Basketball (W)

Preview – Women’s Basketball Hosts Texas A&M for Senior Day

kylie magar February 25, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas women’s basketball team (19-11, 6-9 SEC) closes out the regular season by hosting Texas A&M (7-18, 2-13 SEC) for the final home SEC matchup of the season. Following the game, Arkansas will honor its seniors Chrissy Carr and Avery Hughes, as well as graduate assistant Alexis Sevillian. The game will tipoff at 11 a.m. on SEC Network inside the confines of Bud Walton Arena.

GAME INFORMATION

Date: Sunday, Feb. 26
Time: 11 a.m.
Opponent: Texas A&M
Location: Bud Walton Arena
Watch: SECN
Listen: Razorback Sports Network from Learfield
Promotions: Senior Day, Sunday Fun Day, Area School Team Day and Signature Sunday (postgame autographs)
Tickets: Purchase HERE
Arkansas Game Notes
Texas A&M Game Notes
Live Stats

 

STORYLINES

  • Arkansas hosts Texas A&M for Senior Day on Sunday afternoon to cap off the regular season
  • The Razorbacks have a three-game losing streak to the Aggies and host Texas A&M for the first time since 2021
  • Arkansas has a 23-15 advantage over the Aggies in the all-time series, but since being SEC opponents, the Razorbacks are 1-11
  • The team has 19 wins and can earn the program’s 22nd 20-win season with a win on Sunday, third under head coach Mike Neighbors
  • The team started the season 13-0 and finished the non-conference slate at 13-2, with its win total leading the country for majority of the non-conference season
  • Erynn Barnum leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 16.4 points and is tied for the most rebounds with 6.7 per game. Her .576 field goal percentage leads the SEC, as it has majority of the season. She surpassed 1,000 points in her career and became the 18th Razorback to join the 1,000 points/500 rebound club last week
  • Barnum is one of 10 candidates for the Katrina McClain Award, given to the best power forward in the country
  • Samara Spencer is the second leading scorer with 13.8 points per game and leads the team in assists with 128. Her 4.3 assists per game is the fifth most in the SEC
  • Makayla Daniels leads the team in steals with 51 and averages 13.0 points per game
  • Daniels keeps moving up in career top 10-20 lists, sitting No. 16 in points (1,364), No. 4 in career starts (115), No. 9 in career 3-pointers (160) and No. 14 in career assists (297)
  • Chrissy Carr logs 11.5 points per game and leads the squad with 69 3-pointers
  • Saylor Poffenbarger ties for a team’s best 6.7 rebounds per game and leads the team with 34 blocks. She has 176 defensive rebounds and needs 15 more to earn the individual season defensive rebound record
  • The team is second in least turnovers committed per game in the SEC with 13.9 per game
  • Arkansas gets to the line 23.5 times per game, which is second in the conference and sixth in the country. The Razorbacks’ 15.6 makes from the free throw line per game is second in the SEC and 12th in the NCAA
  • Arkansas leads the SEC in 3-point attempts per game (26.7), which is 12th in the country, and No. 2 in 3-pointers per game (7.9) in the league 

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M

  • Texas A&M is 7-18 and 2-13 in SEC play, coming off a 74-67 win vs. Kentucky
  • Janiah Barker leads Texas A&M with 12.5 points per game
  • Aaliyah Patty has pulled down a team’s best 7.6 rebounds per game and has 28 total blocks
  • Kay Kay Green leads the team in assists and steals with 66 and 27, respectively
  • In the SEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the Aggies were chosen to finish 11th in both
  • Joni Taylor is in her first year at the helm at Texas A&M, coming from Georgia after seven successful years at the helm of the Lady Bulldog program

HISTORY AGAINST THE AGGIES

  • Arkansas has the 23-15 against Texas A&M in the all-time series
  • The Razorbacks are 1-11 vs. the Aggies in College Station
  • Former Southwest Conference opponents, the first game of the series was played on Jan. 30, 1981, which resulted in an 80-62 win for the Razorbacks
  • Arkansas is on a three-game losing streak to the Aggies with their last win coming in 2020 at the SEC Tournament (W, 67-66)
  • The Razorbacks have an 11-5 edge over Texas A&M in Fayetteville
  • Arkansas lost to Texas A&M, 77-64, in College Station last season. Spencer led the Razorbacks with 20 points and seven rebounds and Jersey Wolfenbarger had a double-double, 12 points and 10 boards

LAST TIME OUT

  • Arkansas fell to Mississippi State, 87-73, on Thursday
  • Spencer logged 25 points, 8-of-14 shooting from the field, with three steals to pace Arkansas
  • Daniels put up 17 points and knocked down three 3-pointers
  • Poffenbarger pulled down 11 rebounds, 10 defensively, with seven points
  • Barnum and Carr had nine points each
  • The bench was productive, as Maryam Dauda recorded four points and six rebounds and Wolfenbarger had six boards

UPCOMING

Arkansas is set to play at the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament next week in Greenville, South Carolina. The official bracket will be announced soon.

MORE INFORMATION

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