Adia Barnes had some glory days as a player at the University of Arizona. Now she's experiencing success in a another realm — that of coach.
Barnes' tenacious Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in history turning back No. 2 seed Texas A&M 74-59 Saturday night in Mercado Region play at the Alamodome.
The Wildcats (19-5) advance to Monday's Elite 8 showdown against No. 4 seed Indiana (21-5), a 73-70 upset winner over No. 1 seed North Carolina State earlier in the night.
Once again it was senior All-American Aari McDonald heading the effort with 31 points highlighted by six 3-pointers, which extended her streak of games scoring in double digits to 90 games.