It wasn’t a pretty game, and it wasn’t without its obstacles, but Arizona women’s basketball was able to avoid the fate of the Wildcat men with an opening win in the NCAA tournament. UA defeated West Virginia 75-62 at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Md. on Friday morning.
Arizona struggled with fouls. Both of Arizona’s primary ballhandlers missed large chunks of the game with fouls. Both Shaina Pellington and Helena Pueyo had four fouls in the third quarter.
Pellington was hot early despite suffering an ankle injury in practice on Thursday. She had nine points and four assists against no turnovers in the first quarter, but the foul trouble started to creep in early.