FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The sixth-ranked Razorbacks (9-2-1, 5-0-0 SEC) netted two goals in the second half to take down Georgia, 2-1. The victory extended Arkansas’ win streak to six matches and its home unbeaten streak to 28 matches, dating back to 2021.
The Hogs are the only SEC team with a perfect league record and currently sit atop the standings with a four-point lead.
First Half
Arkansas dominated possession against a strong defensive effort from the Bulldogs (6-3-3, 2-2-1) in the first 45 minutes. Though held scoreless, the Razorbacks had a 7-0 edge in shots and 5-0 corner kick advantage.
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Second Half
The Hogs scored two goals in three minutes to open the second half. In the 58th minute of play, a foul committed by Bulldog midfielder Millie Filson set up a free kick for defender Emilee Hauser. Hauser sent the ball into the 18-yard box where Dulaney missed the initial header but cleaned it up with a powerful shot into the upper right corner of the net.
Senior Ava Tankersley netted her second game-winning goal in as many matches after forward Anna Podojil flicked a header up to Tankersley who was speeding past the Georgia defense.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Overshadowed by Arkansas’ 52-point offensive performance was the difficulties the Razorbacks had stopping Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier, who scored 29 points on 10-for-20 shooting, including five threes in a 24-point loss against the No. 1 Volunteers.
Now, the Hogs must deal with a quartet of guards against No. 23 Ole Miss. All four can score in the “randomness” of coach Chris Beard’s system. The Rebels’ top four scorers, Sean Pedulla, Jaylen Murray, Matthew Murrell and Dre Davis are all listed as guards and average double figures.
“These guys run motion,” assistant coach Chin Coleman said. “It’s all random and it’s all different and so, while they’re moving and cutting and screening, you’re going to have to guard every kind of screen there is in the game of basketball. That motion is unpredictable. The freedom of movement, cutting, screening. It’s hard to scheme against. It’s hard to scout.”
Arkansas also must contend with an Ole Miss team that wins the turnover battle on both ends of the floor. The Rebels commit the ninth-fewest turnovers in the country (9.3) and are third-best in turnover margin (+7.0).
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“We want to stay on the attack and make plays for one another and not have a lot of live-ball turnovers,” Coleman said. “Those are the ones that we can’t defend against. We want to make teams play against our set defense, which is one of the best in the country. If we can do that and not have live ball turnovers, we’ll be fine.”
Tennessee forced the Razorbacks to commit 15 turnovers, picked up 10 steals and turned it into 13 points. Ole Miss ranks fourth in the SEC at 10.2 steals a game.
Tipoff between Ole Miss and Arkansas is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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The first availability report for Arkansas basketball’s (11-3, 0-1 SEC) matchup against the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels (12-2, 1-0 SEC) was released by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday.
Introduced over the offseason, availability reports will be filed one day before contests, with an additional update on game day.
According to the SEC, student-athletes will be designated as “available”, “probable”, “doubtful” or “out” for their next game. For additional clarity on game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available”, “game time decision” or “out.”
Below is the first availability report of the week ahead of Arkansas’ game against Ole Miss, which will tip off at 6 p.m. CT at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville: