2020 HOGSPYs: Top Play of the Year

Razorback Communications April 28, 2020

The Top Play of the Year Award recognizes an impressive and memorable moment during competition.

This year’s nominees are:

Katie Izzo @ SECs (TF)

SEC Runner of the Year, won 3,000m and 5,000m at SEC Indoor.
Set SEC Indoor Championship record in 5,000m with a time of 15:48.34, breaking the mark of 15:53.34 set in 1990 by Kentucky’s Valerie McGovern.
Winning time of 9:09.02 in 3,000m topped field by six-plus seconds and was second-fastest winning time in conference history.

Kiara Williams vs. Texas A&M (WBB)

With just 8.6 seconds left, Williams, a 57 percent shooter from the free throw line over her career, stepped to the line with the Hogs trailing A&M by just one.
She calmly knocked both of her shots down to seal the second biggest comeback in SEC Tournament history.

Mason Jones @ Georgia Tech (MBB)

Although Arkansas led the majority of the game at Georgia Tech, the Razorbacks did not score the last 2:25 of the 2nd half and the Yellow Jackets forced OT.
In overtime, neither team scored until Tech hit a jumper with 21 seconds left.
On the ensuing possession, Mason Jones banked in the game winner from approximately 25 feet out as time expired to secure the win.

Robert Moore vs. Gonzaga (BSB)

With two outs against Gonzaga on Feb. 22 nearing the end of the game, a slow ground ball was hit between Robert Moore at second base and Cole Austin at first.
Moore charged from the edge of the dirt and needed a quick play to get the out. When he reached the ball, he snagged it with his glove turned for a back-hand and flipped it in one motion to Austin at first for the final out of the inning.
His move dazzled the crowd and earned him a spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 that night.

Softball Double Header Walk-off vs. Kansas

Won game one of doubleheader on 17 pitch bases loaded hit by pitch by Ryan Jackson in 3-2 win.
Razorbacks scored all of their runs in the seventh inning and pinch hitter Audrie LaValley tied the game with a two-RBI single.
Kayla Green hit walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh in the 1-0 game two win.

This year’s winner will be announced at 7 p.m. on @ArkRazorbacks on Twitter and on ArkansasRazorbacks.com