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Arkansas volleyball upsets Kentucky, advances to Elite 8 for 1st time

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12 months ago

December 7, 2023

Arkansas volleyball upsets Kentucky, advances to Elite 8 for 1st time

For the first time in program history, the Arkansas volleyball team is Elite Eight bound.

The third-seeded Razorbacks upset second-seeded Kentucky, the SEC champions who defeated Arkansas twice in the regular season, in a five-set thriller on Thursday in Lincoln, Neb. Arkansas won 22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 22-25 and 15-10.

It snapped a 19-match losing streak to the Wildcats, dating to 2012.

Arkansas is scheduled to face host Nebraska, the NCAA Tournament’s top overall seed, in the regional final Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.

Kentucky won the opening set despite a late surge by the Razorbacks. The Wildcats held set point for 6 consecutive serves — the Razorbacks went on a 5-0 run — but got a kill from Reagan Rutherford to take the set 25-22.

Arkansas took an 11-10 lead in the second set, but a 5-1 run by Kentucky gave put the Wildcats in control. The Razorbacks scrapped back in the set, which was tied 13 times, and took a 22-20 lead. Kentucky tied things with a 2-0 run, but the Razorbacks won the set 25-22 with kills by Taylor Head and Sania Petties, and a set-point service ace from Courtney Jackson.

Through the opening two sets, Arkansas outside hitter Jill Gillen had 11 kills on 22 swings with no attacking errors.

The Razorbacks opened strong in Set 3 and took a commanding 16-10 lead and forced a timeout by Kentucky after a Gillen kill. Arkansas kept rolling and hit .407 to claim a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-15 set victory.

Things were tight early in the fourth set, as the teams traded six ties. A block from Rutherford capped a 3-1 spurt for the Wildcats and gave them 17-13 lead. Arkansas clawed back within 20-19 with a block from Maggie Cartwright and again within 1 point when a kill from Head made it 21-20.

Kentucky scored consecutive points to grab a 23-20 lead and forced a timeout after an ace from Molly Tuozzo. The Wildcats closed trading points with the Razorbacks to win 25-22 and forced Set 5.

Head and Gillen opened the final set with kills to give Arkansas a 2-0 lead. Two blocks in a row from Zoi Evans and Gillen followed by a Kentucky attack error put the Razorbacks ahead 5-1 and forced a timeout.

Rutherford responded with a cross-court kill to draw the Wildcats within three out of the break. A challenge from Kentucky reversed an out call and drew the Wildcats within 6-3, and an Eleanor Beavin ace shrunk Arkansas’ lead to two.

Head came up with a block on a long rally to give the Razorbacks an 8-4 lead as the teams traded sides of the court. A kill, Arkansas attack error and block drew Kentucky back within 8-7 and caused a timeout.

Arkansas extended its lead to 11-7 with a 3-0 run of its own, which included a kill from Head and two consecutive attack errors from Kentucky, which had a season-high 31 errors.

The Razorbacks got an ace from Jada Lawson during the deciding stretch, which ended with a Gillen kill, to claim a 15-10 victory.

Gillen led Arkansas with 20 kills and hit .391. Cartwright (15 kills) and Head (13) contributed to a 59-kill match by the Razorbacks. Hannah Hogue had 43 assists.

It was the second time Arkansas had advanced to the Sweet 16. The Razorbacks in 1998 were swept by Hawaii in the regional semifinals round.

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

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38 mins ago

November 27, 2024

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

The partnership will improve Arkansas Children’s service and care for patients and their families. Credit: Vita Monart/Shutterstock.

Arkansas Children’s, a private, non-profit paediatric care organisation, has partnered with Press Ganey to improve paediatric patient experience.

Beginning 1 January 2025, this collaboration is aimed at bolstering the paediatric care organisation’s commitment to improving service and care for patients and their families.

Arkansas Children’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer Jamie Wiggins said: “We believe that every interaction with our patients is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“By leveraging Press Ganey’s expertise and industry-leading pediatric benchmarks, we will gain valuable insights that will empower our teams to continuously improve and innovate in delivering compassionate care.”

Press Ganey will offer its patient experience and provider star-rating solutions to help Arkansas Children’s monitor feedback and enhance care quality.

The partnership will enable Arkansas Children’s to leverage Press Ganey’s AI-powered text analytics.

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This will help analyse open-ended feedback from online reviews and post-visit surveys, providing an understanding of patient and family perspectives.

The goal is to gain actionable insights that can further improve the patient experience.

Press Ganey provides experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and caters to more than 65% of all freestanding paediatric hospitals.

This partnership will allow Arkansas Children’s to benefit from shared learning and innovation within Press Ganey’s network of institutions.

Press Ganey CEO and chairman Patrick Ryan said: “Families trust Arkansas Children’s to provide the highest quality care for their children.

“This partnership reflects their dedication to listening to families, responding to their needs, and innovating to create a world-class paediatric healthcare experience.”

Arkansas Children’s network includes two paediatric hospitals, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, a research institute, a USDA nutrition centre, and numerous education and outreach programmes.

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

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8 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

PHILLIPS COUNTY, Ark. — A suspect in a Helena-West Helena homicide caused a barricade situation Tuesday as he was being processed in the Phillips County Detention Center.

Authorities said a prisoner who was being processed at the jail was able to get hold of some type of instrument and cause harm to himself.

He barricaded himself in the processing area and pepper spray was used to subdue him.

The prisoner was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. No one else was injured.

Helena-West Helena Police Chief Vincent Bell said he doesn’t know much more about what happened at the jail, but said the inmate is connected to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect was being held in connection to an incident where a man was shot dead in the doorway of O’Reilly Auto Parts in West Helena.

The shooting was the result of a disagreement that started in front of a motel, and the victim ran to the front of O’Reilly’s where he was fatally shot.

Chief Bell offered no details on a motive or the name of the victim.

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VIDEO: Arkansas players press conference – Missouri week

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16 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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VIDEO: Arkansas players press conference – Missouri week

Arkansas QB Taylen Green, OL Addison Nichols, DT Cam Ball and DB Doneiko Slaughter, preview press conference ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the No. 24 Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT and the game will air on SEC Network. Check out our homepage for more coverage of the Hogs.

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