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Arkansas women get stiffer test on Wednesday

Arkansas got a more competitive game on Wednesday in Croatia and still managed to win by 22.

After winning by 112 points on Monday, Arkansas’ women’s basketball team was looking for more of a challenge.

The ladies received it on Wednesday, but still managed to defeat ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica 71-49.

Makayla Daniels had 11 points early to pace the team, while Maryam Dauda had seven first half rebounds and two blocks.

It was 50-35 after three quarters and then Arkansas outscored the Croatian team 21-14 in the final quarter to set the final margin.

The team will be back in action on Sunday after traveling to Athens, Greece, where it will play the University of Regina.

Arkansas beats Texas Tech, advances to final eight of WNIT

A matchup between two former Little Rock Central stars resulted in good news for the Hogs.

Texas Tech took Arkansas’ best forward, a Little Rock Central product, out of the game. Arkansas could not take Texas Tech’s best player, a Little Rock Central product, out of the game.

It didn’t matter.

The Razorbacks advanced to the round of eight in the Women’s NIT on Friday night, knocking of Texas Tech, 71-66.

Bre’Amber Scott, who played at Central with Arkansas’ Erynn Barnum, scored a game-high 28 points on 8 of 15 shooting. The rest of the Red Raiders roster went just 13 for 37.

Arkansas took advantage with a balanced attack, even with Barnum, the team’s leading scorer, scoring just five points. Instead, she went to work on the glass, grabbing 10 boards and helping Arkansas win the second-chance points battle, 16-8.

Makayla Daniels scored 21 and Chrissy Carr added another 18 to lead the way for the Razorbacks.

Arkansas will play Kansas in Lawrence on Sunday at 2 p.m. The winner will advance to the WNIT final four.

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Razorbacks advance in SEC Tourney with late-rally against Missouri

Mike Neighbors and the Arkansas women’s basketball team needed a win to keep their postseason hopes alive.

Mike Neighbors and the Arkansas women’s basketball team needed a win to keep their postseason hopes alive.

And they delivered.

Arkansas defeated Missouri in the first round of the SEC tournament, 85-74. The Razorbacks went on a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter after trailing by 11 to end the third quarter.

Chrissy Carr was the star of the show, setting a new career-high 34 points, 11-of-14 shooting from the field. Her performance was also the second most points in SEC Tournament by an Arkansas player. Her previous season-high was 22 points against Little Rock back in November.

Samara Spencer also had a great night, scoring 19 points with five rebounds and four assists. Makayla Daniels also finished in double figures with 17.

Mike Neighbors claims his eighth win in the SEC Tournament. Neighbors said he was “absolutely numb” after the game-changing rally in the final quarter.

“I don’t know what happened,” Neighbors said about the run. “In practice all year [we’ve] just been a team that waits until the last drill or last set of the drill to get it done. That just may be who we are.”

The Razorbacks get the worse of the draw as the eighth seed, taking on South Carolina in the next round. Tipoff is at 11 a.m. Friday morning.

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Arkansas basketball off to best start since 2016 after beating Clemson

Makayla Daniels scored 21 points to lead Arkansas over Clemson in the Paradise Jam.

Six years have passed since Arkansas basketball started the season this well.

The Razorbacks outscored Clemson by 12 in the third quarter and beat the Tigers in the second game of the Paradise Jam, 76-62, on Friday. Makayla Daniels led four Arkansas players in double figures with 21 points as Arkansas (7-0) achieved its best start since 2016.

The Hogs went just 13-17 that year and 2-14 in SEC play. No one expects that to be the case, or even close to it, in 2022-23. Arkansas is one of just four teams remaining in the SEC who are unbeaten.

Arkansas led by as many as 21 points in the second half before Clemson cut the lead to 10 with less than four minutes left. The Razorbacks, however, made 8 of their 10 free throws in the closing stretch to hold on.

Arkansas plays Kansas State in the championship game from the tournament at 7a p.m. CT. Saturday.

Arkansas limits UCA to 22% shooting in easy basketball matinee

Arkansas had little trouble with Central Arkansas on Friday morning.

Two in-state opponents played, two in-state opponents defeated.

The Arkansas women’s basketball team beat Central Arkansas in its home opener Friday from Bud Walton Arena, 72-34, on Elementary Day. The victory helped the Razorbacks to a 2-0 start after they knocked off Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the road to start the season earlier in the week.

The game against UCA was never terribly close. The Bears shot 22% from the field, 11% from 3-point range and 42% from the free-throw line. No one scored in double figures.

Arkansas had three players reach double-digits. Erynn Barnum led the team with 19 points and nine rebounds. Makayla Daniels added 14 points and Maryam Dauda had 10 off the bench.

Coach Mike Neighbors’ team has a quick turnaround. Tulsa visits Fayetteville on Monday night.

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Five Razorbacks sign NIL deals with restaurant franchise

Five Razorback athletes over four sports have signed with Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens to serve as ambassadors to the franchise

A fast-casual restaurant based in Fayetteville is launching a “Student-Athlete Council”. What better way to launch it than to bring in five Arkansas Razorbacks to serve as spokespeople?

Slim Chickens, a restaurant chain that specializes in chicken fingers, wings, and salads among other items, is partnering with five Arkansas student-athletes in an effort to launch a council dedicated to promoting the chain through community projects, campus events, and charitable events. 

Football’s [autotag]Bumper Pool[/autotag], Women’s Basketball’s [autotag]MaKayla Daniels[/autotag], Gymnast [autotag]Jensen Scalzo[/autotag], as well as [autotag]Ayden Owens[/autotag], and [autotag]Britton Wilson[/autotag] of Track and Field have been named to the Student-Athlete Council, Slim Chickens has announced.

Slim Chickens CMO Chris Allison is excited about the opportunity to work with these Razorbacks.

“There’s nothing quite like Arkansas sports, except maybe Slim Chickens, and we know this partnership is going to be a lot of fun,” said CMO Chris Allison. “This is a talented and hardworking group of young adults, and we can’t wait for them to be ambassadors for Slim Chickens. We’re looking forward to some great events over the coming months.”

Pool, who has been named Council chairman, says that it was an easy decision to partner with the local franchise.

“The answer was a no-brainer for me when the council was presented. I am excited to be a part of a renowned Arkansas brand,” said Pool. “This is a new and different way to be involved in the Fayetteville community, and I can’t wait to make Slimthusiasts out of more students at Arkansas.”

Slim Chickens opened in 2003 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a focus on fresh, delicious food with a southern flair in a fast-casual setting. The franchise has 165 locations in 29 states, as well as locations in the United Kingdom.

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No. 8 Hogs beat Mizzou for third time, advance in SEC Tournament

The Razorbacks likely clinched an NCAA Tournament with a win over Missouri and now face No. 1 South Carolina.

Arkansas simply has Missouri’s number.

The eighth-seeded Razorbacks dispatched No. 9-seed Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday afternoon, 61-52, in overtime.

The win is Arkansas’ third of the year over Mizzou and pushes the Hogs forward to the third round where they’ll play the top-ranked team in the nation, South Carolina, Friday at noon.

Arkansas closed overtime on a 13-2 run and held Missouri to 1-of-8 shooting during the stretch. Makayla Daniels, Arkansas’ second leading scorer on the season, had 13 points on 3-of-17 shooting from the floor. From the line, however, she made 6 of her 8 attempts, all of them in overtime. She also had 14 rebounds.

Missouri sent the game to overtime when Haley Troup made a lay-up with 20 seconds left. Amber Ramirez, who led Arkansas with 17 points, had a final opportunity at the rim at the other end, but it missed and the game went to overtime.

Arkansas played South Carolina once earlier in the regular season. The Gamecocks left Bud Walton Arena with a 61-52 win back in mid-January.

LSU’s defense struggles in defeat against Arkansas

Arkansas shoots the lights out from beyond the arc in win over LSU

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The LSU women’s basketball team defense struggles in 90-76 loss to Arkansas. The Razorbacks used strong second and third quarters to put the Tigers away.

Alex Morris led the Tigers with 22 points on 9-18 shooting from the field. LSU’s leading scorer Khayla Point struggled with 13 points on 4-12 shooting from the field. Autumn Newby added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Amber Ramirez led the Razorbacks with 25 points and hit five three-point shots. Makayla Daniels and Samara Spencer both had 20 points apiece. However, the Tigers could not stop the big three from Arkansas.

LSU usually is an excellent defensive team, but not against Arkansas. The Razorbacks scored 90 points and shot 50% from the field. They also shot 52% from the three-point line. Arkansas did a good job moving the basketball, and they had 19 team assist in the game.

The Tigers won the rebounding 39-29, but it did not matter; the Razorbacks shot too well from the field. LSU did not play badly offensively, but their defense let them down.

LSU will return home to play the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. The Tigers must play better defense and get more from Pointer to beat a struggling Kentucky team.

Arkansas should be sniffing Top 25 after beating LSU handily

LSU was no match for Arkansas on Thursday night in an easy Hogs win from Bud Walton.

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Arkansas basketball is heating up.

And that applies to both the men’s and women’s teams.

Coach Mike Neighbors’ women’s team blasted No. 12 LSU on Thursday night from Bud Walton Arena, 90-76. The game wasn’t even that close as the Razorbacks took a 20-point lead into the fourth quarter.

The victory was the team’s third in their last four games. Other than a surprise loss to Vanderbilt, the only other two defeats Arkansas has had in SEC play have come at the hands of No. 4 Tennessee and No. 1 South Carolina and the Hogs (14-6, 4-3) were in both of those until the fourth.

Amber Ramirez scored 25 points and Samara Spencer and Makayla Daniels each added 20 in the win Thursday. As a team Arkansas shot 13 of 25 from 3-point range and held LSU to just 4 of 14 from range. The Hogs also forced 16 turnovers and scored 20 off of them to counter a 10-rebound deficit on the glass.

The Razorbacks will get their second ranked team in a row come Monday when they travel to Knoxville for a second game against the Volunteers.

Arkansas rally against No. 1 team in the nation falls just short

Arkansas gave No. 1 South Carolina all it could handle at Bud Walton Arena.

South Carolina is bigger, stronger, longer and generally better than almost every team it plays. The Gamecocks are the top-ranked team in the nation for a reason.

Arkansas gave the No. 1 in women’s college basketball a run for its money Sunday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena, but fell, 61-52.

South Carolina opened a lead as large as 20 points in the third quarter as Arkansas went scoreless for almost six minutes. Much of that was because of South Carolina’s size. Dawn Staley’s team outrebounded the Razorbacks 45-25, blocked eight Arkansas shots and held the home squad to just 28% from the floor.

A 13-2 Hogs run to start the fourth, however, pulled Arkansas within four points with just over four minutes left. But South Carolina scored six points in quick succession to follow.

Aliyah Boston had 19 points and 13 rebounds for South Carolina. Makayla Daniels led the Hogs with 17 points. Amber Ramirez added 14.