Razorbacks Pull Out Hard-Fought Win Over Lamar
FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas women’s basketball team (11-0) battled back on Thursday night to take down Lamar (4-4), 63-50. Arkansas found themselves in unfamiliar territory at the half, trailing 33-31, but after holding the Cardinals to just 17 points off 17.2 percent shooting in the second half, the Razorbacks found a way to remain as one of 13 unbeaten teams in the country. Chrissy Carr and Saylor Poffenbarger came up with big shots in the second half to pull the Razorbacks away with the win. Carr led the game with 18 points, while Poffenbarger tallied her second consecutive double-double off a career-high 17 points and 12 rebounds.
In the first quarter, Lamar fired away a 3-pointer on their second possession as the shot clock expired, but Carr followed on the other end with one of her own. Arkansas pulled away 8-3 following a Samara Spencer 3-point play, but Lamar scored four straight points, and at the media timeout, the Razorbacks led by just one, 10-9. Arkansas forced six consecutive Lamar turnovers but could not capitalize off those mistakes, as Lamar retook the lead, 13-12, with 33 seconds left in the first quarter. Following a Lamar 3-pointer with six seconds left, the Cardinals had the 16-13 advantage after 10 minutes of action.
Maryam Dauda made a layup in the opening minute of the quarter to cut the Lamar lead to one, but Arkansas fell in a drought after coming up empty on a number of offensive possessions. A hard-fought second-chance layup by Jersey Wolfenbarger put the Razorbacks back within one, but after a Lamar triple, the Cardinals led, 21-17 with 6:27 remaining in the half. Following an Erynn Barnum and-1, the Razorbacks trailed by one, 23-22, at the media timeout. Out of the break, Carr helped the Razorbacks pull ahead for the first time in the quarter, 24-23. Poffenbarger started to heat up, coming up with a layup, a jumper and a 3-pointer, but the Razorbacks’ lead was just one with under a minute left in the half. Lamar ended the half on a 5-0 run, as the Razorbacks went into the locker room down two, 33-31.