The weekend homestand was a mixed bag for the Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team. A hard-fought 60-55 win over the No. 24 California Golden Bears was followed by an uncompetitive loss to No. 6 Stanford.
The setback against Stanford was disappointing because the Wildcats weren’t able to make anything happen on either end of the court. They were never in the game. Still, they emerged from the weekend with their second win over a ranked team, which was something no one outside the locker room really expected from them.
On Thursday, Arizona coach Adia Barnes called them “two games we’re not expected to win.