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BEAR DOWN ARIZONA WOMEN'S HOOPS

I had the pleasure of watching Coach Barnes and the Wildcats beat Washington in Seattle on Sunday to give Arizona Women's Basketball its first Pac-12 road sweep since 2011. The Cats are a very exciting team to watch and continue to emerge as an outstanding program. Arizona Women's Basketball is now ranked 18^th nationally and welcome No. 16 Arizona State to McKale Center on Friday for a huge game.
 
We've seen tremendous crowds at McKale Center all season long, and we are going for another record on Friday night at 6 p.m. (MST). We are aiming for 10,000 fans on Friday night in what will be a dynamic atmosphere. Come be a part of this special season and join us on Friday by dialing 520-621-2287, visiting the McKale Center Ticket Office or purchasing online by clicking here. Bear Down and Go Cats!
 
2020 ARIZONA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE



Get those calendars out and make your plans as all of Arizona Football's dates for the 2020 schedule have been released. The season will kick off early as we will host Hawai'i on Saturday, Aug. 29, which is the first of three games at Arizona Stadium to open the season. Family Weekend is set for Saturday, Oct. 17 as we host USC and Homecoming is scheduled for our Halloween home game versus Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 31.
 
College football Saturdays are special on our beautiful campus, and we have made continuous enhancements to our game day experience for fans to make the atmosphere in and around Arizona Stadium a great place for all Wildcats in attendance.
 
We are currently accepting deposits for 2020 season tickets, which are $75 per seat and provide fans access to seating inventory when new ticket sales officially go on sale. Season ticket renewals and new sales are expected to go live in early February. Click here to make your deposit on season tickets or contact the McKale Ticket Office at 520-621-2287.
 
ARIZONA INTERCOLLEGIATE



Our men's golf team will host the Arizona Intercollegiate at Sewailo Golf Club beginning Monday, Jan. 27. Coach Jim Anderson's team won the event each of the past two years and will be looking for a three-peat this year. Our Wildcats are currently ranked No. 18 in the Golfweek Collegiate Rankings and had an outstanding fall season, finishing third or higher in each of their fall tournaments. The team is led by a quartet of upperclassmen in seniors David Laskin, Briggs Duce and Brad Reeves and junior Trevor Werbylo. The tournament will start Monday with 36 holes, with the winner being crowned Tuesday the 28^th after the final 18 holes. See you at Sewailo!
 
BASEBALL ALUMNI WEEKEND

This Saturday is our Baseball Alumni Weekend, which is highlighted by an Alumni Batting Practice at Hi Corbett on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. (MST). Come out and watch some of your favorite former Wildcats jump back into action on the diamond. In attendance will be Terry Francona, Trevor Hoffman, Andy Lopez, Jerry Stitt, and many more! This event is free and open to the public and will feature limited concession service. For more information, click here.
 
PAC-12 SWEEP FOR COACH MILLER AND THE CATS



The Wildcats dominated Utah and No. 20 Colorado in McKale Center by a total of 37 points last week, marking Arizona's largest margin of victory in a sweep of the Mountain schools in the Pac-12 era. The environment was electric as McKale Center was powered by 27,828 fans in attendance for the pair of victories. By averaging 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds a game in the sweep, forward Zeke Nnaji earned his third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award.
 
Coach Miller and company only have one game this week as they travel to Tempe for a Saturday night showdown with Arizona State at 7:30 p.m. (MST). Safe travels to all our fans making the drive up I-10 for the game, and we will see you at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday.
 
WILDCAT AT PAC-12 SUMMIT



Arizona Beach Volleyball proudly represented Arizona Athletics at the Pac-12 Conference's Mental Health Summit as junior Jonny Baham was one of two student-athletes who attended on a Pac-12 educational grant among other student-athletes in attendance. Jonny is a Neuroscience and Cognitive Science major who learned a tremendous amount from her fellow student-athletes in attendance.
 
"It was a great experience for me to learn about all the different mental health initiatives powered by student-athletes at different schools," she noted. "Seeing what other young people were doing and accomplishing was very powerful, and it inspired me to do more with mental health with all student-athletes at Arizona."
 
Jonny wants to use her trip to the Pac-12 summit to further educate and inform Wildcat student-athletes on the resources available to them, including C.A.T.S. Life Skills programming. Her trip to UCLA for this important event speaks to the tremendous opportunities available to student-athletes through our Commitment to and Athlete's Total Success as we educate and develop all our student-athletes into becoming athletic, academic and life champions.

GYMCATS BACK AT HOME



Fresh off a pair of victories in their last two meets, Arizona Gymnastics returns to McKale Center on Saturday, Jan. 25 to host Oregon State at 2 p.m. (MST). The Wildcats won last week's meet in Sacramento thanks to first place finishes by freshman Zaza Brovedani on the uneven bars and Maddi Leydin on the vault.

Tickets for Saturday's meet start at just $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth ages 3 to 12 and you can click here to get your seats for this weekend's meet.
   
UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

To view the list of upcoming events, broadcast information, start times and stat links, click HERE. (Note: All times are listed as Mountain Standard Time, i.e. Tucson time.)
 
To access live stats from your desktop or mobile device, visit ArizonaLiveStats.com.
 
WEAR THE COLORS – SHARE THE PHOTOS
 
Thank you for wearing the colors and sharing your Arizona pride! If your photo submission did not make this week's edition of the Wildcat Wednesday, please check our "Wear the Colors" album at facebook.com/ArizonaAthletics on Fridays.
 
NOTE: Please submit photos for Wildcat Wednesday with an original email to uofaad@arizona.edu using the subject line 'Wildcat Wednesday photo.' Also, please ensure all submissions are clear and properly lit. We also ask that you identify everyone in the photo so we can highlight them accordingly.
 
 
 
 
 
Continue to do what you can to help Arizona Athletics and: 

1. Bear Down with us today! Join the Wildcat Club to make an impact on our student-athletes' experience.
2. Buy Season Tickets
3. Wear the Colors (Especially on Friday)
4. Encourage Others to Do the Same

 
Bear Down with Pride,

Dave Heeke
Director of Athletics
University of Arizona
uofaad@arizona.edu