TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Wildcats (5-17, 1-10 Pac-12) are set to square off against the Washington Huskies (7-15, 1-10 Pac-12) on Sunday afternoon at noon MST in McKale Center. The game will be live streamed on ArizonaWildcats.com.
 
Sunday, Feb. 4 at noon MST
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FROM THE TIP

• Arizona will be looking to halt their four-game skid on Sunday afternoon vs. the Washington Huskies, who have lost three-straight as well. Both teams are 1-10 in conference play.
   
• Freshman Sam Thomas has hit her stride her in Pac-12 play as she averages 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in conference games. Thomas recorded her second-career double-double against Oregon (1/12) with 14 points and 11 rebounds and has scored in double-figures in seven of her last nine games.
   
• JaLea Bennett has taken the scoring up a few notches for Arizona this year as she averages a team-high 14.6 points per game, which is 11th in the Pac-12. The senior has scored in double-figures in a career-high 17 games this season after pouring in 24 points against Washington State on Friday.
   
• Destiny Graham recorded her second career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Cal (1/26) and was one rebound short of her third as she had 15 points and nine rebounds against Washington State. The junior leads the team in rebounds in conference play with 7.1 rpg.
   
• With a win tomorrow, Arizona will break a 10-game losing streak vs. the Huskies. The last time Arizona beat Washington in McKale Center was on Jan. 20, 2011. 

Last Five vs. Washington
2/10/17: at Washington 91, Arizona 55
1/13/17: Washington 90, at Arizona 73
2/19/16: Washington 74, at Arizona 52
1/10/16: at Washington 63, Arizona 47
1/5/15: Washington 79, at Arizona 69
 
Scouting the Huskies
After having two incredible seasons in the past two years, the Huskies have taken a step back with the loss of two All-Americans in Kelsey Plum (NCAA WBB all-time leading scorer) and Chantel Osahor. The Dawgs come in with a record of 7-15 and have Pac-12 record of 1-10. Amber Melgoza leads the way for Washington, scoring 17.4 points per game.
 
Thomas Hits Her Stride
Through the first 22 games of her career, Sam Thomas has been rather impressive on the floor. All while playing a team-high 37 minutes per game, she averages 10 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks. 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. 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. Against Oregon, Thomas recorded her second-career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The freshman has scored in double-figures in seven of the 11 Pac-12 games this season and is the only player on Arizona's roster who is averaging more points per game in conference play than non-conference play.
 
Sam in the Pac-12
In the Pac-12, Thomas is second in minutes played (36.9 mpg), seventh in blocked shots (1.4 bpg) and seventh in rebounding (7.7 rpg). She is the top freshmen in the categories mentioned in the previous sentence and is the second leading scorer among freshmen in the Pac-12. Thomas is the only player in the Pac-12 to be in the top 12 in rebounding, blocks and steals. Additionally, Thomas is fourth in minutes per game, seventh in rebounds per game and 13th in blocks in the country among freshmen. Although she's known for her ability to get to the rim and finish, Thomas is shooting 39% (13-33) from downtown in conference play, which leads the team and is ninth in the Pac-12.
 
A Fixture in the Lineup
Through the first 22 games of her career, Thomas has played 792 minutes, which is on track to be the most minutes played by a freshman in Arizona history. Also, 36.9 minutes per game would be the fifth-highest average in school history for one season.
 
We See Ya JaLea
JaLea Bennett is one of the two seniors on the team (Kat Wright) have been 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 14.6 points per game, which would be a huge career-high should she maintain and is currently 11th in the Pac-12. The senior has already set a new career-high in total points scored with 322 points. Her previous career-high was 187 total points in 2016-17. She has scored in double-figures 17 times this season, which is a career-high after scoring a game-high 24 points against Washington State.
 
Marlee Gets Buckets
Freshman Marlee Kyles is Arizona's fourth leading scorer through the first 22 games of the season by averaging 8.9 points per game off the bench while playing 23.8 minutes per game, which is the sixth-fewest on the team. She started off her career with a bang as 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). After missing three games against Colorado (12/31), Stanford (1/5) and California (1/7) and returned against the Oregon schools. She has seemed to get back to her old ways in the last four games, scoring nine points per game in her last four contests.
 
It's Her Destiny
Destiny Graham has stepped up her game so far in 2017. She is scoring 8.9 points (196 total points, a career-high) per game to go along with 6.7 rebounds per game, which is second on the team and are both career highs. Her 7.1 rebounds in conference play also leads the team. 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 and had her second one on Jan. 26 against Cal with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The junior has done a good job of getting to the line and making her free throws as she is 60-71 (85%) from the charity stripe, which is second in the Pac-12. She is 19-20 from the line in her last six games. Coming into the 2017 season, Graham had scored in double-figures just three times and has already scored in double-figures nine times this season after dropping 15 points against Washington State on Friday. On the rebounding side of things, she came into the season with one double-figure rebounding effort and has four this season.
 
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 good from beyond the arc as she is shooting a team-high 39% (30-76), which is 12th in the Pac-12. She has made at least one three-pointer in 12 of her last 15 games. Additionally, Alonso is third in minutes per game (36.0) in the Pac-12. 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.
 
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 182 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 had scored since her 33-point game, and nailed the game-winning three-pointer in double-overtime with eight seconds left on the clock. Wright really turned it on against Oregon, Oregon State and Colorado, scoring in double-figures in three-straight for the first time this season.
 
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 a 76% clip, which is first in the Pac-12. Individually, Destiny Graham ranks second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (85%).
 
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