TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Wildcats (4-10, 0-3 Pac-12) wrap up the first home Pac-12 series of the season on Sunday at high noon in McKale Center with a game against No. 23 California (10-4, 1-2 Pac-12). The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks as well as Pac-12 Arizona and Pac-12 Bay Area.
 
Sunday, Jan. 7 at Noon MST
TV: Pac-12 Networks (Krista Blunk & Joan Bonvicini)
Radio: 1400 AM (Derrick Palmer)
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QUICK NOTES

• Arizona is dropped a low-scoring affair against the Stanford Cardinal on Friday by a score of 61-46 and will be looking for their first conference win of the season on Sunday.
   
• The Wildcats are looking to snap a three-game losing streak against the Golden Bears.
   
• JaLea Bennett has been a scoring machine for Arizona as she averages a team-high 16.1 points per game, which is eighth in the Pac-12. The senior did not hit double-figures against Stanford for the first time since Nov. 17, 2017, which was the second game of the season vs. Utah State.
   
• Sam Thomas recorded the first double-double for any Wildcat this season with 13 points and 10 boards against NAU (12/7). She is the first freshman since LaBrittney Jones to record a double-double. Against Southern Utah, she grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, which is the most since Jones had 15 on 12/15/13. She was Arizona's second leading scorer on Friday with 10 points, but had a season-low two boards. She hadn't had fewer than five rebounds in one game prior to Friday.
   
• Kat Wright had her breakout game against Southern Utah (12/20) as she poured in a season-high 18 points on 7-13 shooting with four made three-pointers. At the end of double-overtime, Wright drilled the game-winning three-pointer to put the Cats up by two points.

Last Five vs. Cal
1/22/17: at Cal 71, Arizona 60
12/30/16: Cal 74, at Arizona 64
2/14/16: at Cal 75, Arizona 56
1/4/16: at Arizona 56, Cal 52
2/6/15: Cal 65, at Arizona 46
 
Scouting the Golden Bears
California is coming off an 80-71 loss versus No. 25 Arizona State and now have a record of 10-4. Last week, Cal split a home series with the L.A. schools. Once again, Phoenix native Kristine Anigwe is dominating by averaging 17.3 points and 9.9 rebounds. She is fourth in the conference in scoring and first in rebounding. Guard Asha Thomas also averages double-figures for Cal with 11.8 points per game. The Wildcats are looking to break a three-game losing streak vs. the Golden Bears.
 
We See Ya JaLea
JaLea Bennett is one of the two seniors on the team (Kat Wright) and will be looked upon as a leader for the young group of Wildcats this year. Along with Destiny Graham, they are the two remaining student-athletes that played for former head coach Niya Butts. Bennett has turned up the scoring this year as she averages 16.1 points per game, which would be a huge career-high should she maintain and is currently eighth in the Pac-12. The senior has already set a new career-high in total points scored with 226 points. Her previous career-high was 187 total points in 2016-17. Davellyn Whyte was the last player to average at least 16 points per game for a season when she scored 16.8 back in the 2012-13 season. The senior has scored in double-figures 12 times this season, which is both career-highs. Bennett broke a streak of 11-straight double-figure games against Stanford (1/5) as she had trouble finding her shot, scoring just eight points.
 
Thomas Does It All
Through the first 13 games of her career, Sam Thomas has been rather impressive on the floor. All while playing a team-high 37.2 minutes per game, she averages 10 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.9 steals. After recording the first double-double of the season for any Wildcat against NAU (12/7), she became the first freshman since LaBrittney Jones (2014) to finish the game with a double-double. She is also the first freshman and player since Erica Barnes (2011) to have three double-figure rebounding games in the first eight games of the season. Her 15 rebounds against Southern Utah is the most since Jones grabbed 15 on Dec. 15, 2013 and her 49 minutes are the third-most in school history. In the Pac-12, Thomas is second in minutes played (37.1 mpg). third in blocked shots (1.9 bpg), sixth in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and seventh in steals (1.9 spg). She is the top freshmen in the categories mentioned in the previous sentence. Thomas is the only player in the Pac-12 to be in the top 10 in rebounding, blocks and steals. Additionally, Thomas is fourth in the country in rebounds and fifth in the country in blocks per game among all freshmen. Thomas has a shot to break a couple freshman records, and below is a look at where Arizona's top freshmen stood through the first 13 games of their respective careers.
 
Blocks
Shawntinice Polk (2002-03) – 30
Sam Thomas (2017-18) – 26
LaBrittney Jones (2013-14) – 25
 
Minutes
Sam Thomas (2017-18) – 520
Reiko Thomas (2008-09) – 509
Lucia Alonso (2016-17) – 468
Davellyn Whyte (2009-10) – 466
 
Marlee Gets Buckets
Freshman Marlee Kyles is Arizona's second leading scorer through the first 12 games of the season by averaging 10.6 points per game off the bench while playing 25.5 minutes per game, which is the sixth-fewest on the team. She scored 17 in the season opener against Iona (11/10), had 18 against Loyola Marymount (11/22) and had a career-high 19 against Long Beach State (11/28). Kyles is third amongst all freshmen in scoring in the Pac-12 and has seven double-figure games.
 
Buenos Dias, Lucia
It's hard to believe, but Lucia Alonso is already the third-longest tenured Wildcat on the 2017-18 roster as a sophomore. Alosno has been outstanding from beyond the arc as she is shooting a team-high 44% (21-48), which is seventh in the Pac-12. Additionally, Alonso third in minutes per game (35.9). Against Hawaii (12/17), Alonso had a terrific game with a career-high 21 points on 8-17 shooting and 3-6 from beyond the arc. She scored a game-high 15 points against Stanford on Friday.
 
It's Her Destiny
Destiny Graham has stepped up her game so far in 2017. She is scoring 9.0 points per game to go along with 6.0 rebounds per game, which is second on the team and are both career highs. Graham recorded her first-career double-double against Southern Utah with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes. The junior has done a good job of getting to the line and making her free throws as she is 39-48 (81%) from the charity stripe, which is fourth in the Pac-12. Coming into the 2017 season, Graham had scored in double-figures just three times and has already scored in double-figures six times this season.
 
Your Newest WildKAT
After visiting campus this past April, Kat Wright decided to finish out her college career at the University of Arizona. A transfer from Florida Atlantic University, Wright has 158 career made three-pointers, which would be sixth all-time in Arizona history. Wright was forced to sit out the 2016-17 season due to injury, but during her junior year in 2015-16, Wright lit it up as she made 87 trey balls on 40% shooting while scoring 11.7 points per game. To put that into perspective, only one Wildcat has made more than 82 three-pointers in one season, and that was Lisa Griffith wo made 92 in the 1996-97 season. The highlight of her career came on Jan. 30, 2016 when she drained 11 three-pointers against Charlotte, which is the second-most made three-pointers in NCAA history in a single game. She had her breakout game against Southern Utah as she dropped a season-high 18 points, which is the most she has scored since her 33-point game, and nailed the game-winning three-pointer in double-overtime with eight seconds left on the clock. Wright ranks 10th in made triples per game in the Pac-12 (1.7).
 
Sammy Gets Her Chance
Coming into the San Diego State game (12/3), Sammy Fatkin hadn't played more than eight minutes in a game and hadn't scored since the Utah State game (11/17). However, against the Aztecs, she played 18 minutes and scored 11 points with three made three-pointers.
 
Dynamic Freshmen
There is only one team in the Pac-12 that has two freshmen averaging double-figure points, and that team is Arizona. Marlee Kyles (10.6 ppg) and Sam Thomas (10.0 ppg) are Arizona's second and third-leading scorers and the only freshman pair to average at least 10 points per game.
 
Barnes vs. California as a Player
Adia Barnes had a great amount of success as a player against Cal as she went 7-1 during her four years as a student-athlete. In her eight career games against the Golden Bears, Barnes averaged 18.1 points and 7.1 rebounds. Her best game came on Jan. 4, 1996 when she scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in a 102-66 win at McKale Center.
 
They're Called Free Throws for a Reason
Arizona has done a good job of converting their free throws this season as they are shooting at an 74% clip, which is fourth in the Pac-12. Destiny Graham ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (81%).
 
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