Preview - Arkansas vs. Cal

INFO
Date: Sunday, Nov. 5
Time: 1 p.m.
Opponent: Cal
Location: Bud Walton Arena
TV: SEC Network+
Tickets: Click HERE ($5 Adult/$3 Youth Online, $10 Adult/$8 Walk-Up)
Game Program: Click HERE

LAST TIME OUT

  • Arkansas Women’s Basketball dropped a heartbreaker on Thursday night inside Addition Financial Arena, falling on the road to UCF, 52-51.
  • The game was a defensive struggle all night long, but the whistle was the difference – the Golden Knights made 19 of their 28 free throws, whereas Arkansas made six out of eight.
  • Makayla Daniels was excellent in the loss, going for a game-high 18 points on an efficient 5-10 shooting. She also added a team-high six boards and a game-high three steals.
  • Sasha Goforth was the only other Hog to reach double-figures, going for 11.
  • This game came right down to the wire, and the Hogs were up against it late. Goforth showed her clutch ability in this one, first hitting a big-time three ball from the corner to cut the UCF lead to just one.
  • Following a two-pointer from UCF, Daniels stepped to the line and calmly knocked down two free throws, trimming the lead to just one.
  • With the Golden Knights up 50-49, Goforth came up huge again, putting up a floater with her left hand that went down with just 15 seconds left.
  • UCF would respond though, as Diamond Battles hit what turned out to be the game winner with just eight seconds left. Arkansas would get another chance, but the Hogs would turn it over just before the buzzer sounded.
  • Daniels continues to be a monster on the glass, going for six more rebounds.
  • Elauna Eaton and Jersey Wolfenbarger hit big shots in this one off the bench, going for three and six points, respectively.
  • Erynn Barnum was also good on the glass, hauling in three rebounds.

STORYLINES

  • Three weeks into the season, it has already become obvious that a few first-year Hogs are, as Coach Neighbors says, “Freshman Ready”.
  • The charge has been led by Samara Spencer and Jersey Wolfenbarger, two freshmen that have already won SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
  • Spencer won hers following week one of the season, as she averaged 11.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game in three contests against Tarleton State, UAPB and Then-No. 2 UConn.
  • Spencer is currently third on the team in scoring, at 10.8 PPG, and it appears she has a hold on the team’s fifth starting spot.
  • Wolfenbarger, meanwhile, was the most recent recipient of the award, taking home the hardware following a two-game-in-two-day stretch against Sam Houston and Belmont in which she averaged 13 points, 3.5 boards, 1.5 assists and 0.5 steals per game.
  • The 6-5 freshman guard is starting to find her footing, and her 16-pointing outing against Sam Houston, in which she made five of her eight shots, and three of her four threes, is evidence of that.
  • Though she hasn’t won any SEC awards, freshman forward Emrie Ellis is also making her mark. She scored 15 points last weekend, dropping a career-best eight on Sam Houston and seven more on Sam Houston.
  • Despite playing only 13 minutes per game, Ellis also leads the Hogs in blocks, with 14 of them.
  • She has blocked multiple shots in four of her eight games played this season, including a season-best five in the UAPB game, the most by a freshman since 2014 when Jessica Jackson did it.

MORE INFORMATION

Parking will be free in Lot 56 (Off MLK and Razorback Road).

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