Arizona’s Aari McDonald, left, defends Quay Miller in the second half. McDonald had 20 points as the Wildcats moved to 14-2 with the rout of the visiting Huskies.

The Arizona Wildcats celebrated Senior Day, a new program record in 3-point shooting and most importantly, a 75-53 win over Washington on Sunday afternoon.

UA moved to 14-2 on the season and 12-2 in Pac-12 play.

These numbers show how Arizona got the 22-point win over the Huskies:

75%

Arizona set the school record for 3-point shooting percentage, making 12 of 16 3s (75%) en route to their 11th home victory this season. The Cats went 6 of 7 from behind the arc in the first half to jump out to a 37-24 lead.

UA hit 6 of 9 in the second half as it put its stamp on the win.

6

The person largely responsible for helping set the record was senior Sam Thomas. The Las Vegas native set her own career-high for 3s in a single game with six. She finished the game with 20 points.

47

The combined points for Arizona’s senior class of Thomas, Aari McDonald and Trinity Baptiste.

Like Thomas, McDonald finished the day with 20 points on 6-of-13 shooting. She shot over 45% from the floor for the first time since Jan. 10.

Baptiste added seven points to the mix, going 3 for 4 from the field.

11-1

UA’s home record in 2020-21.

63.6%

The Wildcats were able to get out to a big lead thanks to its first half shooting. The team hit 14 of 22 field goals and assisted on 11 of those baskets.

11

UA guard Shaina Pellington scored 11 points Sunday, the most she’s had in a game since Dec. 23 against Idaho.


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