The Arizona women’s basketball team already had their plane tickets to Laramie, Wyoming booked Thursday when they received some good news in the final minute of their win vs. Idaho.
Instead of playing Wyoming at Wyoming in the Elite Eight of the WNIT, Arizona received the right to host (Sunday, 2 p.m. MST).
“I like that much better for a couple reasons,” said UA coach Adia Barnes. “It’s a hard trip. I don’t talk to the team about what’s ahead, but it was going to be leave (Friday), play on Saturday. That’s a quick turnaround and you have to go to Denver and bus.