Arizona women’s basketball defeats Idaho to advance to Elite Eight of WNIT

Arizona women’s basketball had never won more than two games in any postseason tournament. On Thursday, in front of 6,307 fans—including a healthy Zona Zoo—they won their third game in the WNIT.

The Wildcats defeated the Idaho Vandals by a score of 68-60 in game they led wire-to-wire.

Aari McDonald’s prolific scoring wasn’t her calling card early on. She scored only four points in the first half, but dished out eight assists. She didn’t stay in single digits for long, though. McDonald went on to score 18 points while dishing out 11 assists on the night.

Cate Reese took the lead in scoring during the first half, getting all 12 of her points in the first 20 minutes.

Sam Thomas also reached double digits, scoring 13.

The Wildcats will host Wyoming in the quarterfinals on Sunday, Mar. 31 at 2 p.m. MST. The Cowgirls defeated Pepperdine earlier in the evening.

This story will be updated.

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