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Game 8
Arizona (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) at California (1-7, 0-5 Pac-12)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 2 Time: 12:30 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Berkeley, Calif. (Memorial Stadium -- 62,467)
Television Broadcast: Pac-12 Networks
TV Broadcasters: Ted Robinson (pxp), Glenn Parker (analyst) and Drea Avent (sideline)
UA Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network, 1290 AM and 107.5 FM in Tucson (complete list of affiliates on page 4)
UA Radio Broadcasters: Brian Jeffries (pxp), Lamont Lovett (color analyst), Dana Cooper (sideline analyst)
Satellite Radio: SIRIUS 139, XM 190
Arizona-California Series History
All-Time: Series tied, 14-14-2
First Meeting: Oct. 14, 1978 (California 33, Arizona 20 -- at Tucson)
Last Meeting: Sept. 25, 2010 (Arizona 10, California 9 -- at Tucson)
Streak/Note: Arizona has won three of last five
Some Game Themes: The calendar turns to the final month of the regular season with much at stake for Arizona … Bowl eligibility looms with the Wildcats' next win, but don't count out the Golden Bears who are eager to snap a six-game skid … Arizona finds itself on the road for the fourth time in five games to open conference play, yet is firmly in the mix in the Pac-12 South … This weekend, it's a team from the North Division, that welcomes in the Wildcats … The teams have not faced each other since the conference expanded and split into two divisions, but the schools have an entertaining, if not sometimes wacky, history against each other in a series that is split evenly, 14-14-2 … On the home sideline will be Cal head coach Sonny Dykes, who began Arizona's offensive surge in the mid-2000s when he served as coordinator in Tucson before moving into the head coaching ranks elsewhere … It's on that side of the ball that the Wildcats have showed marked improvement in recent weeks becoming a more balanced attack … The presence of the pass has complemented a persistent rushing attack, which could bode well against the banged-up Bears who rank at the bottom of the conference defensive statistics … The nation's leading rusher, Ka'Deem Carey, carries a streak of 10-in-a-row with 100 yards on the ground and has a 1,000-yard rushing season in sight … On the flip side, Cal can sling the ball around and freshman quarterback Jared Goff has a stable of playmakers to target downfield … It will be a formidable test for an Arizona defense that is one of the most improved in the nation, but has been susceptible to big plays at times … Expect fast tempos and a lot of snaps in this one, which might make the early kickoff time something for which to be thankful … Hereafter, the Wildcats will not leave their home state, including a stretch of three-consecutive games at Arizona Stadium … Can the Wildcats make it a November to remember?
Last Week: Arizona roamed into Boulder and ran away, quite literally, with a 44-20 victory to spoil Colorado's homecoming last Saturday. Senior quarterback B.J. Denker turned in a career day with 457 total offense yards (sixth-most in school history) and All-American candidate Ka'Deem Carey added 119 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Carey got the Wildcats on the board with a touchdown on UA's opening possession, but Colorado answered back with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Sefo Liufau to Paul Richardson to tie up the game. A Jake Smith 37-yard field goal was answered by Colorado's Will Oliver, who hit 53 and 48-yarders to give the Buffs a 13-10 edge in the second half. From there, it was all Wildcats. Carey scored again from seven yards out with 2:28 to play, and following a three-and-out, Denker hit Nate Phillips on a 44-yard touchdown strike to give Arizona a somewhat comfortable 24-13 edge at halftime. After the break, Denker broke off a 54-yard run – the longest of his career – and Smith added his second of three field goals to extend the lead to 14 points. Micha Adkins' 1-yard run brought the Buffs within a touchdown on the next possession, but the Wildcat defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way. Meanwhile, Denker continued to tear up the CU defense with his arm and his legs as he finished with a quarterback school-record 192 rushing yards to go with 265 yards through the air. Carey added a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter to extend UA's lead to 34-20 and, after Trevor Ermisch stuffed a fake punt attempt deep inside CU territory, Carey capped a short-field drive with a 6-yard score to put the game away. Smith's final field goal late in the fourth set the score at its final and punctuated by a dominant second-half effort in all phases – perhaps the Wildcats most complete game. Arizona finished with 670 yards of total offense, which is the third-most in program history and its most ever scored in a Pac-10/12 contest.
The Coaches: Arizona - Rich Rodriguez (West Virginia '86), second year at Arizona (13-7) and 19th as a head coach overall (133-91-2). At Arizona, Rodriguez's teams are 9-2 at Arizona Stadium, 3-6 on the road, 1-0 at neutral sites, 6-7 in Pac-12 games and 1-0 in bowl games (2012 Gildan New Mexico). Rodriguez was introduced as the 30th head coach of the UA football program on Nov. 22, 2011. He carries Division I records of 13-7 at Arizona, 60-26 at West Virginia (2001-2007) and 15-22 at Michigan (2008-10). He began his head coaching career at Salem University (W.Va.) in 1988 and then coached at Glenville State (W.Va.) from 1990-96. Rodriguez's West Virginia teams were Big East Champions in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 while appearing in two BCS bowls, the 2005 Sugar Bowl with a victory over Georgia for an 11-1 record and a victory over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl to finish 10-2 shortly after Rodriguez had left for Michigan. His teams have appeared in bowls in eight of 11 seasons an FBS head coach … California – Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech '93), first year at California (1-7) and fourth overall as a head coach (23-22). Arrived in Berkeley following three seasons as head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he led the Bulldogs to a 22-15 record, including the school's first conference title in a decade and a nine-win season last fall. Served as Arizona's offensive coordinator from 2006-09 after seven years at his alma mater in various offensive roles under Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Also coached under Hal Mumme at Kentucky and broke into collegiate coaching at Navarro College in 1995 … Son of legendary Red Raider coach Spike Dykes.
2010 Cal at Arizona Flashback: These two schools last played when Arizona pulled out a gritty 10-9 victory over California on Sept. 25, 2010, at Arizona Stadium. Against the Bears, Arizona's longest drive of the night was the winning one and the UA held Cal's offense out of the end zone all evening to move to 4-0. California held UA scoreless in the first half but could only build a 6-0 lead on a pair of Giorgio Tavecchio field goals. UA managed 160 yards in offense in the first two quarters, but could not find many big plays and also turned the ball over inside the red zone when Chris Conte intercepted a Nick Foles pass in the end zone. UA got its first points off an Alex Zendejas' 46-yarder five minutes into the second half. Arizona's defense held UC-Berkeley to 2-for-12 on third down and 262 net yards, much of the credit for the victory. Tavecchio had two more chances to create more scoreboard space, but bounced one field goal try off the upright in the third quarter, and then up 9-3 with just under three minutes left, pulled one wide-right to give UA the ball at its own 27-yard line. UA used all of its timeouts during that Cal drive and faced a 72-yard field with 2:37 left. This time Foles hit a short pass, Nic Grigsby rushed for nine yards and then Foles connected with Juron Criner for a 51-yard bomb deep into Cal territory. Grigsby gained six, Cal was called for offsides and Foles found Criner on a slant for the go-ahead score with 1:06 left on the clock. Cal's Kevin Riley connected on a couple of throws following the ensuing kickoff but his third attempt was picked off by UA safety Joe Perkins -- who tacked on an 18-yard return and then fumbled, but CB Robert Golden covered the ball. Take a knee, game over. The game marked the third in four that Arizona held the opponent to no touchdowns and helped UA close September with a 4-0 mark and a nice grip on its No. 14 AP ranking. In the end the Cats managed 311 yards of offense, Foles had a sub-par 64 percent throwing night (25 for 39, 211 ayrds), the Cats made the most of 99 net rushing yards (Grigsby at 5.4 per tote, 12-65) and showed Criner's toughness (turf toe) in snagging five important catches for 68 yards. The Cats overcame 10 penalties for 99 yards, and came from behind for a second consecutive victory.
On the Road Again: It's a classic tune all too familiar to Arizona football these days. The Wildcats are set to play their fifth game away from home, including an amazing fourth Pac-12 road game out of five to open the conference slate, this Saturday at Berkeley. Arizona is the only FBS team from a BCS automatic qualifier conference that has been welcomed by four-out-of-five road games to begin conference play. So far, it's a 2-2 start in league action for the Cats. Getting on the winning side of the ledger before three straight home games would behoove the young Wildcats who have fared well at Arizona Stadium in recent years (9-2 under Rich Rodriguez).
Leading the Nation: Junior running back Ka'Deem Carey, the nation's leading rusher and a consensus All-American a year ago, is once again the FBS leader with an average of 153.3 rushing yards per game entering play this week. Carey also happens to be the active FBS leader for consecutive 100-yard rushing games (10) and he has taken over the FBS lead among active players for career total touchdowns (42). The Tucson, Ariz., native also leads all active players by averaging 109.1 rushing yards per game. Plus, Carey is tied with two players for the career rushing touchdown lead in the FBS (39). For more notes and statistics regarding Carey, see pages 8-9 of this release.
Denker Named Pac-12 POW: A career day for B.J. Denker resulted in one of the most prolific offensive games in school history and the senior quarterback hauled in his first Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week accolade for the effort. Denker collected 457 total offense yards (sixth-most in school single-game history) and established a new school record for quarterbacks with 192 rushing yards on 15 carries (12.8 ypc). His rushing total was the fourth-highest this season for an FBS quarterback. The senior was equally as dangerous in the passing game as he completed 21-of-32 passes for 265 yards with a touchdown and an interception (only third in 196 attempts this season). He accounted for eight plays that gained 20 or more yards, including six pass completions (44, 43, 29, 25, 24 and 22 yards) and two rushes (46 and 54 yards). Denker's 457 yards of offense paced the Wildcats to 670 total yards in the game, which ranks third-most in program history. It was also the most yards gained for the school in a road game and any Pac-10/12 contest. Arizona finished the game with 405 rushing yards on 50 attempts – it's most rushing yards in a game since last Nov. 10 against Colorado.
Offensive Evolution: There is no mistaking the improvement Arizona's offense made in October after a somewhat inconsistent opening month. B.J. Denker has developed a rhythm with his receivers, the ground game continues to click and the tempo has improved seemingly each week. One key statistical trend that jumps out is the fact that the Wildcats have doubled the number of big plays per game that offense is producing. The result, not surprisingly, is more offense. Arizona averaged 3.5 big plays (20-plus yards) per game during four August/September games, while increasing that average to 7.0 over four October contests. Here's a close look at some of the trends:
|First 4 Games
|Last 3 Games
|Total Offense Per Game
|First Downs Per Game
|Avg. Gain Per Play
|Scrimmage Plays 20+ Yards
|Rushing Plays 20+ Yards
|Passing Plays 20+ yards
Defensive Improvement: In terms of yards allowed per game, Arizona's defense currently ranks as the fourth-most improved unit in the nation. In 2012, the Wildcats ranked No. 122 out of 125 FBS teams by allowing 499.0 yards per game. Entering Saturday's contest, the Wildcats sit at No. 33 with just 366.3 yards per game in 2013. Here's a look at where Arizona stands with the other most improved defensive (total defense yards listed):
|Miami (Florida)
|Louisiana Tech
No Free Pass: Sure to get a test from the pass-happy Golden Bears this week, Arizona will see if it can maintain its impressive pass defense numbers. The Wildcats rank in the top 25 nationally in several pass defense categories and are allowing more than 90 fewer passing yards per game than they did a season ago. The group is also tied with Northwestern for the national lead with four interception returns for touchdowns. Here's a look at where Arizona's pass defense stands and where it was last season (FBS rank in parenthesis):
|Yards Allowed Per Game
|201.3 (18th)
|292.8 (121st)
|Defensive Pass Efficiency
|106.39 (12th)
|137.45 (85th)
|Completion Percentage
|52.4 (16th)
|61.8 (84th)
|10 (22nd)
|12 (58th)
#TeamKaDeem and the Running Machine: Yes, Ka'Deem Carey is arguably the most complete running back in the nation, but he would not have his gaudy statistics without some horses up front leading the charge. Carey has reaped the benefits of an experienced offensive line that has included tackles Mickey Baucus (32 career starts) and Fabbians Ebbele (31 starts), along with versatile guard Chris Putton (25 starts) for nearly all of his 3,274 career rushing yards. This year, junior college transfer Steven Gurrola has steadily stepped in to start seven games at center, while sophomores Cayman Bundage (8 starts) and Lene Maiava (2 starts) have also been a part of the rotation the last two seasons. Added up, it's 105 career starts for Arizona's offensive linemen, and that continuity is a big reason why Arizona is No. 11 nationally with 288.0 rushing yards per game. Oh, and the big guys have allowed only nine sacks (tied with Stanford for fewest in Pac-12) through seven games in 2013.
How Do You Do, 5-2? By itself, Arizona's current 5-2 mark isn't anything special. The Wildcats have opened several recent seasons with that mark or better, including 2010 (6-1), 2009 (5-2) and 2008 (5-2). But for a second-year coach like Rich Rodriguez, it is quite noteworthy. Rodriguez, who is 13-7 in his first 20 games as UA's coach, is the first coach since Jim Young in 1974 to have the Wildcats at 5-2 in his second season. Young's team went on to finish 9-2 as part of one the best three-year stretches in program history. Meanwhile, Rodriguez's immediate predecessors didn't fare so well in their second years on the job. Mike Stoops posted a 1-6 mark to open the 2005 season and John Mackovic went 3-4 in 2002. The school's all-time winningest coach, Dick Tomey, found modest success with a 4-3 opening to the 1988 campaign, as did Larry Smith before him during the 1981 season. One can go back a couple more decades to find the most successful second-year coach of the last 50 years, Darrell Mudra. In 1968, the Wildcats opened the season 6-1 en route to an 8-3 season for what was Mudra's second and last year in Tucson.
20-Game Checkup: Arizona's Rich Rodriguez has led Arizona to a 13-7 (.650) record in his first 20 games as head coach. That's as good as any coach has done since National Football Foundation College football Hall of Famer Jim Young (1973-76) led the Wildcats to a 15-5 mark (.750) in his first 20 contests. Otherwise, Rodriguez has the other modern era coaches beat. His 13-win total matches some coaches from decades gone by like Miles W. Casteel (1932-42, and 1945-48), who went 13-7, and G.A. Tex Oliver (1933-37), who was 13-6-1. Arizona's most successful pioneer coach was J.F. "Pop" McKale (1914-17 and 1919-30), who was 14-6 over 20 games to start his 118-game Wildcat career.
A New Record: Senior B.J. Denker rushed for 192 yards on 15 carries last week against Colorado, which established a new school record for rushing yards in a game by a quarterback. There is no such list in the UA records, but considering single-game top-10 charts over the years have never listed a quarterback with 192 yards or more, Denker tops a new category. His yardage total is the fourth-highest for an FBS quarterback this season behind Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch (316 vs. Central Michigan), BYU's Taysom Hill (259 vs. Texas) and Kansas State's Daniel Sams (199 vs. Baylor).
Century City: The 192 rushing yards turned in by B.J. Denker are solidly a school record for a quarterback, at least in the modern era. Considering games in this century, Matt Scott (15-100, TD in 2012) and Ortege Jenkins (11-104 vs. UCLA in 2000) are the only Arizona quarterbacks to reach the 100-yard mark in a game. While there is no true school record chart for single-game quarterback rushing, the No. 2 single-game output figures to come from Chuck Levy, who gained 156 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown against Oregon State on Nov. 2, 1991. For Levy, a running back, it happened to be the first of four consecutive starts at quarterback to end the season (yes, he did throw the ball some). Two years later, Levy would again get a start at quarterback in place of the injured Dan White in a 31-10 win at Oregon on Nov. 6, 1993. The result was 126 yards on 27 carries. The catch here is that there was no catch – hardly a throw. Levy and the Wildcats attempted only one pass the entire game, and it was incomplete. Regressing back to the current significance, the last true quarterback to post numbers remotely close to Denker's was Keith Smith who, on Sept. 14, 1996, ran the ball nine times for 143 yards and a touchdown in a 41-0 shutout over Illinois.
QBs in a Hurry: Just seven games into the season, B.J. Denker has thrown himself among the school's all-time leaders for quarterback rushing proficiency. Denker ranks second on the team with 519 net rushing yards and eight touchdowns. It's a 5.8 yard per carry clip that also churns out 74.1 yards per contest – the seventh-best mark in the Pac-12. Here's where Denker's still young season ranks compared to other running quarterbacks at Arizona:
|Att-Yards, TD
|Ronnie Veal
|Keith Smith
|B.J. Denker
|Matt Scott
|Chuck Levy
|128-505, 7 TD (4 QB starts)
That's A Lot of Yards: The Wildcats totaled 670 yards of offense last week against Colorado, which set two new top marks in the school record books. The yardage is the most Arizona has ever posted in a road game and also the most it has ever collected in a Pac-10/12 contest (617 yards at Stanford in 2012 was previous high for both categories). Last Saturday's 670 yards are the third-most in school history and the second-highest under head coach Rich Rodriguez. View page 82 of the 2013 Arizona Football Media Guide for a complete list of top total offense performances.
Sturdy Thirty: Arizona is tied with Oregon and New Mexico for the most 30-plus yard rushing plays among all FBS teams. Five different Wildcats have combined to produce 15 runs of 30 or more yards led by quarterback B.J. Denker, who has six such plays. Denker is tied for fifith individually for the most 30-plus yard runs, including second-most among quarterbacks (Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch has eight). Running back Ka'Deem Carey has added five such runs (tied for ninth in FBS), while backfield mate Daniel Jenkins has two, including UA's longest of the season (91 yards vs. NAU on Aug. 30). Reserve quarterback Javelle Allen and reserve running back Jared Baker each have one apiece.
Ahead at the Half: Arizona took an 11-point lead to locker room at halftime against Colorado, which turned out to be quite noteworthy. In the previous 13 conference road games, the Wildcats enjoyed a lead just twice (17-14 at Utah in 2012 and 19-14 at Oregon in 2010). The last time Arizona jumped out to a double-digit halftime lead was Oct. 30, 2010, at UCLA (19-7) in what resulted in a 29-21 Wildcat victory.
Sudden Change: Turning the ball over on the road is not a recipe for winning, but the Wildcats were able to overcome a pair of first-half turnovers thanks to a stingy defensive effort at Colorado. Both times Arizona's offense turned the ball over, the defense answered the bell by holding the Buffaloes to a field goal instead of momentum-changing touchdowns. Following a fumble late in the first quarter, Colorado mustered only 19 yards on seven plays and needed a 53-yard field goal from Will Oliver to covert the miscue into points. Later in the second quarter, B.J. Denker was intercepted and Colorado took over at the UA 49-yardline. The Buffs gained 18 yards on seven plays and again had to settle for an Oliver field goal to take a three-point lead (13-10) instead of a full touchdown edge. The Wildcats outscored Colorado 34-7 the rest of the game.
Phillips Fills a Void: All season, Arizona has been without All-Pac-12 receiver Austin Hill (81-1,364 yards, 13 TD in 2012), who is recovering from offseason ACL surgery. It has taken some time for the passing game to come around, but recent games have shown considerable progress. Not only is B.J. Denker more comfortable with the reads and throws, but he has developed better timing and consistency with his mostly young receiving corps. Perhaps no one has improved than true freshman Nate Phillips, a guy that has emerged as a big-play threat, if not a go-to target for Denker. Phillips has 17 receptions for a team-leading 268 yards and three touchdowns this season, but most of his damage has come in the last three contests. In games at USC, against Utah and at Colorado, Phillips has 10 catches for 203 yards and a touchdown in three-straight games. He has three receptions of 30 yards or greater (including two for scores), and eight of 10 grabs have resulted in a first down or touchdown. Added up, it's a 20.3 yards-per catch average that will make any quarterback look his direction more often.
Just What D.R. Ordered: Sophomore receiver David Richards missed the first three games of the season and played sparingly in his return at Washington Sept. 28. The 6-fo0t-4, 214-pounder has seen his workload increase each game since, and made his first start of the year at Colorado last week. He has nine catches for 94 yards and a touchdown in those games. Richards' return to the lineup has allowed the Wildcats to use freshmen Nate Phillips and Samajie Grant in the slot more frequently to create mismatches, while giving the Wildcats a big target on the outside.
D.J. Turns Up the Volume: If you think the Wildcats are a one-man rushing force, think again. Senior Daniel Jenkins, often referred to as a co-starter by Rich Rodriguez, actually has a better yards-per-carry average than Ka'Deem Carey. Jenkins has rushed for 368 yards and a touchdown on 54 attempts this season, a nifty 6.8 yards per tote. At Colorado a week ago, Jenkins gained 87 yards on nine carries.
What Can Scooby Doo? He can tackle, that's for sure. True freshman linebacker Scooby Wright is making a claim to become a freshman All-American if his first seven collegiate games are any indication. A native of Windsor, Calif., Wright was not a high-profile recruit, but he has become a high-impact player for the Wildcats. The 6-foot-1, 230-pounder currently leads Arizona with 49 tackles, including 4.5 for loss, to go with a pass breakup. He ranks tied for second nationally among all true freshman defenders with 7.0 tackles per game, a figure that ranks 14th overall in the Pac-12. Wright has shown a willingness to shed blockers in the run game and has also been a pest causing pressure and hurrying quarterbacks, while his first career sack seems imminent one of these days as he locks in on opposing quarterbacks.
Carey Nearing 1,000 Yards: Ka'Deem Carey is 80 yards shy of another 1,000-yard rushing season, something done only 13 previous times in Arizona history (including Carey's school-record 1,929 yards last year). Carey is trying to become the fourth Wildcat to produce multiple 1,000-yard seasons led by Trung Canidate (1998-99), Art Luppino (1954-55) and Jim Upchurch (1973-74). In 2012, Carey became the first running back to post a 1,000-yard season under head coach Rich Rodriguez since Steve Slaton did so at West Virginia in 2007. At Michigan, only dual-threat quarterback Denard Robinson (2010) mounted a 1,000-yard season during Rodriguez's three seasons. At West Virginia, Slaton had three-straight 1,000-yard campaigns, including in 2007, 2006 and 2005. His quarterback during those years, Pat White, also turned in 1,000-yard seasons in 2006 and 2007. Prior to the Slaton-White years, running backs Avon Cobourne (2001 and 2002) and Quincy Wilson (2003) had 1,000-yard seasons under Rodriguez. Added up, and with Carey included, that's 10 (ten) 1,000-yard rushers over 12 seasons as an FBS head coach for Rodriguez.
Carey Closing In: Junior running back Ka'Deem Carey is closing in on a few milestones (For more notes and statistics regarding Carey, see pages 8-9 of this release):
- 107 rushing yards away from No. 3 in UA history (Art Luppino, 3,381)
- 227 rushing yards away from No. 2 in UA history (Ontiwaun Carter, 3,501)
- 21 rush attempts away from No. 6 in program history (Nic Grigsby, 572)
- 269 all-purpose yards away from No. 5 in program history (Bobby Wade, 4,745)
- 5 rushing touchdowns away from No. 1 in school history (Art Luppino, 44)
- 6 total touchdowns away from No. 1 in school history (Art Luppino, 48)
Quarter Scores: Arizona scored at least 10 points in all four quarters of last week's 44-20 win at Colorado. While it's the fourth time this season the Wildcats have scored in each quarter of a game, it marks the first time they have tallied double-digits in each period since a 59-38 romp over No. 18 Oklahoma State last September 8, 2012. Arizona has scored points in 24 of 28 quarters to open the season.
Busy 'Backers: One indication of Arizona's defense success this season is the fact the its three starting linebackers – Scooby Wright, Jake Fischer and Marquis Flowers – rank as the top three tacklers on the team. It means the Wildcats are making more plays near the line of scrimmage instead of downfield. Wright leads the way with 49 total tackles (4.5 for loss), while Fischer is on his heels with 47 (1.0 for loss) and Flowers has added 43 stops (5.0). Last year Fischer (119) and Flowers (100) led the club in tackles, but Wright's emergence as a true freshman has balanced the defense and take pressure off of the safeties, including Jared Tevis and Tra'Mayne Bondurant who were third and fourth in tackles last season.
Defensive Development: What a difference a year makes for defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel. In his first season implementing the 3-3-5 stack at Arizona, Casteel inherited one of the thinnest and youngest defenses in the nation evidenced by more than half of his depth chart comprising freshmen or sophomores. This year, things have shifted in his favor with more depth and more experience. In fact, Wildcat defenders have combined for 287 career starts. Senior lineman Sione Tuihalamaka and senior cornerback Shaquille Richardson lead with 31 career starts apiece, while senior linebackers Marquis Flowers and Jake Fischer boast 30 and 21 starts, respectively. Junior "spur" safety Tra'Mayne Bondurant has tallied 24 starts, including 24 of Arizona's last 26 games (only missed 2012 New Mexico Bowl and last week at Colorado), while junior free safety Jourdon Grandon now has 20 career starts.
Turning Points: Perhaps no statistic is more indicative of Arizona's success in recent seasons than the turnover battle. The Wildcats have won 16-consecutive games, including all seven under Rich Rodriguez, when they win the turnover battle (last loss was vs. USC on Oct. 25, 2008). Considering all games since the start of 2008 (last 71 games), Arizona is 19-2 when it wins the turnover battle, 13-10 when it ties and 8-19 when it loses the turnover battle. That adds up to a 32-12 mark when Arizona wins or ties the turnover battle. Under Rodriguez, the Wildcats are 10-2 when winning or tying the turnover battle.
Turning Points Part II: The Wildcats enter play this week with a plus-four turnover margin for the season, which is good enough for No. 32 nationally. The Wildcats have only turned the ball over eight times while they have secured 12 takeaways in seven contests. It's a positive trend for Arizona, which has not finished a season with a positive turnover margin since 2008 (+6). In 2012, the Wildcats turned the ball over 28 times and gained 27. The net result was a 122-104 deficit in points scored off turnovers. So far in 2013, Arizona enjoys a 58-19 advantage in points off turnovers.
In a Rush to Win: Arizona has won 10 of its last 14 games dating to last season, a trend that may or may not coincide with a dominant rushing attack. Over their last 14 games, the Wildcats have gained 3,879 yards on 650 rushing attempts, a 5.97 yards per carry clip good enough for 277.1 yards per game. The Wildcats have rushed for 300 or more yards in six of the 14 contests with a perfect 6-0 record in those games. Arizona is 8-1 when it rushes for 250-plus yards and 9-1 when it tops the 200-yard mark.
100-Yard Rushing Nuggets: Arizona has rushed for 100 or more yards in all but one game under Rich Rodriguez (89 at Oregon, 9/22/2012). Prior to Rodriguez's arrival, the Wildcats gained 100 rushing yards only five times in 2011 … An Arizona player has rushed for 100 yards in a game in 11-straight contests (last time failed to do so: at UCLA, 11/3/2012) … Under Rodriguez, a Wildcat has rushed for 100 yards 18 times in 20 total games, including 15 of the last 16 … Ka'Deem Carey (16), Daniel Jenkins (1), B.J. Denker (1) and Matt Scott (1) have combined for the 18 100-yard performances in the 20 games under Rodriguez … Arizona had gone 17-straight games without a 100-yard rusher prior to Rodriguez's arrival (last was Keola Antolin, 111 yards, at UCLA on Oct. 30, 2010).
Disciplined Cats: Arizona ranks as the second-least penalized team in the Pac-12 having been flagged for only 43.1 yards per game. That figure also ranks No. 25 nationally and is a healthy improvement from a season ago when the Wildcats finished No. 77 (55.1 per game). Interestingly, Arizona's opponents have been penalized for 63.0 yards per game – which is the 16th-most nationally for opponent penalty yards.
Special Teams Standouts: One of the most underappreciated aspects is not just the kicking game, but those who are on coverage units whether it be the kickoff or punt teams. Arizona has several players who excel on coverage teams and the last two games have been perfect examples. Trevor Ermisch, a reserve receiver, stuffed a fake punt attempt deep inside Colorado territory last Saturday to thwart any chance of a fourth quarter comeback by the Buffs. A week earlier, Ermisch added two tackles against Utah (10/19). Terris Jones-Grigsby, a running back/slot receiver, is another regular on kick coverage and had a career-high four tackles, including three solo stops, against Utah (Oct. 19). Jones-Grigsby, who took on the block to free up Ermisch to stop the fake punt last week, is tied with corner back Shane Wilson for the team-lead with five special teams tackles. Wilson was named a special teams game captain for the Utah game.
Gridiron Graduates: Eight Wildcats have earned their degrees from the University of Arizona, a tally that ranks fifth nationally for FBS programs. Included are running backs Daniel Jenkins and Kylan Butler, receivers Terrence Miller and Richard Morrison, defensive backs Derrick Rainey and Justin Samuels, offensive lineman Eric Bender-Ramsey and defensive lineman Sione Tuihalamaka.
Up Next: Arizona will not leave its own state the rest of the regular season as three-straight home games and an end-of-season rivalry showdown at Arizona State are on tap. Arizona's homecoming game against UCLA has been set for an 8 p.m. (MST) kickoff Saturday, Nov. 9, with a national television broadcast on ESPN. Kickoff times and television information for the final three games will be announced in the coming weeks.


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EUGENE – After months of practice and preparation, the Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team is starting its season this weekend.
The Ducks travel to Waco, Texas for a dual meet against Baylor on Sunday. The meet starts at 1 p.m., local time (11 a.m. PT).
After bouncing between stunts and gymnastics meets and competitive cheer tournaments last season, UO has a full season slate competing exclusively under the new acrobatics and tumbling meet format. This year, all meets will feature competition between teams in six scored categories: compulsories, stunt, pyramid, basket toss, tumbling and the team routine.
The Ducks are coming off a third-place finish at last year's National Cheerleaders Association National Championships and are one of the preseason favorites to win the first National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association national championship in 2011. UO opens the year with a No. 2 national ranking in the preseason NCATA coaches' poll.
Baylor has already competed twice this season, with both meets coming in December. The Bears defeated No. 3 Fairmont State, 265.601-252.977, in their season opener and led top-ranked Maryland through four events before dropping a tight, 274.941-271.181, decision.
Results and a recap from Sunday's meet will be available following the competition on GoDucks.com.
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High Praise – Oregon is entering its first season in the acrobatics and tumbling format with high expectations. The Ducks enter the season as the No. 2 team according to the preseason NCATA coaches' poll. That position would have the Ducks seeded and receiving an opening day bye in the NCATA National Championships, which they host April 7-9.
Mulkey's Winning Ways – Head coach Felecia Mulkey is entering her third season with the Ducks after the sport was created in 2008. Mulkey built Kennesaw State into a national power in competitive cheer during her 11-year tenure, winning two national championships and finishing runner-up on three other occasions. In Oregon's first season, Mulkey led the Ducks to a third-place finish at the NCA Collegiate National Championships.
2011 Acrobatics and Tumbling Meet Format – A detailed description of the new acrobatics and tumbling meet and scoring format is available on GoDucks.com. This link can be accessed all season long via the submenu at the top of the screen.
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- UO Falls Short in National Championship Meet
- Ducks Advance to NCATA Finals
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- UO Earns Two Individual Titles at NCATA Championships
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BOULDER – University of Colorado junior guard Lexy Kresl has been named to the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball All-Academic first team the league office announced on Wednesday.
Senior center Rachel Hargis and redshirt freshman guard Lauren Huggins both received honorable mention to the All-Academic team.
A native of Paradise Valley, Ariz., Kresl is an integrative physiology major sporting a 3.63 cumulative grade point average. Kresl aspires to be a physician's assistant and hopes to attend Colorado's nationally recognized PA school after completing her undergraduate degree. She was a second team Pac-12 All-Academic pick as a sophomore; the only underclassman among the 10 student-athletes that made up the first and second teams.
Kresl leads Colorado in assists with 94 (3.1 apg) while averaging 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest. She is third in the Pac-12 in free-throw accuracy at 84.1 percent (69-of-82) and also ranks 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3) and 12th in assists on the conference leaderboard.
Hargis, a native of Robinson, Texas, sports a 3.17 GPA and is scheduled to graduate this May with a degree in psychology. She is Colorado's career leader in games played at 133 and also ranks eighth in blocked shots with 105. Hargis also earned honorable mention to the Pac-12 All-Academic team as a junior in 2013.
Huggins, who hails from Littleton, Colo., is an integrative physiology major carrying a 3.04 GPA. She is second on the team in 3-pointers with 34 and ranks 12th in the Pac-12 in 3-point accuracy at 36.2 percent (34-of-94). Huggins, who is a sophomore academically, earns honorable mention in her first year of eligibility for the program.
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A jury clears Allan Young, who admitted shaking his newborn son causing catastrophic injuries that killed him 12 years later.
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A man who shook his newborn son causing brain injuries that were said to have led to the child's death more than a decade later has been cleared of manslaughter following a landmark trial.
Allan Young, 36, broke down in tears as a jury at the Old Bailey returned a verdict of not guilty on Friday.
Mr Young was jailed for 12 months after admitting causing grievous bodily harm to five-week-old Michael Winn in 1998, leaving him "severely disabled", the court heard.
When Michael died in 2011, Mr Young was further charged with manslaughter following changes in the law.
Prior to 1996, murder of manslaughter charges could only be brought if death occurred within a year and a day of the original assault.
Mr Young was charged even though 12 years had passed between the assault and Michael's death - the longest on record.
The prosecution said Michael's death was a direct result of the injuries he suffered - which caused cerebral palsy and curvature of the spine.
He was assessed as having only a 65% chance of surviving to the age of 11.
Mr Young, of Stevenston in Ayrshire, Scotland, had denied manslaughter.
In a statement read by his solicitor outside court, he said: "There are no winners in this case, or in relation to what happened to Michael.
"I had moved on with my life, with my new partner and lovely little girl.
"When Michael tragically died, I was arrested out of the blue, and once again my world was turned upside down.
"I really question whether it was in the public interest to prosecute me after so long."
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HOUSTON (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Traditional antibiotics like penicillin may now be powerless against new strains of bacteria. Stronger antibiotics have been developed but those too are losing the battle against mutated versions of bacteria. Now, doctors are looking to a new class of drugs to do the trick.
When Twana Krauhs is asked about her daughter Amy, she says, "She's a true little girl, but yet she doesn't let her tomboy older sister and little brother go off without her." So when this bundle of energy struggled to breathe, Twana and her husband John knew something was wrong.
"It was very scary, very, very scary. They're like, 'No, don't leave her at all in this room by herself -- even to go to the bathroom,'" Twana tells Ivanhoe. Amy had pneumonia from an antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Doctors turned to a new medication.
"It's the first new class of antibiotics that's been approved for use by the FDA in perhaps 10 years or so," says Sheldon L. Kaplan, M.D., a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
Studies show linezolid is as effective as gold standard medications but works on a different site on the bacteria, making it effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Kaplan says as antibiotics are used unnecessarily, bacteria build up a resistance to drugs. "We need newer antibiotics to address these resistance problems, which I think are just going to continue to increase."
Twana is thankful the medication worked when Amy needed it. She says, "She's too young, too valuable a little life to take that chance on."
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"One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." (Luke 11:1)
Prayer is one of the highest priorities of a believer in Jesus. Conversations with God are as essential as life. Andrew Murray stated, "Prayer is in very deed the pulse of the spiritual life." Faith is expressed in and through prayer. One has to believe to offer their cares and concerns to the One that is invisible. A believer confirms his or her faith by calling on the one true God of heaven.
Jesus, God's only Son, called on the Father and was found praying by His disciples. He is the best role model and set the example on a regular prayer life. They responded appropriately by asking Him to teach them. This should be the question of every man, woman, child, and youth. The Holy Spirit is in the believer to be a counselor and remind him or her how to carry out their faith in God via prayer.
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The University of Arizona women's basketball team (No. 18 AP/No. 15 USA Today) returns to the friendly confines of the McKale Center to tip off Pac-10 play against the Bay Area schools this weekend. The Wildcats will face California on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m., then the UA will take on Stanford on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m.
POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP: 34 Angela Lackey F 6-0 Sr. Louisville, KY 12.5 ppg 5.3 rpg 1.2 spg 53 Tatum Brown F 6-4 Sr. Tacoma, WA 16.7 ppg 8.9 rpg 0.7 bpg 3 Lisa Griffith G 5-6 Sr. Portland, OR 9.5 ppg 1.9 spg 4.0 apg 20 Julie Brase G 5-9 So. Tucson, AZ 7.9 ppg 2.8 rpg 2.3 apg 23 Felecity Willis G 5-7 Sr. Apple Valley, CA 6.1 ppg 5.4 apg 1.4 spg OFF THE BENCH (listed alphabetically): 33 Tysell Bozeman G 5-8 So. Riverside, CA 2.6 ppg 0.7 rpg 10 Reshea Bristol G 5-10 Jr. Omaha, NE 6.6 ppg 3.2 rpg 2.5 spg 22 Monika Crank G 5-7 Sr. Page, AZ 5.7 ppg 2.9 rpg 2.3 apg 51 Michelle Mitchell C 6-4 So. Oregon City, OR 1.4 ppg 2.0 rpg 45 Elizabeth Pickney F 6-4 So. Houston, TX 12.1 ppg 4.7 rpg 1.0 bpg 21 Jamie Sturdivant G 5-7 Fr. Simi Valley, CA 1.2 ppg 0.4 rpg 50 LaKeisha Taylor C 6-4 So. Houston, TX 1.8 ppg 2.4 rpg 35 Krista Warren G 6-2 Fr. Cloverdale, CA 2.5 ppg 2.9 rpg 0.8 apg
The 18th-ranked Wildcats upped their record to 11-1 on the year after taking the title at the Louisville Seelbach Cardinal Classic last week with wins over Marshall (91-61) and host team Louisville (80-70). Arizona is looking to extend its school-record 14-game home win streak with this weekend's contests. With 16.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, senior forward Tatum Brown remains the UA leader in both categories. Senior forward Angela Lackey is second in both categories with 12.5 ppg and 5.3 rpg, while sophomore forward Elizabeth Pickney is third in both at 12.1 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Guards Lisa Griffith (9.5 ppg), Julie Brase (7.9 ppg) and Reshea Bristol (6.6 ppg) follow on the scoring chart. Senior guard Felecity Willis is the team's assists leader, at 5.4 per game, while Bristol is the steals leader, averaging 2.5 per contest. As a team, Arizona is leading the Pac-10 in 10 different statistical categories, including scoring offense (83.1 ppg), scoring margin (+18.0 ppg), rebounding margin (+6.2 rpg), assists (20.0 apg) and steals (11.0 spg). The UA is also the only team in the Pac-10 shooting better than 40 percent from three-point range, as the Cats are hitting a league-best 42.3 percent from beyond the arc. Individually, Felecity Willis is tops in the Pac-10 in assists, Tatum Brown is first in field goal percentage (.661), and Lisa Griffith is the leader in three-point percentage (.448).
The Wildcats are only one win away from tying the 1995-96 team for the best-ever record over the first 13 games of a season (12-1). Arizona's perfect 9-0 start this year tied that '96 team for the best start in school history.
The Golden Bears are 5-5 on the year and are on a three-game losing skid after losses at Wake Forest (57-48) and North Carolina (70-65) last week. Cal's record is deceptive, however, because it has been handed each of its five losses by an average of only eight points per game. Cal is leading the Pac-10 in team rebounding, with 42.9 rpg. With 12.9 points per game, junior guard Courtney Johnson is leading the Golden Bears in scoring and is leading the Pac-10 in steals with 3.1 per game. Fellow junior Kenya Corley is second at 11.1 ppg, while Lauren Ashbaugh, another junior, is Cal's leading rebounder with 7.0 per game. Sophomore forward Ami Forney is second in rebounding at 6.3 per contest. California head coach Marianne Stanley (Immaculata, 1976) has a 29-63 record in four years in Berkeley and is 409-212 in 21 years as a head coach.
THE SERIES vs. CAL:
Arizona holds the 17-13 lead in the series with California, having won each of the last eight meetings with the Golden Bears, and 11 of the last 12. The Cats downed Cal, 74-65, in the last meeting on Feb. 25, 1999, in Tucson. The California series is the only Pac-10 series in which Arizona has the lead.
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Despite a lackluster performance and blowing a 15-point lead, the Wildcats were able to scrape out a 74-65 win over California at home on Feb. 25, 1999. Arizona opened the game on a 17-7 run, however midway through the first half, the Cats went cold, shooting 2-of-14 from the floor and allowing Cal back into the game. The UA recovered to end the first half on a 15-4 run over the final 2:32 and took an 11-point (39-28) lead into the break. In the second period, the Cats had their biggest lead of the game at 15 points (54-39) with 12:06 left, but the Golden Bears went on an 18-8 spurt. Arizona pulled ahead by eight, but Cal came back again and cut the UA's lead to four points with 1:16 left in the game. The Cats battled back to end the game on an 8-3 run and, in the last minute of the contest, hit 8-for-8 from the line. Felecity Willis went 9-for-12 from the floor en route to a career-high 24 points, while Elizabeth Pickney added 14 points and Lisa Griffith contributed 13 points. Angela Lackey had a team-high eight rebounds.
After opening the season with a 2-3 mark, the Cardinal has gone on a five-game win streak to earn a 7-3 record. Most recently, Stanford garnered a convincing 83-48 win over Colorado on Sunday. Stanford, which is not currently ranked but is receiving votes in both polls, will play at Arizona State on Thursday before heading to Tucson. Stanford is leading the Pac-10 with an average of 6.5 three-pointers made per game and is second only to Arizona with a 38.7 team three-point percentage. Junior forward Carolyn Moos is averaging 14.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game to lead the Cardinal in both categories. Sophomore forward Bethany Donaphin is second in scoring at 11.3 ppg, followed by senior guard Milena Flores with 10.8 ppg. Junior forward Sarah Dimson is the Cardinal's second-leading rebounder, with 5.9 boards per contest. In her 14th year at the head of the Stanford program, Tara VanDerveer (Indiana, 1975) holds a 331-85 mark with the Cardinal. She is 483-136 in 21 years as a head coach.
THE SERIES vs. STANFORD:
Stanford holds a solid 29-8 lead in the series with Arizona, although the Cats won two of the previous four meetings with the Cardinal. Arizona took the most recent meeting, 81-67, on Feb. 27, 1999, in Tucson.
LAST TIME vs. STANFORD:
Seeking retribution for a 15-point loss in Palo Alto earlier in the season, the Cats drilled Stanford, 81-67, in Tucson on Feb. 27, 1999. There were six lead changes in the first half, and Arizona went into the lockerroom at the break with a one-point (36-35) advantage. The Cats went 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the last 12 minutes of the first half. In the second half, Arizona led by five points (40-35) in the first two minutes of the period, but Stanford built up its own five-point (53-48) lead at the 13:45 mark. The Cats, however, took the lead by two (62-60) with 7:27 left in the game, and they sealed the win with a 13-3 run over the final 3:51, giving them a 14-point victory. In the last 5:56 of the game, Arizona shot a crucial 15-of-18 from the line. Four players reached double digits in scoring, led by Elizabeth Pickney's 18 points. Pickney hit 12-of-13 from the stripe, tying the school record for free throws made in a game. Angela Lackey had 16 points, Reshea Bristol dumped in 13, and Felecity Willis had 12. The win was Arizona's second straight home victory over the Cardinal.
Arizona holds an 0-4 all-time record in games played on Jan. 6. The Cats last played on that date in 1996, a 77-55 loss to then-seventh-ranked Stanford in Tucson. The UA is 1-6 all-time when playing on Jan. 8. The Cats' last game on that date was in 1998, a 64-61 buzzer-beater loss to Washington State at home.
With an 80-70 win over host team Louisville, the Wildcats claimed the title at the Seelbach Cardinal Classic on Dec. 29. Through the first half, neither squad led by more than five points, and the teams went into halftime tied at 32-all. The early part of the second half was evenly matched as well, then the Wildcats went on a 12-4 run midway through the period to take a 10-point (62-52) lead at the 6:27 mark. The Cardinals came no closer than five points for the remainder of the game. Lisa Griffith nailed four of her seven three-point attempts en route to a team- and season-high 19 points. Tatum Brown amassed 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for her third straight double-double. Angela Lackey added 11 points, and Felecity Willis had a game-high nine assists.
The Wildcats hit the road again next weekend for games against the Washington schools. Arizona will play at Washington State on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. PST, then the Cats play at Washington on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. PST in Seattle's Mercer Arena.
In nearly a decade at the helm of the University of Arizona's women's basketball program, head coach Joan Bonvicini has collected an unparalleled list of accomplishments, both for the university and for her career. Now in her ninth year at the UA, Bonvicini has posted a 145-99 (.594) mark and has a 470-170 (.734) record in 20 years as a collegiate head coach. She also has a 22-13 mark in NCAA tournament play and has never lost a first-round game in 13 appearances. Prior to taking over at the UA, Bonvicini led Long Beach State to 10 consecutive NCAA appearances, including two trips to the Final Four. She registered a 325-71 mark in 12 seasons with the 49ers.
Joan Bonvicini needs only 14 more victories at the UA to collect as many wins as the six previous Wildcat coaches combined.
Head coach Joan Bonvicini has a 20-5 career record against California and is 10-16 all-time against Stanford.
Awarded the title of associate head coach during the summer of 1998, Denise Dove Ianello (Northern Illinois, 1991) begins her eighth year at the UA, functioning as both the team's recruiting coordinator and the perimeter coach. Second-year assistant coach Karen Caires (Cal State Northridge, 1990) works with the perimeter players, assists with scouting and recruiting and directs the Joan Bonvicini Hoop Camp. In his first year at the UA, assistant coach Curtis Loyd (Southern Utah, 1994) is involved primarily with scouting and with coaching the post players.
Here is the upcoming schedule for the Wildcats...
Wed. Jan. 5 1-3:30 p.m. McKale lifting after Thurs. Jan. 6 vs. California, 7 p.m. McKale Fri. Jan. 7 1-3 p.m. McKale Sat. Jan. 8 vs. Stanford, 1 p.m. McKale Sun. Jan. 9 OFF Mon. Jan. 10 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. McKale lifting after Tues. Jan. 11 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. McKale Wed. Jan. 12 depart for Pullman
Arizona won its third regular-season tournament when it swept through the Seelbach Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 28-29. The Cats had a solid showing in the first round with a 91-61 pounding of Marshall on Dec. 28. Although host team Louisville managed to hang with the UA most of the contest, the Cats pulled out an 80-70 victory in the championship game to take the tournament title. After averaging 14.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game over the two contests, Wildcat Tatum Brown was selected the Tournament MVP, her second such honor of the year. Louisville native Angela Lackey was selected to the All-Tournament Team as well, also her second such honor of the season.
Since Joan Bonvicini took over the Arizona program in 1991, the Wildcats have gone 72-72 against Pac-10 teams, although they have a 38-16 league mark over the last three seasons combined.
Arizona is currently riding a 14-game home win streak, dating back to Jan. 4, 1999. This is the longest home win streak ever in the history of UA women's basketball. The previous long streak was a string of 10 games midway through the 1997-98 season.
During Joan Bonvicini's tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have posted an 86-38 mark in McKale Center, including a 55-10 record over the last five seasons combined. Arizona has a record of 152-146 on its home court since the 1976-77 season.
The UA bench has been quite productive this season, contributing an average of 32.2 points per game. The highest point total from the bench so far this year came on Dec. 10 against Texas Southern -- a whopping 47 of the Cats' 96 points came from the subs.
After hitting a hot 81.2 percent (13-16) from the line against UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 30, the Cats have seen their free throw shooting decline steadily ever since. Over the first five games of the year, the Cats hit 68.5 percent from the line, but they have hit only 64.2 percent at the stripe over the last seven games combined. The Wildcats, who shot 70 percent or better from the line in only five of this season's 12 games, ended the 1998-99 season shooting 72.1 percent from the stripe.
Arizona seems to be on fire from three-point range so far this year. The Cats are hitting 42.3 percent from beyond the arc, with senior guard Lisa Griffith shooting a blazing 44.8 percent (26-58) from long range.
The best evidence that the UA is a deep squad this season? Lots of people playing lots of minutes. Currently, eight different Wildcat regulars are averaging more than 15 minutes a game.
Four of the UA's opponents this season were ranked in this week's polls. Pac-10 foe UCLA is ranked 17th in this week's A.P. poll, while UC Santa Barbara is 22nd, Kansas is 23rd and Oregon is 24th. Stanford, Colorado State, Louisville, Oklahoma and New Mexico all received votes for ranking. In this week's USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll, UCLA is No. 17, UC Santa Barbara is No. 22, Kansas is No. 23 and Oregon is No. 24. Stanford and Colorado State both received votes for ranking.
Ten schools had both their men's and women's basketball teams ranked among the A.P. Top 25 this week. They are Arizona, Connecticut, Auburn, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Louisiana State and UCLA.
Under head coach Joan Bonvicini, the Cats have gone 23-17 in games settled by five points or less, including a 7-4 mark in games settled by one or two points.
Over the last nine seasons, Bonvicini's Arizona teams have won 49 games by spreads of 20 points or more.
Seems that the 80-point mark almost always means adding another to the "win" column for the Wildcats. In the 28-year history of Arizona women's basketball, the Cats have posted a 117-15 record when scoring 80 points or more in a game. Under Joan Bonvicini, the Wildcats have gone 77-8 when topping that 80-point plateau.
Dating back to last season, Arizona has won 20 of its last 24 games... The Cats are forcing opponents to commit an average of 3.4 more turnovers per game than the UA... The Arizona women's basketball program has a 304-390 (.438) all-time record, however it is 108-54 (.667) from 1994 to present... Joan Bonvicini has a 162-86 career record against Pac-10 teams.
This season, Arizona is... 10-1 when out-rebounding its opponent... 11-1 when shooting better than 40% from the field... 11-0 when scoring 70 points or more... 10-1 when three or more players reach double digits in scoring.
The Wildcats are 6-0 at home this season, 2-1 in road games and 3-0 in neutral contests. Arizona posted an 11-3 mark at home, was 5-8 on the road and notched a 2-0 record in neutral contests last year.
The Wildcats are currently scheduled to make television appearances for three more games...
Sat. Jan. 22 USC Fox Sports Net 2 p.m. Sun. Jan. 30 Arizona State Fox Sports net 2 p.m. Sat. Feb. 19 at UCLA Fox Sports Net 1 p.m. PST
Lisa Griffith is Arizona's career leader in both three-pointers made (238) and attempted (631). She recently moved up to the #7 spot on the UA's top-20 all-time leading scorers' list, with 1,029 career points. She needs only 31 more points to move into the #6 spot. Griffith is also on the career top-10 list for games started, coming in at #4 with 90 career starts. She stands at sixth on the career assists list, with 397, and seventh on the career steals chart, with 181. Felecity Willis is seventh in career three-pointers attempted (155) and eighth in three-pointers made (43). She is holding down fourth place on the all-time assists chart, with 437 career dishes. Willis is also the latest addition to Arizona's all-time top 20 scoring list. She has 782 career points, which puts her in the #20 spot. Sophomore forward Elizabeth Pickney has already entered the UA's top 10 list for career blocked shots. She stands in seventh place with 47 career blocks.
With 3:04 left in the first half at Kansas on Dec. 21, senior guard Lisa Griffith knocked down her third three-pointer of the game to become the eighth Wildcat to reach the 1,000-point plateau in career scoring. The last Wildcat to join the 1,000-point club was Griffith's former teammate, Adia Barnes, who reached that mark during the 1996-97 season.
After falling in the championship game of the 1998 tournament, Arizona re-claimed the title of its ninth annual Insight.com Bowl Basketball Classic with victories over Texas Southern (96-46) and Indiana (87-70) on Dec. 10-12. The UA's Tatum Brown was unanimously voted the Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 20.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals over the two games. Angela Lackey was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well.
Tatum Brown's 11-of-12 shooting performance against Colorado State on Dec. 6 tied the UA single-game record for field goal percentage (.917). It is also a new McKale Center record, breaking the previous mark of 84.6 percent (11-13) set by former UCLA player Denise Curry on Jan. 17, 1981. Arizona also set a new school record by hitting a sizzling 75.9 (22-29) percent in the first half against UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 30.
BROWN NAMED PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Dec. 6):
Senior forward Tatum Brown was named the Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Brown scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Arizona to an 86-76 upset over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 30. In just 26 minutes of action, she shot 9-for-12 (.750) from the field and 3-for-4 (.750) from the line. The Player of the Week honor is the first of Brown's career, and the 17th all-time selection. Brown's honor followed Elizabeth Pickney's Player of the Week laurels the previous week, marking the first time in school history that the Wildcats have had back-to-back Pac-10 Players of the Week.
The Cats shot a school-record 75.9 percent (22-29) from the floor in the first half of the UCSB contest on Nov. 30. For the game, they shot 63 percent (34-54), the highest field goal percentage for any team since the school record was set at 64.3 percent (36-56) against Drake on Nov. 25, 1990.
PICKNEY NAMED PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Nov. 29):
Elizabeth Pickney was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for Nov. 15-28. Pickney averaged 16.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game in the UA's four straight victories to open the season. She shot a team-high .575 (23-40) from the field and .720 (18-25) from the line during that stretch. Pickney was named the Tournament MVP at the Hawaiian Regent Wahine Classic, leading Arizona to the team title with three wins. In the tourney, she averaged 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Player of the Week honor was the first of Pickney's career and the 16th all-time selection for Arizona.
The Wildcats racked up nine blocked shots in the contest against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 20. That is the highest single-game block total since the 1985 squad collected 10 at Tennessee-Chattanooga on Jan. 5, 1985. Elizabeth Pickney had five of the UA's blocked shots against Tennessee Tech, a career high for her. As a team, Arizona collected 20 blocks over the first four game of the year, the highest block total ever over that stretch in any season.
The Wildcats swept through three games in Honolulu on Nov. 19-21 to take the title at the Hawaiian Regent Wahine Classic, hosted by the University of Hawai'i. Arizona garnered victories over Oklahoma (75-59), Tennessee Tech (87-71) and host team Hawai'i (86-73) to open the 1999-2000 season with a perfect 3-0 mark. Elizabeth Pickney averaged 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Cats and was the overwhelming favorite for tournament Most Valuable Player laurels. Felecity Willis and Tatum Brown were named to the All-Tournament Team, as well.
With Joan Bonvicini at the program's helm, the Wildcats have won five straight season openers and a total of seven in the nine years she has been at the UA. In the 28 years of Arizona women's basketball, the Wildcats have won 15 season openers. The UA went on to post winning records in eight of those first 14 seasons.
In a survey of women's basketball head coaches conducted by the Women's Basketball Journal last fall, Arizona associate head coach Denise Dove Ianello received votes for consideration as one of the top assistant coaches in the country.
On the first day of the early signing period (Nov. 10), Arizona inked a trio of high school recruits from the state of California. The signees were 5-10 guard Candice Allen (Ontario, CA/Ayala HS), 5-7 guard Aimee Grzyb (San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS) and 6-3 forward Veranda James (Pomona, CA/Ganesha HS).
Here is the predicted order of finish for the Pac-10 this season, according to the league's coaches...
1. UCLA 6. Washington 2. Oregon 7. USC 3. Stanford 8. Oregon State 4. ARIZONA 9. California 5. Arizona State 10. Washington State
Here is the predicted order of finish for the Pac-10 this season, according to the league's women's basketball media members...
1. UCLA 6. Arizona State 2. Oregon 7. USC 3. Stanford 8. Oregon State 4. ARIZONA 9. California 5. Washington 10. Washington State
For the third year in a row, the Wildcats earned a preseason national ranking. The Cats were ranked 25th in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25, and they were 24th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Preseason Top 25. The Wildcats were ranked among the top 25 teams in five different "unofficial" preseason polls this fall. The UA's highest ranking in these polls was 13th by Women's Basketball magazine and the lowest was 22nd by both Street & Smith's and the Basketball News Report. Angela Lackey earned preseason third team All-America honors from Lindy's College Basketball and honorable mention All-America laurels from Street & Smith's College Basketball.
Despite losing the squad's only two seniors before the season ever started, the very young 1998-99 Wildcats held their own and came up with an 18-11 overall record and went 12-6 in the Pac-10 to finish in fourth place. The Cats faced a rough non-conference schedule that featured three teams which spent most of the season among the top four in the national rankings. Arizona went 5-4 against those non-conference opponents, with quality losses to Purdue, Louisiana Tech and Colorado State and a big road win over UC Santa Barbara. That tough early slate prepared the Cats for a season of Pac-10 play which showed more parity than it has in years. After getting off to a rocky 1-3 start in league play, the Cats rebounded to finish the season 11-3, with wins over Pac-10 co-champion Oregon and over perennial power Stanford. The Wildcats then received their third consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament, earning a #6 seed in the Midwest Region. In Piscataway, N.J., Arizona faced NCAA tourney veteran Florida in the first round of play and defeated the Gators, 87-84, in overtime to move on to the second round for the third straight year. The Cats then took on host Rutgers, only to end the season on a sour note, falling to the Scarlet Knights, 90-47. For the season, Arizona had its most balanced offense in five years, with four players averaging in double digits in scoring, and ended its season by winning 12 of its final 16 contests. The Cats broke or tied 13 school records on the year, including setting new marks in single season free throws made (520) and blocked shots (88). With 14.4 points per game, Angela Lackey led four Wildcats averaging in double digits in scoring. Felecity Willis came in second with her 12.1 ppg scoring average, followed closely by Elizabeth Pickney at 11.4 ppg. Pickney was the team's top rebounder, with 5.8 per game, while Willis was the team's assists leader, averaging 5.5 apg. Lackey was second in rebounding with 5.4 rpg, and Reshea Bristol posted 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.


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Johannsen, S; Paulus, S; Düpre, N; Müller, J; Sigel, R K O (2008). Using in vitro transcription to construct scaffolds for one-dimensional arrays of mercuric ions. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 102(5/6):1141-1151.
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In vitro transcription by T7 RNA polymerase can be used to construct scaffolds for the one-dimensional arrangement of mercury(II) ions. In these constructs, the metal ions are located inside of RNA double helices. By replacing the amide protons of two oppositely located uracil residues of complementary strands, mercury(II) becomes coordinated in a linear fashion to form metal-ion mediated base pairs, analogous to the well-known thymine–Hg–thymine base pair in DNA. This is shown here by a combination of various experimental techniques, including NMR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, as well as UV and CD spectroscopy. A total of five different double helices, including both palindromic and non-palindromic RNA sequences and between two and twenty consecutive uracil residues, have been synthesized and shown to be able to incorporate mercury(II). The synthesis of r(GGAGU20CUCC) demonstrates that T7 polymerase is capable of handling long continuous stretches of identical nucleotides, albeit at the cost of an increasing number of abortion products and longer oligonucleotide strands that need to be separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This work introduces RNA into the group of nucleic acids that can form metal ion mediated base pairs. The use of such metal-modified nucleic acids has been envisaged in various fields of research, including the generation of molecular wires.
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College Hockey:Blasi Gets New Contract Through 2016-17 at Miami
Less than three years after giving coach Enrico Blasi a 10-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season, Miami is reworking the deal.
The school on Friday announced a new contract for Blasi that also extends through the 2016-17 season.
A statement issued through the athletic department notes that the new contract was made possible by alumni donations.
"Coach Blasi's new contract exists because of the substantial financial contributions of a handful of alums," Miami athletic director Brad Bates said in a statement. "Their commitment to Miami, athletics and our hockey program ensures that the best college hockey coach in the country will continue to lead our program for many years to come."
Financial details were not announced.
Blasi has taken the RedHawks to the Frozen Four in the last two seasons and the NCAA tournament in five straight seasons.
Miami has the best winning percentage in the country since 2005-06.
After leading the RedHawks to a runaway regular season championship, Blasi was named the CCHA's coach of the year for the fourth time this season.
In nearly 11 full seasons at Miami, Blasi has a 239-158-40 record.
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On February 4, 2014 manga and anime publisher VIZ Media released the first volume of a 3-in-1 edition of "High School Debut", and they provided us with the opportunity to check out this slice-of-life/romantic comedy/shojo manga series from Kazune Kawahara.
"High School Debut" focuses on the life of Haruna Nagashima, a tomboyish girl who put all her energy into playing softball throughout middle school, when she wasn't busy reading shojo manga. Now, as she enters high school she decides to stop playing softball and give her all towards a new goal, finding a boyfriend. The problem is, she has absolutely no idea what guys look for in a girl.
With no idea how to dress or act, Haruna is desperate to get a guy, any guy, to at least hit on her. After discussing her issues with her friend Mami, Haruna comes to the decision that she needs a coach, to guide her in the ways of catching a boy's attention. Enter Yoh, a popular but often blunt upperclassmen with a reputation for being both cool and cruel when it comes to dealing with the opposite sex.
Originally, Yoh wants nothing to do with Haruna, but after a little pushing in the right direction from his sister, Asami, Yoh eventually agrees to help Haruna. He has only one condition for Haruna, she can't fall in love with him.
Having never read the series before, the story of "High School Debut" was a little bit predictable, but it was told extremely well and the pace was just right. Even though I had a good idea of what was going to happen, I still found myself getting drawn in to the story and pulling for Haruna. It was actually hard to put the manga down once I started reading.
Haruna is a great lead character, though they portray her as not the best looking because of her more athletic frame (I thought she was cute) she is kind hearted and shy, but she also has a toughness to her, thanks to her tomboy side. The story is told in a way that both sides of her are shown well and even though she can be emotional, she doesn't come off as weak, although she has some horrible taste in clothes early on. Yoh is also an interesting character, he is pretty much what you would expect from the lead of a shojo manga, cold and brooding, yet he also lets his caring side out every once in a while.
This first volume is an omnibus of the series and contains the first three volumes of the manga. Throughout the first three volumes, Haruna struggles to let go of the horrible advice she gets from reading magazines and her manga, while Yoh does his best to avoid losing his cool. Haruna also has a few firsts, she meets her the first type of guy she should avoid, she develops feeling for a boy for the first time and also experiences heart break first hand, which doesn't sit well with Yoh.
Visually "High School Debut" looks exactly like what you would expect when it comes to the genre, lots of big eyes, blushing faces and beautiful, thin and tall characters. The series doesn't have a lot of detail, but there is enough, and the facial expressions definitely get across the emotions, there are a lot of teary eyes.
As far as the text goes, it is large and clear enough to read, aside from a few panels, and the dialog boxes don't get in the way of anything. The translations all have nice flow and everything reads well.
"High School Debut" was definitely a series that surprised me, I knew that it was popular, but I didn't think that I would get as into it as I had. The characters are likable and the story has just enough high school drama to go perfectly with all of those awkward and comedic moments that you would expect from someone just starting to get involved with the opposite sex.
If you're a fan of series like "Skip Beat!" and "Kimi ni Todoke", then "High School Debut" is definitely another worth picking up. The 3-in-1 collection is also the perfect opportunity for fans of the series to pick up the manga in fewer purchases, if you didn't get the individual volumes.
4.5 out of 5
High School Debut (3-in-1) Vol. 1
Publisher: Viz Media (Shojo Beat imprint)
Story and Art: Kazune Kawahara
Number of Pages: 544
Age Rating: Teen
Release Date: February 4, 2014
(A review copy of "High School Debut" (3-in-1 Vol. 1 was provided by Viz Media.)


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Mariah Carey, 44, as reported by Billboard, is set to drop her fourteenth studio album titled Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse onto the music scene on May 27 and will compete with the 21-year-old Miley Cyrus Bangerz generation. Many have accused Miley Cyrus of relying on cheap bad girl antics to promote her music. Cyrus' over-the-top MTV Music Awards' performance helped the singer receive worldwide attention for months after it aired. Mariah, a mother of two, has taken several years to work on this new album, while she judged American Idol for a stint and acted in films like Precious and The Butler. Should Mariah step up her bad girl image to sell records and connect with the young record-buying audience? Some entertainment critics are reporting Carey is already hard at work conjuring up covert PR initiatives.
After Carey publicly stated that her new album is a surprise release, like Beyonce's recent drop, Mariah's label Def Jam, tells a different story. According to sources like the NY Post, reports are circling that Def Jam dismissed a surprise drop, as the album has been in the works for 4 years and has had many problems, setbacks and re-records. One outlet is reporting that a source at Def Jam revealed to them that the new Mariah Carey album is a "huge disaster that makes Glitter look like Thriller."
Now that the album is nearing finalization, Carey must begin her publicity campaign to achieve radio spins and sales. In a strange video voice message released by Mariah Carey's team on YouTube, the diva unveiled the name of her new album with a heavily photo-shopped cover image displaying a youthful glow all over the singer. The back cover art of the album is allegedly a self-portrait drawing that Carey drew, when she was just 3 ½ years-old. Carey, a toddler genius, also knew how to spell and print back then. The elusive chanteuse claims that she named the portrait "Me. I am Mariah," the title of her new album. This publicity endeavor has become a field day for journalists, bloggers and "snarky" social media posters that refer to the campaign as "awkward," among other not-so-nice things.
Other music news sites have also predicted that Mariah Carey has planned with and her husband Nick Cannon to have very public affairs for increased tabloid fodder. It has already been reported by several outlets that Mariah is jealous and very suspicious of Cannon and is having him followed while she is allegedly drinking inappropriately again. The stories are all beginning to surface that Mariah may be headed for another very public breakdown to win sympathy and attention to help promote her new music. These stories are pretty awful, but they are able to garner publicity from journalists and outlets only interested in trending relevant topics and shocking celebrity stories, regardless if the music is good or not.
When we compare and contrast Miley Cyrus' bad girl antics and image to that of Mariah Carey's current capers, there seems to be very little difference. Both singers started out as young sweet innocent entertainers with burgeoning careers. Today, they are both following the overblown publicity stunt path, which most pop music stars engage in to stay relevant, gossiped about at work and hopefully sell music and concert tickets.
Cyrus is currently in Europe on tour, performing to sold-out arenas, while Carey is plotting her next big comeback and hoping for the best. However, this is happening as Madonna, the true "Queen of Pop," is also engaged in her own publicity campaign for her new album due out sometime later this year. To Madonna's credit, she is purposely relying on simply promoting her work, the producers and songwriters she is working with in the studio, and displaying absolute integrity when it comes to her artistry.
Mariah Carey may not need to worry about competing with the likes of Miley Cyrus and wowing the MTV crowd with shocking over-the-top antics. Mariah does not need to be a tabloid darling or orchestrate personal tragedy to sell records either. They might help, but one thing is for sure, Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, which indicates Mariah Carey is subtle or indescribable, is far from the truth. Class-act Mariah Carey has millions of verifiable fans around the world who buy her music because they love her incredible 5-octave range voice and they adore who she is—with or without publicity stunts.
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