The UA women's basketball team's game against Washington scheduled for Friday has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within the Huskies' program.
The schools say they will work to reschedule the game for a later date this season. Arizona is still expected to face Washington State in Pullman on Sunday. The seventh-ranked Wildcats will take a charter flight to face the Cougars, who are 6-1. The game will tip off at noon and air on both Pac-12 Arizona and 1400-AM.
The news of the postponement doesn’t come as a total surprise. UA coach Adia Barnes hinted earlier Wednesday that the Pac-12 could announce multiple postponements or cancellations this week. The Pac-12 allowed teams to send their athletes home during the Christmas holiday, though the Wildcats remained in Tucson.
“For us, we didn’t make that decision because we didn’t think it was the smartest thing to do in a pandemic,” Barnes said. “If you look around the conference, I think you’ll see this week a lot of people on pause and I think it's fallout from that.”
The Cougars won't be playing their game against ASU scheduled for Friday, either. The Sun Devils continue to face COVID-19 issues of their own.
