Razorbacks Begin Season with 20-Point Win Over UAPB

Stats hooked up are pending

 PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Arkansas girls’s basketball (1-0) took down sister college Arkansas – Pine Bluff (0-1) on Monday night time, 70-50 to kick off the forty seventh season of this system. The Razorbacks took a 42-17 edge going into the locker room behind 52.6% taking pictures, and regardless of being outscored 33-28 within the second half, the group kicked off the season with an enormous 20-point win in an electrical atmosphere. 4 gamers reached double digits, led by Erynn Barnum’s 17 factors.

Chrissy Carr delivered the Razorbacks their first basket of the 2022-23 season off a triple. UAPB would then go on a 4-0 run to take the lead, 6-5, just a bit over three minutes into the sport. That lead was their solely one of many sport and was short-lived, as Saylor Poffenbarger responded with a 3-pointer adopted by Barnum registering a basket off a steal. In a hard-fought defensive battle within the first quarter, Arkansas had the sting, 15-10.

UAPB didn’t rating for over 4 minutes into the second quarter, permitting Arkansas to cruise to a 29-10 lead. One other Poffenbarger 3-pointer and a Jersey Wolfenbarger layup helped the Razorbacks take a 37-14 edge with 2:32 left within the first half. Barnum dominated within the second quarter with 10 of her 17 factors coming within the body. Arkansas held the Lions to simply seven factors within the second quarter, outscoring UAPB 27-7 in that quarter.

Arkansas got here out of the locker room with a 42-17 benefit. The Razorbacks stored up the momentum to start with of the second half, attending to the foul line thrice within the matter of 25 seconds. Within the opening 4 minutes of the third quarter, Arkansas outscored the Lions, 14-6 to increase their result in 33 factors. Samara Spencer delivered seven of her 15 factors within the third quarter alone. After a Barnum layup off a turnover with 3:51 left within the third quarter, the Razorbacks discovered some hassle from the sphere.

The Razorbacks can be quieted from the sphere till 2:19 remaining within the sport courtesy of a Maryam Dauda layup. Arkansas a minimum of received to the road within the fourth quarter, going 5-for-8 from the charity stripe. Free throw taking pictures was a wrestle in a loud, sold-out atmosphere, because the Razorbacks shot 19-for-44 from the free throw line on Monday night time. Regardless of being outscored 15-9 within the fourth, Arkansas’ sizzling begin was simply what the group wanted to begin out the season 1-0.

HOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Barnum led the Razorbacks with 17 factors and more than likely her third profession double-double, pending official statistics
• Spencer picked up from the place she left off throughout her SEC Freshman of the 12 months season. She tallied 15 factors
• Poffenbarger delivered in her well-anticipated Arkansas debut with 11 factors
• Carr opened up the season with 10 factors to earn her sixty fifth profession double-digit scoring sport

UP NEXT

Arkansas will host Central Arkansas for its house opener on Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. The sport serves as Arkansas’ Elementary Day, marking the primary time since 2019 the Razorbacks will host this occasion.

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