When you lose two games by a combined 55 points the way the Arizona Wildcats did in Oregon last weekend, there aren’t many positives to take away from it.
Cate Reese was an exception.
The high-energy forward was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after averaging 17 points, five rebounds, and two steals on 58 percent shooting against two of the top frontcourts in the country.
“She played really well, she wasn’t intimidated,” said UA coach Adia Barnes, whose upstart team dropped to 13-5 overall and 3-4 in the Pac-12 heading into this weekend’s homestand against USC and UCLA.