Five Players In Double Figures
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Five Razorbacks scored in double figures as the University of Arkansas women’s basketball team blew past ULM 92-46 on Sunday afternoon in Bud Walton Arena.
The trio of Jessica Jackson, Alecia Cooley and Keiryn Swenson led all scored with 13 points each. It was a career high for Swenson, who came off the bench and scored in double figures for the first time in her career. Also off the bench, Briunna Freeman added 12 points and Jordan Danberry had 10 points.
Defensively, Arkansas held ULM to just 22.1 percent shooting, including 10.5 percent from 3-point range, and also forced 17 turnovers, which led to 27 points off turnovers. Arkansas continues its four-game home stand with home games against defending WNIT Champion South Dakota on Thursday and Stetson on Monday, Nov. 21.
Key Moment
Arkansas finished the first quarter on a 14-4 run to lead 22-10 and started the second quarter on a 16-3 run to stretch the lead to 40-13. Arkansas would lead by double digits the rest of the way, up by as many as 48 late in the fourth quarter.
Key Stat – 22.1
Arkansas limited ULM to 22.1 percent (15-of-68) shooting, including just 2-of-19 from 3-point range. It’s the lowest opponents’ field-goal percent since holding Sam Houston State to 22.0 percent this past season and the third-lowest opponents’ field-goal percentage under head coach Jimmy Dykes.
Notable
• Arkansas improves to 10-0 all-time against ULM, including 7-0 in games played in Fayetteville.
• Arkansas improves to 21-10 in home games, including 13-5 in nonconference home games under head coach Jimmy Dykes.
• The starters for Arkansas were Jessica Jackson, Malica Monk, Jailyn Mason, Bailey Zimmerman and Alecia Cooley.
• Briunna Freeman and Jordan Danberry were the first two players off the bench.
• Eleven different players saw action and 10 different players scored in the contest for the Razorbacks.
• Devin Cosper saw her first action of the season.
• Keiryn Swenson scored a career-high 13 points off the bench. She was 5-of-7 from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line.
• Jessica Jackson and Alecia Cooley have scored in double figures in each of the first two games this season.
• Bailey Zimmerman pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, while Devin Cosper dished out a team-high five assists and came up with a team-high four steals.
• Arkansas scored 27 points off 17 ULM turnovers, including 10 fast-break points. Conversely, the Razorbacks turned the ball over just eight times, which led to just two points off turnovers.
• Arkansas has started 2-0 for the fifth straight season, including each of the three season under head coach Jimmy Dykes.
• The 92 points scored is the most since scoring 97 in a 97-53 win over Southeastern Louisiana in the 2015-16 season opener. It’s also the second-most points scored under head coach Jimmy Dykes.
• The 46 points allowed is the fewest since allowing 44 in a 48-44 win over LSU in 2015-16.
• The 46-point margin of victory is the largest since defeating Northwestern State 78-30 during the 2014-15 season. It’s also the second-largest margin of victory under head coach Jimmy Dykes.
Quotable I – From Jimmy Dykes
“I thought it was the best 40 minutes that we have played so far. I know it’s only our second game, but I thought from the opening tip to the final buzzer that it was the most complete game that we have played. I really liked our energy defensively and I really liked like how active everyone was on the floor.”
Quotable II – From Jimmy Dykes
“Our bench came in and produced, especially on the defensive end. We didn’t create a lot of turnovers off our press, but we try to wear you down a little bit and we had three or four key turnovers that we forced with our man defense that was finished off by some big threes.”
Up Next
Arkansas hosts WNIT defending champion South Dakota on Thursday night and Stetson on Monday, Nov. 21 to close out the four-game home stand. The Razorbacks will then hit the road for the first time this season and travel to Reno, Nevada, for two games in the Nugget Classic.
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