Main Number: 3
Number of times the Arizona men’s basketball team had lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament in the last 13 years prior to Friday’s loss
The team’s longest winning streak after starting 12-1
Place garnered by the men’s swimming team at the NCAA Championships this weekend
Number of individual school records broken by junior swimmer Albert Subirats at the NCAA Championships.
Other Numbers:
196.650 All-around team score posted by the Gymcats Friday night, their highest since 2004
12 Strikeouts by Arizona starter Preston Guilmet March 9 at Hawaii, a career high
7 Number of school records the men’s swimming team broke at the NCAA Championships, including Subirats’ time of 44.57 in the 100-yard butterfly that broke NCAA, school and pool records
2 Grand slams hit by softball’s Sarah Akamine in her team’s 9-0 win over No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette in the semifinals of the Judi Garman Classic yesterday
Trivia question: When was Arizona’s first opening-round loss in the NCAA Tournament?
Trivia answer: 1951, a 61-51 loss to Kansas St.