Stanford and Arizona will play for the third time this season on Sunday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) with the 2021 women's national championship at stake. But while the title game matchup might have a familiar feel for the Pac-12 opponents, their paths to the final game of the season were anything but typical.
Arizona, a No. 3 seed, is playing in its first NCAA tournament since 2005, and had never before advanced past the Sweet 16. But with former Wildcats player-turned-head coach Adia Barnes setting the tone on the sideline, Arizona knocked off No.