Aari McDonald, Sam Thomas and Bendu Yeaney react to Arizona reaching first Elite Eight

Aari McDonald scored 31 points to help the Arizona women’s basketball team beat Texas A&M 74-59 on Saturday, clinching their first-ever trip to the Elite Eight.

She also got some help from Sam Thomas and Bendu Yeaney, who had nine and seven points, respectively, while filling the stat sheet in many other ways.

Here’s what those three had to say afterwards.

Bendu Yeaney and Sam Thomas

Aari McDonald (and Adia Barnes)