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Women’s Basketball Uses 31-Point Third Quarter to Top Auburn

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February 4, 2024

Women’s Basketball Uses 31-Point Third Quarter to Top Auburn

FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas women’s basketball team (17-7, 5-4 SEC) used a 31-point third quarter and two big stops on defense at the end of the game to defeat Auburn (14-8, 3-6 SEC), 74-72, on the Hogs’ Play4Kay game. Arkansas outscored Auburn 31-11 in the third quarter, as Taliah Scott tallied 17 of her 33 points in that quarter alone to pace the Hogs to their third straight one possession win over the Tigers.

Auburn got off to a quick 6-0 lead, as the Hogs had back-to-back turnovers converted into points for the Tigers. Maryam Dauda then got Arkansas on the board after its fourth possession with a layup. Arkansas and Auburn then fell in scoring droughts that both lasted over two minutes until Auburn picked off another Arkansas pass and turned it into points. After a scoring drought of over three minutes, Scott took it to the lane for a layup. At the media timeout taken at the 4:42 mark, Arkansas trailed 10-4. Auburn went on a 7-0 run that started before the media timeout, while Arkansas was held in a scoring drought for nearly 3.5 minutes. Dauda then helped the Hogs get out of the drought with a layup, but Auburn led the way after the first quarter, 17-6.

The Hogs and Tigers exchanged baskets to begin the second quarter. Arkansas cut the deficit to eight with 7:49 left in the first half after Spencer made one of two free throws, but Auburn went on a 6-0 run, leading to Arkansas calling a timeout. The Hogs trailed 27-13 with 5:49 left in the quarter. After a scoring drought for nearly four minutes, Makayla Daniels took it to the rack for two, and after the Hogs started the game 0-for-9 from beyond the arc, Scott knocked down a triple. A Daniels layup and Scott jumper cut the deficit to seven until Auburn broke their 2.5-minute scoring skid with a jumper. After outscoring the Tigers 19-17 in the second quarter, Arkansas trailed 34-25 at the half.

Scott knocked down a jumper to begin the second half, but Auburn answered with four straight points. Daniels and Scott then responded with back-to-back triples in just 20 seconds to climb the Hogs within five. The Tigers called a timeout, as the Hogs trailed, 38-33, with 7:51 left in the third quarter. Scott then drained her third 3-pointer to cut the deficit to two, but Auburn made one of two free throws to put the lead back to three. Scott then knocked down her fourth 3-pointer of the game to tie the game at 41 with under five minutes to play in the third. A Scott and-1 pulled the Hogs ahead by three, Arkansas’ first lead of the game, which started an 15-0 run for the Hogs, while Auburn was in a scoring drought for over 4.5 minutes and had no field goals for nearly eight minutes. Daniels then delivered a 3-point play to extend Arkansas’ run to an 18-1 one. Auburn hit a 3-pointer just before the end of the quarter, but the Hogs outscored the Tigers 31-11 in the third to take a 56-45 lead into the fourth quarter.

To begin the fourth quarter, Scott hit her sixth 3-pointer of the game to extend the Hogs lead to 14. Auburn responded with a 4-0 run and then Scott made two freebies. Auburn then knocked down two triples to cut the deficit to seven, but Scott went to the rack for a floater to put the Hogs back up by nine. The Tigers knocked down a jumper, and at the media timeout taken at the 4:48 mark, Arkansas led, 64-57. The Tigers, who were starting to press, picked off a pass to convert to a layup and cut the Arkansas lead to four until Daniels made one of two free throws. Auburn went on a 9-1 run, but Samara Spencer came up with a layup in response to put the Hogs back up by three. The Tigers tied the game after making 3-of-4 shots from the line. With 1:24 left in the game, the game was knotted at 67. Daniels made two free throws to pull the Hogs back ahead, but Auburn responded with a layup.

Spencer converted a 3-point play after drawing a foul off a layup, which was a huge play for the Hogs, and with 37 seconds left, Arkansas led 72-69, as Auburn called a timeout. After a stop on defense, Scott got fouled and made both free throws. Auburn then made a 3-pointer off a second-chance opportunity, as the Hogs led by two with 17 seconds left. Auburn then had to have a quick foul and found Daniels, who missed both to give Auburn another chance. The Tigers missed a layup with two seconds left but came up with a team rebound with two seconds left on the clock. Auburn lobbed the ball for a jumper, but the Tigers missed the game-tying basket at the buzzer, as Arkansas pulled out the 74-72 victory.

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Arkansas will go back to the Sunshine State for the fourth time this season, set to place Florida on Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. CT. The game from Exatech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center will be broadcast on SECN+.

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Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs now available in Apple Wallet

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June 3, 2026

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Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs now available in Apple Wallet

Arkansans can now present their driver’s licenses and state identification cards on mobile devices using Apple Wallet, state finance officials announced Wednesday.

The Department of Finance and Administration said Arkansans can use Apple Wallet to present their license or ID in person, online and in apps at select organizations, including at more than 250 Transportation Security

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Your Arkansas Driver’s License Can Now Live on Your iPhone

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June 2, 2026

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Your Arkansas Driver’s License Can Now Live on Your iPhone

IDEMIA Public Security North America and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles have launched Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, allowing residents to securely store and use their credentials on an iPhone or Apple Watch.

The new feature gives Arkansans the ability to present their identification at participating businesses and venues, at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in more than 250 airports, and online or within apps when age or identity verification is required.

The launch builds on Arkansas’ ongoing efforts to expand digital identification options. In March 2025, the state introduced the Arkansas Mobile ID app, and officials say adding IDs to Apple Wallet offers residents another secure and convenient way to access their credentials.

“We’re proud to build on our partnership with the Arkansas DFA’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles, expanding on the launch of the Arkansas Mobile ID app in March 2025. The launch of ID in Apple Wallet in the state provides Arkansas residents a new, secure way to store and present their digital credentials, with transparency and control over how their information is shared at the forefront,” said Rob Gardner, CEO, IDEMIA Civil Identity.

To add an Arkansas driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, users can tap the plus sign at the top of the Wallet app on their iPhone, select “Driver’s License or State ID,” and follow the verification process.

Officials say privacy and security were central considerations in the rollout. Information stored in Apple Wallet is encrypted on a user’s device, and users control when and how their information is shared. When presenting an ID, only the information necessary to verify age or identity is provided.

Apple and the Arkansas Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles also do not receive information about when or where residents use their digital IDs.

The technology is also designed to make verification easier for businesses. Participating businesses can use IDEMIA’s Mobile ID Verify app to accept and verify mobile IDs directly from an iPhone without requiring customers to hand over their devices or use additional hardware.

The launch marks another step toward broader adoption of digital credentials in Arkansas, giving residents a secure alternative to carrying a physical driver’s license or state ID while maintaining control over their personal information.

For information on the launch of IDs in Apple Wallet in Arkansas, click here.

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Arkansas gymnatics coach Chris Brooks completes staff with hiring of Zan Jones | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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June 2, 2026

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Arkansas gymnatics coach Chris Brooks completes staff with hiring of Zan Jones | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

New Arkansas gymnastics coach Chris Brooks announced Monday the hiring of Zan Jones to complete his first staff, as well as the promotion of assistants Kyla Ross and Catelyn Branson.

Brooks succeeded his wife, Jordyn Wieber, on April 28 after Wieber stepped down.

Jones joins the Razorback after two seasons as an assistant coach at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. The Pioneers won back-to-back Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championship titles in 2025 and 2026 with Jones on staff. He has been named a Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Division II assistant coach of the year three times, including this spring.

Jones also earned Midwest Independent Conference assistant coach of the year in both of his seasons at Texas Woman’s.

Jones served as the Pioneers’ primary vault and uneven bars coach, and the team set a program record of 49.35 on the bars in March.

An Alabama alumnus, Jones served as a student manager for the Crimson Tide gymnastics team. He served a year at Talladega (Ala.) College in its inaugural season of gymnastics and spent time as a recreational and team coach at Trussville (Ala.) Academy of Gymnastics.

Brooks also promoted both Ross and Branson to the title of associate head coach. Ross, a former UCLA gymnast and Olympic gold medalist as part of Team USA in 2012, started at Arkansas as a volunteer assistant in 2022. Ross helped Arkansas produce program records on the balance beam in back-to-back years before taking over the vault squad, which set a program high 49.675 in 2026.

The Razorbacks ranked as high as No. 2 on the vault last season and were never lower than No. 7. Senior transfer Morgan Price landed the first 10 in school history on the vault in February.

Branson returned to the Arkansas staff ahead of the 2025 season, helping lead the floor squad. In that time, Branson has led the Gymbacks to two of their top five best floor scores ever and Arkansas has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the country on floor in the last two seasons. In 2026, over 60% of the team’s scores on floor were 9.85 or better.

Branson served as Lindenwood’s head coach from 2022-24, where she was named 2024 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association South Central Region Coach of the Year and the Midwest Independent Conference Coach of the Year. She led the Lions to their second consecutive and fifth overall USAG national championship and seventh MIC title in 2024.

Branson had a prior stint at Arkansas from 2020 to 2022, in which time the Gymbacks ranked as high as third on beam and second on floor.

Tom Murphy

tmurphy@wholehogsports.com

Tom Murphy is a sports reporter for WholeHogSports. A graduate of Louisiana Tech University, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and voter for the Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 football poll. He was voted the 2017 Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year.

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