There was no other way for the Northern Arizona women’s basketball team to describe Wednesday’s performance better than the word “special.�
The Lumberjacks (4-1) not only upset Arizona, but they actually came back from a double-digit deficit in the first half and dominated the previously undefeated Wildcats, winning 92-75 in Rolle Activity Center.
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