AUBURN, Ala. — When the Arizona Wildcats beat Tennessee in last week's NCAA regionals, UA coach Mike Candrea said he hadn’t seen a team of his celebrate like that in a long time.
The party was short-lived, however. A few days later, Arizona was off to Auburn, Ala., for the super regionals.
Following a three-hour flight on a small plane — small enough that a few staffers were forced to fly into Atlanta and then drive 90 minutes to Auburn — the Wildcats were in the thick of SEC country, preparing for the biggest series of their season.