The Arizona women's basketball team suffered its third consecutive defeat, falling to Kansas 80-69 despite redshirt freshman Kamryn Kitchen's career-high-tying 16 points.
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The Arizona women’s basketball team forced 27 turnovers — including a career-high-tying five steals by Nora Francois — to defeat BYU and give Becky Burke her first Big 12 win.
The Arizona women’s basketball team forced 27 turnovers and rallied late to defeat BYU 75-72, giving first-year coach Becky Burke her first Big 12 victory.
The Arizona women's basketball team suffered its third straight defeat Saturday night, falling 80-49 at No. 21 Texas Tech despite 19 points and nine rebounds from guard Tanyuel Welch.