Arkansas leads the SEC in 3-point attempts per game (27.3), which is ninth in the country, and No.The Razorbacks’ 15.78 makes from the free throw line per game is third in the SEC and 12th in the NCAA Arkansas gets to the line 23.47 times per game, which is second in the conference and sixth in the country.The team is second in least turnovers committed per game in the SEC with 13.4 per game.She is also the record holder for single-season defensive rebounds with 219, while being the first Hog to pull down 200+ defensive boards in a season (since the stat has been tracked) Poffenbarger leads the team in rebounding with 6.9 per game and has 39 blocks.Chrissy Carr logs 11.8 points per game and leads the squad with 85 3-pointers.Daniels keeps moving up in career top 10-20 lists, sitting No.Makayla Daniels leads the team in steals with 56 and averages 12.7 points per game.Her 4.3 assists per game is the fifth most in the SEC Samara Spencer is the second leading scorer with 14.4 points per game and leads the team in assists with 154.Barnum was one of 10 candidates for the Katrina McClain Award, given to the best power forward in the country.She surpassed 1,000 points in her career and became the 18th Razorback to join the 1,000 points/500 rebound club 563 field goal percentage, which led the SEC for majority of the season. Barnum leads the team in scoring with 15.1 points and a.On the All-SEC teams, Erynn Barnum earned a spot on the SEC Second Team, while Saylor Poffenbarger was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.The team started the season 13-0 and finished the non-conference slate at 13-2, which was the best start for Arkansas since 2013.Historically for the program, seven wins is tied for the fourth most wins in SEC play Arkansas finished the SEC slate 7-9 to come in eighth in the league.1, eventual SEC Champion South Carolina, 93-65, in the quarterfinals The Razorbacks defeated Missouri, 85-74, in the second round, but fell to No. Arkansas is coming off a quarterfinal appearance at the SEC Tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons.Tennessee and South Carolina are the other two Only three schools in the SEC have qualified for postseason tournaments in each of the past five seasons with Arkansas being one of them.In the Neighbors era, this is his fifth postseason appearance with Arkansas (three NCAA Tournaments including 2020 and now two WNITs).This WNIT appearance is Arkansas’ 26th in the postseason, while the Razorbacks are 19-6 in WNIT games.Arkansas received the automatic qualifying bid to the WNIT as the SEC’s highest finisher among teams not chosen for the NCAA Tournament.This marks the longest season in program history at 139 days.Another win would mark the most for Arkansas since 1989-90, as that team finished 25-5 This ties for most program wins since 2019-20 when that team went 24-8. The Razorbacks are 24-12, which marks the program’s 22nd 20-win season, third under Mike Neighbors.In Arkansas’ first two WNIT games, the Razorbacks are holding opponents to 50.0 points per game, including beating a program WNIT record twice in defensive points allowed with Louisiana Tech (47) and then SFA (37).These two teams last played one another in 2017, resulting in a 71-60 loss for Arkansas on the road The Razorbacks will face the Jayhawks for the ninth time in the all-time series that is tied at 4-4.The Jayhawks have been rolling in the Postseason WNIT with decisive victories over WKU (86-72), Missouri (75-47) and Nebraska (64-55) at home Arkansas will face a Kansas team that is 22-11 and finished the Big-12 at 9-9, which was seventh in the league.In Arkansas’ eighth WNIT appearance, the Razorbacks are 1-2 in fourth-round games.This is Arkansas’ first appearance in the Great 8 since 2011 when the field was expanded to 64 teams.Arkansas moves on to the Great 8 of the Postseason WNIT, marking the fourth time in program history the Razorbacks have advanced to the fourth round of the tournament.Listen: Razorback Sports Network from Learfield This game marks the ninth of the all-time series and the winner of this one will punch a ticket to the Fab 4 and play the winner of Washington versus Oregon. inside the historic Allen Fieldhouse with coverage of the contest being broadcast on ESPN+. FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas women’s basketball team (24-12, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) will play on the road for the first time in the team’s 2023 Postseason WNIT run, as the Razorbacks face Kansas (22-11, 9-9 Big 12) in the Great 8 on Sunday, March 26.
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