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Arizona forward Jill Aguilera has ‘gotten better and better’ since returning from ACL injury

When Arizona soccer hosts Oklahoma on Friday, it will rekindle some fond memories for redshirt junior forward Jill Aguilera.

That’s because the last time the Wildcats faced Oklahoma—2017 in Norman—Aguilera scored her first career goal to help UA upset the 16th-ranked Sooners. Not only that, but it was also her very first game back from a torn ACL that caused her to miss her entire freshman season.

“I was really nervous,” Aguilera said, looking back on that game. “I only played the last five minutes but before I went in, Tony (Amato) had told me about just making an impact in those five minutes.