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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is 38-13 overall but just 11-10 in the Pac-12 as it faces the Cardinal, who are just 2-19 in league plat. The UA is ranked ninth nationally in the latest USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and 11th in the poll. Their RPI of No. 12 nationally could help their chances of hosting a regional. Last year, the UA managed to host with a 48-7 overall record and 18-6 Pac-12 mark. 

Senior Ashleigh Hughes said she’s proud of the way her team battled during the middle portion of conference play. The Wildcats played four top-10 teams — Washington, Oregon, UCLA and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State — and then-22-ranked California within a month. 

“I think right now, we’re consistently building,� Hughes said. “It’s always a good thing when teams don’t peak too early. I’m putting a lot of faith in the fact that we’re going to peak in the right time, going into post season.�

ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and Stanford will play at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and at noon on Saturday; all three games will air on the Pac-12 Networks. The team will fly home Saturday night, and get together Sunday to watch the selection show on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.

“I think we have a really good chance to host regionals,� Hughes said. “I’m not too sure about super regionals, but, obviously, we have to go one week at a time.�