What we learned from Arizona’s win over No. 24 Cal

Photo by Simon AsherThe Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team upset No. 24 Cal on Friday to improve to 13-2 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12.

Our recap can be read here, and here are some additional postgame notes:

The importance of Cate Reese

Cate Reese has spent a considerable amount of Pac-12 play in foul trouble, which has kept her from getting into a groove on either end of the floor. The star freshman found her footing against the Golden Bears and their senior post player, Kristine Anigwe.

Reese has averaged 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds while only seeing 18.3 minutes of action per game in Pac-12 play. While it’s a small sample size, it was enough to drop her season scoring average by…