UA in somber mood as tournament starts FINAL Edition

Polk, the Wildcats' franchise player, died unexpectedly five months ago. The grieving Wildcats haven't been the same since, and their healthy returners have been dogged by inconsistency and injury. Assistant coach Lisa Griffith has been on paid leave for weeks due to family reasons. The co...

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Published inThe Arizona daily star
Main Author Finley, Ryan
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tucson, Ariz The Arizona Daily Star 03.03.2006
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Bonvicini, Joan
Jones, Natalie
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Summary:Polk, the Wildcats' franchise player, died unexpectedly five months ago. The grieving Wildcats haven't been the same since, and their healthy returners have been dogged by inconsistency and injury. Assistant coach Lisa Griffith has been on paid leave for weeks due to family reasons. The conference's 10-player first team included UCLA's Nikki Blue, Lisa Willis and Noelle Quinn; Cal's Devanei Hampton; Washington's Cameo Hicks; Arizona State's Kristen Kovesdy and Emily Westerberg; USC's Shay Murphy; and Stanford's Candice Wiggins and Brooke Smith. * The Pac-10 honored [Natalie Jones], Anna Chappell and Polk, the Wildcats' late star, during the conference's annual banquet Thursday night.
ISSN:0888-546X