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Hogs get close late, but can’t get past No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday

Arkansas trimmed a 20-point advantage to four before falling to No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday afternoon.

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Arkansas trimmed a 20-point advantage to four with 4:20 to play, but ultimately fell to No. 1 South Carolina, 61-52, at Bud Walton Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The Hogs were led by Makayla Daniels and Amber Ramirez, who scored 17 and 14 points, respectively.

The loss dropped the Razorbacks to 11-6 overall (1-3 in SEC). South Carolina is 17-1 (5-1).

Sunday’s contest was a defensive battle, with neither team topping 18 points in any of the four quarters played.

The two teams traded 15-0 runs in the second half, but it was the experience of the country’s top team that helped South Carolina pull away in the final minutes.

The Gamecocks received big performances from Destanni Henderson and Aliyah Boston, who each went for 19 points. Boston added 13 rebounds in her double-double game.

Emrie Ellis and South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston battle for a rebound. (Andy Hodges / HitThatLine.com)

Turning point

Arkansas traded punches with South Carolina in the opening quarter.

Ramirez and Henderson was the matchup to watch early, with Ramirez scoring 8 and Henderson 7 in the first quarter.

South Carolina started to find Boston in the second quarter, as the dominant forward tallied 11 points and six rebounds in the frame. Arkansas trailed by nine heading into halftime.

The Gamecocks started to show their dominance in the third quarter, stretching their lead out to 20 and appeared to be on cruise control to a fifth-straight win.

But the Hogs stuck to the fight, climbing back into the game with a 15-0 run that started in the fourth quarter and ended with just under seven minutes in the fourth.

Arkansas applied a lot of defensive pressure on Boston in the game’s waning minutes, holding her to just four points in the second half. While Arkansas, on the shoulders of Daniels, brought it back to a four-point game, the Razorbacks ran low on steam and fell by nine.

Amber Ramirez (Andy Hodges / HitThatLine.com)

Hogs highlights

• Arkansas held South Carolina to its second-lowest scoring effort of the season, with Duke being the only team to hold the Gamecocks to fewer than 61 points (55).

• South Carolina committed 19 turnovers as a result of the Razorbacks swarming defense.

• Jersey Wolfenbarger made a difference on the defensive side, helping lock down Boston in the second half and finishing with a team high +13.

Up next

Arkansas’ next chance to get back in the win column comes on Thursday in Tuscaloosa when the Razorbacks face Alabama. That game is set to tip-off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

2024 Razorbacks Football

Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
Sat, Oct 19vs LSUL, 34-10
Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
Sat, Nov 16vs TexasL, 20-10
Sat, Nov 23vs Louisiana TechW, 35-14
Sat, Nov 30@ MissouriL, 28-21

2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (25)10-02681
2.Greenwood (2)10-02343
30Conway9-12022
4.Little Rock Parkview9-11714
5.Bentonville7-31625
6.Benton9-11486
7.Fayetteville8-21117
8.Pulaski Academy8-2898
9.Rogers7-3439
10.Joe T. Robinson9-122
Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (27)10-01351
2.Conway9-11022
3.Bentonville7-3813
4.Fayetteville8-2454
5.Pulaski Academy8-2395
Others receiving votes: Rogers 3.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (27)10-01351
2.Benton9-11082
3.Mountain Home8-2623
4.Shiloh Christian7-3494
5.Little Rock Catholic9-1345
Others receiving votes: Marion 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (27)9-11351
2.Joe T. Robinson9-11062
3.Valley View10-0793
4.Farmington9-1484
5.Hot Springs Lakeside8-2205
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (20)10-01261
3.Arkadelphia (5)8-2913
2.Little Rock Mills (1)10-0682
4.Warren8-2554
5.Dardanell (1)9-123
Southside Batesville10-023
Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (12)10-01051t
2.Fordyce (10)10-0961t
3.Prescott (1)9-1704
4.Osceola (2)8-1543
5.Booneville (1)9-1395
Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (20)10-01271
2.Conway Christian (7)10-01152
3.Des Arc8-2595
4.East Poinsett Co.7-352
5.Bigelow6-4183
Murfreesboro7-3184
Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (27)5-0811
2.Midland9-0532
3.Cedar Ridge8-1253
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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