Rick Faust/WildcatSportsReport.com

It began early Thursday morning and concluded late Sunday night. Over the course of about 90 hours one good thing after another happened for the Wildcats. To paraphrase former Athletic Director Jim Livengood, it was a “good day to be a Wildcat.”

Thursday, February 17

• Tom Savage announces his intention to Transfer to Arizona.
• Angelo Chol chooses Arizona over North Carolina and Kansas.
• Arizona men’s basketball beats Washington State 79-70
• Women’s basketball wins at Washington State 78-61

Friday, February 18

• Baseball beats North Dakota State 10-0
• Softball beats Texas A&M Corpus Christi 15-0
• Men’s golf coach Rick LaRose wins his 6,000^th match

Saturday, February 19

• Baseball beats North Dakota State 12-1
• Softball beats Drake 5-3
• Softball beats Kennesaw State 8-0
• Men’s basketball beats Washington 87-86
• Women’s basketball wins at Washington 74-66 

Sunday, February 20

• Baseball beats North Dakota State 8-1
• Softball beats Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9-1
• Softball beats Pacific 8-6
• Cal beats UCLA to give the Cats a two-game lead in the Pac-10

Apparently if you are a women’s golfer from the University of Arizona who then goes on to dominate the LPGA you don’t want to wear out your welcome. Like Annika Sorenstam just two years ago, former Wildcat Lorena Ochoa announced her retirement from professional golf.

Also like Sorrenstam she leaves as the world’s top rated women’s golfer.

“Lorena Ochoa confirms her retirement from the LPGA, as news reports in some media have said today,” her camp said via a statement to the press. “The reasons and more details on the matter will be given by Lorena personally in a press conference on Friday in Mexico City. Lorena will share this news of a new stage in her life with her sponsors, family members and friends.”

It is believed that she too leaves the game behind to start a family, as Sorentstam did a few years ago.

Ochoa won 27 tournament titles, including two majors. She was a four-time player of the year and won over $14 million.

Sorrenstam won 72 LPGA Tournaments including 10 majors and was the first women’s golfer to compete in a PGA event in 58 years.