Feb 24- Arizona took the field on Saturday for an important conference matchup, taking on San Diego State at Sitton Field as the team looked to win their second straight. 

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The Wildcats' focus was to play in the opponents half, and that strategy paid off early with two tries from Molly Chisholm in the centers. Scrums were once again a weapon for the Wildcats, allowing the home side to pick from the base of the scrum and get on the front foot early and often. A 21-5 halftime margin in favor of the Wildcats would enable Head Coach Tatum Quimby to rotate in players itching to make a contribution, and that group helped pick things up in attack in the second half. Aspen Wresinske's quick tap off of a penalty would help the Wildcats crack 40 points for a second straight week, while second half linebreaks by Melody Chu and Lila Ortega would keep the momentum rolling. The beneficiary for the Wildcats would be Chisholm, as the second-year center scored four tries in total and added ten more points off the tee to make it a 30 point effort. Lila Ortega's two tries rounded out the 47-31 victory, making it two in a row for the Wildcats.

 

The win moves Arizona to 3-1 on the year with a road trip to UC-San Diego up next this coming weekend.

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Scoring vs SDSU

Tries: Chisholm (4), Ortega (2), Wresinske

Conv: Chisholm- 5/5, Boucher- 1/2

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Arizona vs UCSB

​​1- Miranda Pieper

2- Lena Boucher

3- Gigi Avila

4- Pele Kruse

5- Grace Uso

6- Emma Cook

7- Adrienne Emma (C)

8- Gabby Sheffield

9- Megan Garland

10- Brityn Ward

11- Maddie Myers

12- Molly Chisholm (C)

13- Bailey Castatneda

14- Melody Chu

15- Lila Ortega

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16- Alyssa Kane

17- Callie Andrews

18- Kira Gomez

19- Kenna Whisenant

20- Gabby Barth

21- Sarah Layne

22- Landry Moore

23- Aspen Wresinske

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