Stanford has dominated the UA series, but there were four consecutive years that the Wildcats held their own.
But Monday's showdown between No. 18 Arizona and No. 2 Stanford will be especially challenging for the Wildcats, who are at the end of a long slog to start Pac-12 Conference play.
Barnes also doesn't back down from challenges, even if Stanford has won 73 of 84 matchups all-time against the Wildcats. She is known to prepare some of the best scouting reports in the game. As a result, Cardinal seem to always know their opponents’ tendencies inside and out.That’s why Bonvicini didn’t give VanDerveer an opportunity to do just that with 12 seconds left in the landmark win.
"Being the competitor that I am, and the fact that when you want to be better than the rest, you have to like beat the best," Bristol said."I felt like yes, ASU was our rival, but when we played Stanford, it was like a whole different type of rivalry. 'Coach B' would push it again and again.
"Milena Flores was the point guard at the time, and we really rattled her that game. That was key because we threw them off their rhythm," Griffith said."'Coach B' was trying some new things against them. I think also having the type of team that was seasoned enough that we could pull that off. You can do that with kids who are experienced. I think trusted us to try something new against them, and we were able to execute defensively.
"…Whatever it was that you needed to do, we were willing to play that role to beat them. You have to do that against Stanford. You can't have individual players wanting to do their own thing to beat a team like that. Everybody has to be in it together."
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