The Arizona women's basketball team has prided itself on proving its doubters wrong and embracing the role of underdog. Coach Adia Barnes' team found itself in that position once again, this time facing one of the Pac-12 heavyweights, and one directed by the winningest coach in the women's game.
A historic run came to an end in dramatic fashion as the feisty Wildcats came up short against Pac-12 rival Stanford, 54-53, in the NCAA championship game Sunday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in the first all-Pac 12 championship game in history.
Arizona trailed by as many as 11 points in each half but used its trademark defense to get back into the contest.