What we learned from Arizona’s win vs. No. 17 ASU

The Wildcats celebrate on the bench during their victory over No. 17 ASUThe Arizona women’s basketball team upset No. 17 ASU on Sunday in Tucson to begin Pac-12 play.

The Wildcats have won 10 straight, improving to 11-1. Our full recap can be found here, and here are some additional takeaways:

Non-conference? Who cares?

Arizona coach Adia Barnes got asked about her easy non-conference schedule. A lot. She had to feel at least a bit vindicated by her team’s performance against the No. 17 Sun Devils.

“I was asked (about the easy non-conference schedule) several times, and I did not care” Barnes said. “The reason why is that I have a plan. And if we had been getting crushed in the non-conference,…