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Razorback rally for seventh-place finish at ‘Darius Rucker’ in South Carolina

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Sixth-ranked Arkansas used an even-par 71 from senior Kaylee Benton to spur a move up the team leaderboard to finish seventh at the Darius Rucker Invitational at Long Cove Club on Sunday afternoon.

The Razorbacks began the day in 11th place but fired a 295 as a team to move up four spots. Benton was solid all day, turning in a one-under, bogey-free 35 on the front nine followed by a 36 on the back nine to finish with an even-par 213 over three rounds and tied for fifth overall.

Benton’s lone hiccup came on the par-four 11th when she carded a triple bogey but the Arizona native battled back to birdie the par-five 13th and par-four 18th.

Benton’s 71 was joined by Maria Fassi’s 72, Cara Gorlei’s 75 and Grace St-Germain’s 77 in the final round. Dylan Kim carded a team-high four birdies on the back nine but shot 78 on the afternoon.

No. 19 Florida State finished off a team victory as the only team to finish the weekend under par at 2-under (850) after a 1-over 285 on Sunday. No. 10 South Carolina, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 3 Duke, No. 11 Auburn and No. 7 Vanderbilt finished ahead of the Razorbacks in a loaded field that included 12 teams inside the Top 25.

The Lineup
T5. Kaylee Benton E 69-73-71=213
T22. Maria Fassi +6 76-71-72=219
T53. Dylan Kim +14 76-73-78=227
T69. Grace St-Germain +18 77-77-77=231
T75. Cara Gorlei +19 81-76-75=232

The Field
1. Florida State -2 284-281-285=850
T2. South Carolina +15 282-299-286=867
T2. Wake Forest +15 285-288-294=867
4. Duke +17 289-284-296=869
T5. Auburn +30 294-292-296=882
T5. Vanderbilt +30 298-288-296=882
7. Arkansas +34 298-293-295=886
T8. Furman +35 291-292-304=887
T8. UCLA +35 295-289-303=887
10. Virginia +36 291-299-298=888
11. Georgia +37 297-294-298=889
12. Northwestern +39 300-295-296=891
13. LSU +42 290-293-311=894
14. Alabama +47 309-292-298=899
15. Baylor +49 299-303-299=901
16. Oklahoma State +57 01-305-303=909
17. North Carolina +59 305-299-307=911

Razorbacks’ Amer, Schultz to compete at NCAA zone championships this week

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FAYETTEVILLE — Razorback divers Maha Amer and Brooke Schultz are set to compete at the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships at Texas this week, looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships later this month.

Both sophomores are slated to dive springboards, while Amer will also dive platform.

Based on last year’s results at the NCAA Championships, Zone D has the following number of qualifying spots: 1-meter (9), 3-meter (12), platform (9).

At the SEC Championships last month, Schultz took the 1- and 3-meter title for the second-consecutive season. Her 3-meter score in the finals (410.40) set a school record and was just 3.35 points shy of tying the SEC Championship record.

Amer finished fifth overall in the 3-meter and took ninth in the 1-meter, while her platform score of 223.95 earned a 15th place finish.

Last season both divers advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 3-meter, with Schultz taking the national title. She also competed in the 1-meter, earning a ninth-place finish.

The first two days of competition will be on the springboards, with the 3-meter set for Monday and the 1-meter set for Tuesday. Both events will run from 5-9 p.m.

The final day of competition will consist of the platform, with action on the tower beginning at 2:20 p.m.

Kenley, Martin, Scroggins on what they saw in win over Louisiana Tech

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Arkansas players Jack Kenley (2-for-3), Casey Martin (2-for-3, 3 RBI and a homer) and Cody Scroggins (two hits over six complete innings, striking out 11) talking about the team and their performances in clinching the series over the Bulldogs.

Van Horn pleased with pitching, timely hitting in win over Bulldogs

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Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn got a solid six innings from Cody Scroggins and liked what he saw from three relievers the rest of the way to preserve the shutout and give the Hogs a series win over Louisiana Tech on Sunday.

Arkansas falls in weekend finalè to South Carolina on Sunday, 4-0

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FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 44 Arkansas women’s tennis team was shutout by No. 9 South Carolina, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Dills Indoor Courts.

The Razorbacks (7-8, 0-4) dropped the doubles point to the Gamecocks (9-2, 4-0) with losses on courts two and three, while Lauren Alter & Tatum Rice were tied at 5-5 in a 40-40 set on the first court when South Carolina clinched the point.

Martina Zerulo and Thea Rice along with Miruna Tudor and Jackie Carr both suffered 6-4 decisions on courts two and three, respectively.

Laura Rijkers fell in the first singles finish of the day 6-3, 6-2 on court three. Lauren Alter battled to a 6-4 score in the first set, then dropped a 6-2 set two on the fifth court, while Jackie Carr lost on court four 6-3, 0-6 to give the Gamecocks the victory.

Three matches were left unfinished by Martina Zerulo (court one), Tatum Rice (court two) and Miruna Tudor (court six).

The Razorbacks will be back in action on Friday, March 15, against Missouri at 3 p.m. at the George Billingsley Tennis Center.

For more information on Arkansas women’s tennis, follow @RazorbackWTEN on Twitter.

No. 9 South Carolina 4, No. 44 Arkansas 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,3)

  1. Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice (ARK) vs. No. 7 Mia Horvit/Ingrid Martins (SC) 5-5 (unfinished)
  2. Paige Cline/Silvia Chinellato (SC) def. Martina Zerulo/Thea Rice (ARK) 6-4
  3. Kennedy Wicker/Megan Davies (SC) def. Miruna Tudor/Jackie Carr (ARK0 6-4

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,5,4)

  1. Martina Zerulo (ARK) vs. No. 9 Ingrid Martins (SC) 5-7, 0-3 (unfinished)
  2. Tatum Rice (ARK) vs. No. 49 Paige Cline (SC) 6-7 (5-7), 2-1 (unfinished)
  3. Mia Horvit (SC) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-3, 6-2
  4. Megan Davies (SC) def. Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-3, 0-6
  5. Silvia Chinellato (SC) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-4, 6-2
  6. Miruna Tudor (ARK) vs. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) 2-6, 3-3 (unfinished)

Mississippi State too strong for Razorbacks in title game loss Sunday

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Arkansas’ amazing SEC Tournament run came to an end Sunday falling to No. 5 Mississippi State, 101-70, in the finals at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

Chelsea Dungee earned Southeastern Conference All-Tournament Team honors setting a record with 103 points in tourney play.

She is one of only two Razorbacks (20-14) to ever earn SEC All-Tournament Team honors joining Shameka Christon who was selected twice (2002, 2003).

Dungee dropped in 24 points in the title game and junior Alexis Tolefree also scored in double figures with 10 points.

Although it was Arkansas’ fourth game in as many days while State was playing for just the second time, the Razorbacks knew they needed a flawless effort and a little help from the Bulldogs (30-2) to get the win.

Coach Mike Neighbors’ team had the effort and energy but couldn’t overcome a nearly perfect Mississippi State team who shot better than 70% in the first half and 62.5% for the game.

The Razorbacks await word of a possible postseason selection with tournament brackets announced on Monday, March 18.

Notes

• Arkansas Starters: Alexis Tolefree, Malica Monk, Kiara Williams, Jailyn Mason, Chelsea Dungee

• It is Arkansas’ first-ever trip to the SEC Tournament finals

• Arkansas (10 Seed) is the lowest seeded team to ever reach the SEC Tournament finals

• Chelsea Dungee earned SEC All-Tournament Team honors. She is just the second player to earn all-tournament honors in program history (Shameka Christon, 2002 and 2003)

• Chelsea Dungee scored 24 points in the game and 103 in the tournament setting the record for most points by an individual in the Tournament. The previous record was held by Shelia Collins (Tennessee, 1985)

• Jailyn Mason had two 3-point field goals in the game and 13 for the week tying the SEC Tournament record held by Betsy Harris of Alabama in 1993. Mason was 13-for-24 shooting .542 from distance in the tournament.

• Alexis Tolefree had 10 points and finished the week going 10-30 from distance.

Blair recapping loss to Arkansas, coached by close friend, former assistant

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Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors was director of operations for Aggies coach Gary Blair years ago in Fayetteville, but it was the assistant who will be going to SEC Championship Game on Sunday after Hogs’ win.

Harter on winning national championship starting with first event

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Razorbacks coach Lance Harter after a fast start “snowballed” into another national indoor championship on Saturday.

Neighbors, Dungee, Mason on Hogs advancing to SEC title game

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Arkansas advanced Saturday to the Women’s SEC Championship Game for the first time in program history with a win over Texas A&M and coach Mike Neighbors joined by players Chelsea Dungee and Jailyn Mason talked about it with the media later.

Gafford talking about eye-popping final home game in win over Tide

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Daniel Gafford (29 points, 16 rebounds) with the media after the Hogs’ 82-70 win over Alabama on Saturday night along with Isaiah Joe (15 points, 6 rebounds).

Johnson has praise for Gafford, Joe after failing to beat Arkansas again

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Alabama coach Avery Johnson has never beaten the Razorbacks and he didn’t Saturday as the Crimson Tide couldn’t stop Daniel Gafford in the 82-70 loss.

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