Arkansas
Dusty May recaps what went wrong in tight loss to Arkansas
At first, it appeared No. 14 Michigan would run John Calipari’s Arkansas team out of Madison Square Garden. Thanks to quick scoring bursts from Nimari Burnett and Will Tschetter in the first half, the Wolverines jumped out to a 15-point lead with just over six minutes to play in the first frame.
Then, though, the Razorbacks fought back. Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin, after the game, admitted that the team got a bit “complacent” after building their comfortable lead, and Arkansas had all of the momentum late in the first half, which carried over after the teams broke for halftime.
To begin the second half, Boogie Fland and D.J. Wagner made shot after shot, and on the other end of the floor, the Wolverines continued to shoot themselves in the foot with turnovers.
“Elite players force you to break down,” May said of Fland and Wagner after the game. “… I thought they made really good plays. Obviously we made some errors. We weren’t physical enough. They made some tough shots. … When elite players step up and make elite plays, we’re not talking about those. Obviously we always want to do a little bit better. We need to control the things — the turnovers, the defensive glass — much better if we’re going to be able to win these NCAA Tournament-type of games.”
Arkansas’ lead ballooned to 18 points midway through the second half, but a sudden change in momentum resulted in Michigan clawing its way back into the game.
Down one with less than a minute on the game clock, Michigan had the ball with a chance to take the lead, but Tre Donaldson stepped out of bounds, committing arguably the most costly turnover of the season — and there’s a large library to choose from.
On the next possession, Dusty May drew up an inbounds play for Danny Wolf to find Roddy Gayle Jr. on a backdoor cut. Ironically, though, Johnell Davis — May’s former star at Florida Atlantic — interrupted the pass and blew up the play, leading Calipari’s team to a sensational 89-87 victory.
After the game, May described what went wrong for the Wolverines in the loss. The main topic was turnovers, of which the Wolverines committed 17.
“The turnovers, emotionally, are deflating for us. When you get a quality look, even if you miss it, you’re in the flow of the game. When you turn it over, everyone kind of feels dejected, and then you don’t have the same sense of urgency on the defensive end.”
“(The turnovers) are coming in such an assortment of ways that it’s hard to identify what’s the most important thing. We’ve figured out a few things. Once again, I thought their physicality, speed, quickness definitely has an impact on turning the ball over.”
Michigan entered the contest averaging 15.1 turnovers per game, which is tied with Colorado and Virginia Tech for 334th in the nation. On Tuesday, the Wolverines’ 17 turnovers upped the season average to 15.3, which would put them in a tie with Stetson, UC Davis and Grambling.
Turnovers have been the story of the season so far for May’s squad, but the Michigan head coach is confident things will turn around.
“We’ve got to get more consistent with our approach. This team is still learning to win together as a group, and (I’m) very confident we’re going to take the lessons we learned tonight and apply them going forward.”
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JONESBORO – Staff members at Arkansas State University were honored for their retirement
and milestone accomplishments during the annual Distinguished Performance Awards and
Service Recognition Ceremony in Centennial Hall of Reng Student Union on Monday, May
11.
Those who have or will retire during the current academic year include Malissa Davis,
Ellis Library, 35 years; Jimmy Crocker, Facilities Management, 28 years; Anna Warren,
Childhood Services, 19 years; Cameron Martin, Facilities Management, 14 years; Barbara
Bland, Childhood Services, 14 years; Charlotte Booker, Information Technology Services,
12 years; Mary E. Williams, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 11 years; and
Joe Boon, Facilities Management, 9 years.
Honored for 45 years of service was Sharon Lee, director of community engagement and
outreach for the office of Access and Accommodation Services.
Honored for 40 years of service was Sharon McDaniel, records management supervisor
for the Registrar’s Office.
Those honored for 35 years of service include:
Phillip Ladd, project manager in Construction Services, and Russ Hannah, vice chancellor
for Finance and Administration.
Those honored for 30 years of service include:
Natalie Turney, administrative assistant in the Department of English, Philosophy
and World Languages and Cheryl Richey, custodial coordinator in Facilities Management.
Those honored for 25 years of service include:
Woodie Sue Herlein, out-of-school time projects coordinator in Childhood Services;
Diana Courson, assistant director of Childhood Services; Laura Miller, director of
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center; Mia Sheppard-Taylor, director
of Custodial Services; Eric Barnett, core network engineer and wireless administrator
of Information Technology Services; Clay Hurn, Mail Center; and Sharon Rye, hardware
engineer in Information Technology Services.
Those honored for 20 years of service include:
April Morris, Michael Glover, Mary Melton, Grady Clark, Amber Long Martin, Kayann
Brown, Dwain Roberts, Randy Wheaton, Amber Jones, Melissa Jackson, Cheryl Wright,
Christy Brinkley, and Jimmy Rousseau.
Those honored for 15 years of service include:
Ronnie Gilley, Christina Kostick, Carol Caldwell, Michael Bradley, Mark Freier, Shea
Harris, Thomas Wilson, Chris Boothman, Lora Gibson, Cary Estes, Stephanie Gibson,
Jesse Blankenship, Violeta Lugo, Alyssa Wells, Marsha Carwell, Vickie Gilmer, Edward
Haff, and Alexis Hurdle Besharse.
Those honored for 10 years of service include:
Michael Hagen, Tammy Daffron, Terri Teters, Mollie Menton-Ipsen, Dale McClelland,
Taylor Carpenter, Anne Merten, Avis Turner, Benjamin Housewright, Dallas Reece, Brandon
Tabor, Tia Caldwell, Tara Thomason, Petree Buford, Robert Davenport, Cathy Naylor,
Shannon Williams, Jackie Cox, Frazier Dixon, Devin Nelson, and Michelle White.
Those honored for five years of service include:
Jeri Knight, Josh Rogers, Taylor Shannon, Fen Yu, Deloris Holley, Penny Toombs, Greg
Umhoefer, Sasha Jones, Brittany Stokes, Stephanie Stanley, Caleb Lawson, Raven Person,
Maria Bedwell, Michael Bledsoe, Judith Poole, Suzette Hinkle, Leigh Ann Crain, Bryce
Moore, Andrew Shoffner, Lyle Jones, Derrick Lett, Ben Kutylo, Autumn Anderson, Stanley
Broadaway, Michael Alexander, Jennifer Keys, Julie Yarberry, Shauna Baker, Melissa
Dooley, Paula Kelley, Taylor Simmermon, Craig Estes, Kyle Ford, Fady Fara, Sylvia
Zavala Brandon, Nicholas Wallis, Olivia Clark, and JD Stallings.
Honorees from five years of service through 20 years received a certificate and a
pin. Those celebrating 25 years and up received a plaque in recognition of their dedication
to A-State.
Anya Lynch (left), a Farmington High School student, fields the ball with the help of Riley Sundquist, Farmington Junior High School student on Wednesday, May 6, during the Special Olympics Arkansas Area 3-Farmington softball skills and competition event at the Farmington Sports Complex. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Caleb Grieger)
Anya Lynch (left), a Farmington High School student, fields the ball with the help of Riley Sundquist, Farmington Junior High School student on Wednesday, May 6, during the Special Olympics Arkansas Area 3-Farmington softball skills and competition event at the Farmington Sports Complex. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Caleb Grieger)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) held their annual award ceremony today, to recognize bravery and service within their ranks.
Channel 7 provided coverage at the Benton event center this morning, as ASP awarded the troopers cross award, the distinguished Meritorious Service Award and the Medal of Valor to some of its finest members.
“Just a job, you got to do it. I mean, didn’t the day. You know, that’s what we’re trained for, and we’re thankful receive the highest quality of training, you know, in the state, and I’m thankful for the ones that come before us and taught us,” said Trooper Ethan Hiland.
This year, three troopers shared the honor of being named Arkansas State Police Trooper of the year, including Hiland.
Trooper First Class Brady Knuckles and Trooper First Class Jacob Price were recognized for their actions last June, during the arrest of a violent felon out of Michigan who had carjacked a woman at gunpoint.
The troopers saved that woman and killed the suspect in a stop near Carlisle.
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