HEARTBREAK ON THE HARDCOURT LAST NIGHT AS THE UAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM, RANKED NUMBER FOUR IN THE NATION, LOST AT THE BUZZER TO AZUSA PACIFIC 65-63 IN THE WEST REGION FINAL OF THE NCAA DIVISION 2 TOURNAMENT IN LAJOLLA, CALIFORNIA.

DOWN BY 2, UAA’S TARA THOMPSON HIT A THREE-POINTER TO GIVE THE SEAWOLVES A ONE-POINT LEAD WITH 3.2 SECONDS REMAINING, BUT AFTER A TIMEOUT MOVED THE BALL TO HALFCOURT, AZUSA PACIFIC’S LYDIA NIETO THREW IN A DESPERATION SHOT AT THE BUZZER TO SEND THE COUGARS TO THE ELITE EIGHT.

UAA’S SEASON COMES TO AN END AT 30-3, THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS UAA HAS HIT THE 30 WIN MARK.