 2017, and the Wildcats are in a similar situation, only this time Arizona beat No. 16 Oklahoma on the road in their season opener.
“When we won that game (against Santa Clara) it was like ‘we could be good,’ and I think the OU game felt very similar,” Amato said.