FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball improved to 2-0 after a 101-49 win over UAPB (1-1) on Friday morning inside Bud Walton Arena.

The Hogs hosted their 15th Elementary Day game with nearly 70 schools and over 10,000 students from the Northwest Arkansas area. The crowd of 13,032 is the second largest for women’s basketball in Bud Walton Arena.

First Quarter – 24-13

• Arkansas controlled the tip and Maria Anais Rodriguez scored the first points of the game.
• An and-1 for Taleyah Jones put the Hogs up 7-2 early.
• UAPB cut into the Hogs’ lead with a pair of threes.
• Jenna Lawrence pushed the Arkansas lead to 10 points with back-to-back threes, her first of the season.
• The Hogs ended the period with three straight makes from the field and an 11-point lead

Second Quarter – 44-23

• Lawrence stayed hot with another pair of threes to stay perfect from beyond the arc (4-4) and bring her point total to 15.
• Both teams went on lengthy droughts to end the quarter. The Lions didn’t score for the final 3:11 of the quarter and Arkansas was scoreless in the last 2:11.
• UAPB shot 22.2% from the field in the second quarter and Arkansas extended its lead to 21 points by halftime.

Third Quarter – 77-41

• Emily Robinson opened the quarter with a pair of threes.
• The Hogs went on a 13-2 run over 3:11 and forced a timeout with back-to-back threes from Taleyah Jones and Bonnie Deas .
• The Lions entered another scoring drought 3+ minute scoring drought.
• Lawrence passed her previous career high of 21 with 17 seconds left in the quarter, her fifth three-pointer of the game.
• Arkansas finished the quarter 4-4 from the field and made 8 of its last 9.

Fourth Quarter – 101-49

• The Hogs opened the fourth with another three, this time from Deas, who entered double figures for the second straight game.
• Arkansas’ defense held UAPB to just 8 points in the fourth.
• Freshman Harmonie Ware exploded for 13 points and went 5-5 from the field in the final 10 minutes.

Game Notes

• Lawrence finished with a career high 26 points and tied her career high with 5 threes made.
• Deas picked up her first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. She also led the team with six assists.
• Robinson scored in double figures for the second straight game. She had 11 in the opener against Louisiana Tech and finished with 15 against UAPB.
• The Razorbacks’ 15 three pointers were the most in a game since the 2021-22 season, when they had 15 at Alabama on Jan. 20, 2022.
• The Hogs shot nearly 50%  from the field (33-68, 49%) compared to UAPB’s 29% mark (19-66).
• Arkansas improved to 14-1 in Elementary Day games and won its 14th straight Elementary Day game.

Up Next

Arkansas will host Central Arkansas on Monday, November 10 at 8:00 p.m. The game will be televised live on SEC Network with Sam Gore (play-by-play) and Tamika Catchings (analyst) on the call.

For more information on Arkansas women’s basketball, follow @RazorbackWBB on social media. 

Michael R. Wickline

mwickline@adgnewsroom.com

Mike Wickline covers state politics, and he has covered the state Legislature for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since November 2000. He previously spent several years covering the Idaho Legislature for the Lewiston Morning Tribune.