In the season opener, the Arizona Wildcats started out with a victory over the Idaho State Bengals, 71-46. Both teams struggled with mistakes, but ultimately the Wildcats were able to maintain a lead for most of the game and come away with the victory.
Idaho State started the scoring, and it took a while for the Wildcats to get going. It wasn’t until a three-pointer from Cate Reese with 3:35 remaining in the first quarter that Arizona took their first lead.
The game “kind of woke us up that the season is here, and we have to prove a point to all the other teams out there that we’re not the same team as last year,” Reese said.