Arizona Rallies Late to Beat Santa Clara 65-52

Friday, November 8

Tucson, Ariz.

6:30 PM

University of Arizona

2-0,0-0Pac-12

Santa Clara

1-1,0-0WCC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Santa Clara	11	16	19	6	52
Arizona	20	4	19	22	65

Box Score Press Conference

Photo by: Michael Mattina - Arizona Athletics

11/08/2019 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Photo Gallery Box Score Press Conference

By: Arizona Athletics

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona (2-0) outscored Santa Clara (1-1) 22-6 in the fourth quarter to outlast the Broncos by a score of 65-52 on Friday night in front of 4,225 fans in McKale Center. Aari McDonald scored 20 points on the night while Sam Thomas scored 17.

Player of the Game
Sam Thomas – The junior shot 7-14 from the field and went 3-6 from three as she outscored Santa Clara 8-6 by herself in the fourth quarter. Thomas also brought down a game-high eight rebounds while dishing out four assists and blocking three shots.

By the Numbers
16 – Arizona outscored Santa Clara by 16 points in the fourth quarter to give them their second win in as many games

Play of the Game

BANG!!!!!!@s_thomas14 drills her second three of the game and McKale is LOUD pic.twitter.com/UjZrdqXb1D
— Arizona Women's Basketball (@ArizonaWBB) November 9, 2019

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Quotable
"I'm so proud of the growth of Sam. She's looks more comfortable and she's being aggressive, so I'm so proud of her and I need her to keep doing what she's doing." – Aari McDonald

The Wildcats will hit the road for the first time next week as they head to the Windy City to face Chicago State on Tuesday, Nov. 12 with tip-off set for 5 p.m. MST.

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