Preview - No. 16 Arkansas @ Auburn

Mario Bravante February 24, 2021

INFO
Date: Thursday, Feb. 25
Time: 8 p.m.
Opponent: Auburn
Location: Auburn Arena
TV: SEC Network

LAST TIME OUT

Arkansas stayed hot Sunday night against LSU, beating the Tigers, 74-64, marking the third straight SEC victory for the Hogs.
Head Coach Mike Neighbors’ Razorbacks continue to peak at the right time, as they have now won six of seven games overall.
The return of Arkansas guard Destiny Slocum was the story of the night, as the senior went off for 29 points on 11-15 shooting, including 5-7 from behind the arc. Despite missing the Ole Miss game on Thursday night with illness, the redshirt senior put on one of her best performances of the season.
Redshirt senior guard Chelsea Dungee once again posed a problem for the opponent offensively as well, going for 20 points of her own, while also swiping three steals in the effort.
Slocum also put up four steals in this one, a season-high.
Erynn Barnum packed a punch off the bench once again, going for 12 points in only 14 minutes.
Despite going scoreless, Amber Ramirez collected six boards, a season-high.
Senior forward Taylah Thomas nearly double-doubled, going for seven points and seven boards.

STORYLINES

No. 16 Arkansas went 2-0 last week, beating both Ole Miss at home and LSU on the road.
The Hogs are trending up at the right time, as they have won six of their last seven games.
Arkansas moved up in both polls this week, jumping to 16 in both the AP Poll and in the Coaches Poll. They also climbed to 21 in the NET Rankings.
In a year where games played is at a premium, Arkansas leads the NCAA, playing in 24 games so far this season.
Of those 24 games, nine of them have been played against teams currently in the AP Top 25.
They have also played five of the teams in the top-10, going 2-4 in those six games.
With their win against LSU, Arkansas got to above .500 in the SEC for the first time this year.
The Hogs started the SEC season 2-5, but have gone 5-1 over their last six SEC games.
The Razorbacks have a chance to climb that standings even more this week, with two winnable games left in the regular season.
The Hogs will play Auburn on Thursday night, a team they beat 77-67 on Jan. 31 at home.
Arkansas will close out the season with Alabama at home, who sits a spot above them in the SEC.
Redshirt senior guard Chelsea Dungee joined an exclusive club against Mississippi State on Feb. 11, scoring her 2,000th career point.
Dungee now joins Ladyback legend Bettye Fiscus as the only players ever to play at the University of Arkansas to score 2,000 points in a career.
The Sapulpa, Okla. native is the only active player in the SEC to have scored 2,000 career points.
It took Dungee 123 career games to get past the 2K mark, and she averaged 16.3 points per game over that span.
Though it will not be recognized as a program record because not all of her points will be scored at Arkansas, Dungee needs just 12 more points to pass Fiscus’ collegiate total of 2,073 points.
Dungee has scored 1,818 points at Arkansas, the fourth-most in school history.

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