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Hogs send five divers to Minneapolis for NCAA Zones

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will send all five divers to the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships, starting Monday, March 5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

Senior Nicole Gillis and junior Marissa Green will each compete in all three events, while freshmen Brooke Schultz and Maha Amer and junior Caroline Welch will each compete in just the one-meter and three-meter springboards.

Schultz is looking to continue her impressive freshman campaign on the boards. The Fayetteville native brought home two SEC Championships, winning the one-meter with a pool record 363.45, while taking home the three-meter crown with a school and personal record 385.65.

She became the ninth SEC diver ever to win the 1m and 3m titles in the same season and the first since Kahlia Warner of Florida in 2016.

Schultz leads Arkansas with 23 Zone scores this season, holding the top nine scores on the team in the one-meter and the top eight scores on the three-meter.

Behind her is Gillis who has 22 Zone scores. Gillis finished third overall on the one-meter at the SEC Championships, scoring 323.85. On the three-meter, she narrowly missed the finals by 0.05 points, scoring a 316.95 to finish ninth.

In her SEC Championship debut, Amer also impressed. She was one of three Razorbacks to make the one-meter final, finishing fourth with a personal-best 322.35. She finished 33rd on the three-meter with a score of 204.75.

Green finished 18th at the conference championships on the platform with a score of 204.00, 25th on the one-meter with a score of 237.10 and 32nd on the three-meter with a score of 210.10. She has nine Zone scores this season, three in each event.

Welch had a 21st-place showing on the three-meter at SEC’s, scoring a 266.60. On the one-meter, she finished 29th with a score of 224.70, while finishing 22nd on the platform (191.90). Welch has three Zone scores this season, all coming in the three-meter.

Live results can be viewed by clicking here.

Schedule of Events

Monday, March 5
11 a.m. – Women’s One-Meter Prelim/Final

Tuesday, March 6
11 a.m. – Women’s Three-Meter Prelim/Final

Wednesday, March 7
11 a.m. – Women’s Platform Prelim/Final

Missouri loss drops Hogs to sixth seed in tourney

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FAYETTEVILLE — After finishing the regular season winning six of its last eight games, Arkansas will be the No. 6 seed in the 2018 SEC Tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis next week.

Earning a first-round bye, the Razorbacks will play their tournament opener in the second round on Thursday at approximately 8:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 11 South Carolina-No. 14 Ole Miss.

Since the conference expanded to 14 teams in the 2012-13 season, Arkansas has played in the second round just once, losing to Florida in 2016, 68-61.

Arkansas is making its 27th SEC Tournament appearance where it has an all-time record of 24-25, including a berth in the championship game in two of the last three years.

After being voted to finish sixth in the league by the media, Arkansas finished higher than it was picked for the fifth straight season, finishing 21-10 overall and 10-8 in league play, good for a three-way tie for fourth place with Kentucky and Missouri.

Storms’ no-hitter caps two wins at Bogle Park for Hogs

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FAYETTEVILLE — One night removed from the program’s first no-hitter in four years, sophomore Autumn Storms put together a no-hitter of her own Saturday evening in a 7-0 win over Central Connecticut State.

In the team’s first game of the day, Arkansas posted a 2-1 triumph over Dartmouth. With Saturday’s wins, the Razorbacks move to 14-1 through their first 15 games of the season.

“I like the way we responded in game two,” coach Courtney Deifel said. “And of course, Autumn Storms was fantastic in the circle for us tonight. Our offense put together some better at-bats against Central Connecticut. I’m looking forward to us playing more of our style tomorrow to close out the weekend.”

Up Next
The Razorback Invitational concludes Sunday with three games at Bogle Park with two featuring the home team.

Arkansas will play Northern Colorado at 11:15 a.m. and close out the weekend against Central Connecticut State at 1:30 p.m.

Both games will be streamed on the SEC Network+ and be available through the WatchESPN app.

Game 1: Arkansas 2, Dartmouth 1 | Box Score

With the score tied at 1-1 and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, senior Autumn Buczek knocked a base hit into center field to plate fellow senior Loren Krzysko for the game-winning run.

Krzysko began the rally with a double off the wall in center field. Tori Cooper — another senior — kept the offense going with a hit to right and Haydi Bugarin reached on a fielder’s choice to load the bases.

Hannah McEwen finished the game with a pair of hits including a first-inning solo home run to right field. The big fly was her team-leading fifth of the season and gave the Razorbacks the early 1-0 advantage.

After a no-hitter in her last start, freshman Mary Haff made that one run stand up through six innings. The Winter Haven, Florida, native struck out 12 Dartmouth hitters and allowed just two hits.

The Big Green tied the game in the top of the seventh inning, scoring an unearned run on an RBI double by Calista Almer. Dartmouth had the go-ahead run at second with no outs.

However, Haff retired the next three hitters with the help of a diving catch in center by Krzysko and her 12th strikeout to keep the game tied.

Game 2: Arkansas 7, Central Connecticut State 0 | Box Score

Storms was in control throughout Saturday night’s game and registered a career-high nine strikeouts en route to collecting her sixth win of the season.

She struck out six through the first six innings and was perfect through six before giving up her first base runner of the day on an error.

Storms remained steady and limited any damage to that one runner. A ground ball to third secured the eighth no-hitter in program history.

The offense took advantage of three CCSU errors in the first inning and plated three runs to take an early lead. Ashley Diaz and Kayla Green each tallied an RBI in the frame.

McEwen added an RBI single in the second and Krzysko made the score 6-0 with a two-run shot to center field. The long ball was her fourth of the season.

The Razorbacks added an unearned run in the fifth on an RBI fielder’s choice by senior A.J. Belans.

2018 Razorback Invitational (Saturday Results)
Northern Colorado 3, Dartmouth 2
Central Connecticut State 6, Northern Colorado 0
Arkansas 2, Dartmouth 1
Arkansas 7, Central Connecticut State 0

Razorbacks win spring opener on Malham’s header

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas picked up where it left off last season in its 2018 spring opener by defeating SEC foe Mississippi State, 1-0, at Razorback Field.

With the great weather in the Northwest Arkansas area, Arkansas and Mississippi State were able to play in front of a lively crowd at Razorback Field

Sophomore-to-be Taylor Malham scored the lone goal off a header in the 31st minute off a perfectly placed corner kick from Parker Goins. Malham is fresh off a six-goal season from a year ago where she finished second on the team and had two assists.

Goins led the team in assists and goals in 2017. Her nine goals were also good for a tie for fifth in the SEC.

“There were three areas we wanted to evaluate ourselves on in this match: mentality, our pressing or team defending, and the ‘danger zone’, which is the attacking third and making things happen in the run of play,” Arkansas coach Colby Hale said. “I thought our mentality was tremendous today. This was not your normal spring game. It was very competitive and very physical. I thought we did well and rose to the challenge.

“We were a moment or two away from three or four goals today,” Hale said. “We created a lot from the run of play that could have given us more. There were a lot of positives that we’ll take with us into practice next week. We’ll watch the video and look at some things we need to get better at and get back to work on it.”

After Malham’s goal took the match into halftime, the Razorback defense took over and, seemingly, never gave the Bulldogs an opportunity to try and even the match.

“I thought the pressing piece was very good,” Hale said. “It was good to the point where they (Mississippi State) didn’t even try to play around the back in the second half and it caused a lot of trouble for them.”

Arkansas’ next spring match will be on March 30 when it takes on the Tulsa Soccer Club U15 Boys’ Team at Razorback Field. First kick time is to be determined.

2018 Razorback Spring Soccer Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time/Result
March 3 Mississippi State Razorback Field W, 1-0
March 30 Tulsa Soccer Club U15 Boys Razorback Field TBA
April 15 Ole Miss Conway, Ark. TBA
April 22 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. TBA

Hogs fall in regular-season finale at Missouri, 77-67

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas fell on the road Saturday night to Missouri, 77-67,  to close out the regular season at 21-10 overall, 10-8 in SEC play.

Arkansas finishd tied for fourth in the SEC, ahead of their projected finish for the fifth straight season.

The Razorbacks will be the sixth seed in the SEC Tournament next week and will play at 8 p.m.

Arkansas’ defense forced the Tigers to miss their first five shots of the game, as the Razorbacks opened on a quick 5-0 run to take the initial lead.

After Arkansas built a 14-7 lead, Missouri eventually settled in on its Senior Day. The Tigers went on a 15-2 run to take their first lead at 22-16, as Arkansas struggled to box out on the defensive end.

Missouri scored eight of their first 22 points off offensive rebounds, finishing with 10 in the first half, thanks to eight offensive boards.

Missouri finished the first half on a 11-4 run, as Arkansas could not find any flow on the offensive end. The Tigers would lead the Hogs 39-31 at the break.

Arkansas would come out of the gate and would get a quick three by Jaylen Barford to push the Missouri lead to five. The Tigers would stretch it back out to eight before Arkansas scored four straight in transition to cut it to four.

Down four, Arkansas turned up the pressure.

Missouri went on a 16-4 run to take a double-digit lead again, six of those points coming from the free throw line. The Tigers held off the Razorbacks from there.

Arkansas’ foul trouble hurt the Razorbacks, committing 26 fouls to Missouri’s 17. The Tigers went to the line 33 times, while Arkansas attempted just 15 free throws. Arkansas did not attempt a free throw in the second half until the 5:06 mark.

Daniel Gafford led the way for Arkansas with 16 points, recording four rebounds and four blocks. Daryl Macon added 12 points, while Barford and Anton Beard each posted 11 a piece.

Biggers, Koch, Cole break down Hogs’ loss to Trojans

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Arkansas players Jax Biggers, Grant Koch and Eric Cole spoke with the media after losing to USC, 3-1, on Saturday.

Van Horn not pleased after loss to Trojans

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Tells media after 3-1 loss to USC, some of older players need to start hitting the ball better.

Fassi moves up four spots; Hogs in third at ‘Darius Rucker’

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HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Maria Fassi moved up four spots while helping No. 3 Arkansas remain in third place with one round to play at the 2018 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Saturday.

Fassi got out to a tough start with a triple on the first hole of her round. Playing catch up, she birdied the third and sixth holes dropping two strokes and moving to 1-over.

Fassi was 3-over after back-to-back bogeys before she turned. She settled in posting five consecutive pars and finished with three birdies in her final five holes.

Fassi is in the clubhouse 1-under through two rounds shooting 70–71—141. She is two shots back of the leader and is in a good position to record her fourth top-5 finish in six events.

Teammates Dylan Kim and Alana Uriell both climbed up the leaderboard on Saturday into a tie for eighth place. Kim moved to 3-over shooting 71–74—145 while Uriell posted scores of 73–72—145. The duo had five birdies between them and moved up a combined 17 spots in the field.

Kaylee Benton is tied for 67th overall shooting 76–79—155 and Jordy LaBarbera rounds out the Arkansas scoring at 76–80—156.

Arkansas Lineup

PLACE PLAYER SCORE TO PAR
T3 Maria Fassi (1) 70–71—141 -1
T8 Dylan Kim (2) 71–74—145 +3
T8 Alana Uriell (3) 73–72—145 +3
T67 Kaylee Benton (4) 76–79—155 +13
T75 Jordy LaBarbera (5) 76–80—156 +14

There was no movement among the top teams on the leaderboard as second-ranked Alabama remained in first with a 9-over 577 (286-291).

No. 13 Northwestern is second with a 15-over 583 (287-296) followed by No. 3 Arkansas with 586 (290-296). No. 9 Furman is fourth with 589 (292-297) and No. 28 Wake Forest is in fifth place with 590 (296-294).

Play concludes with a final round teeing off at 8:40 a.m. for the Razorbacks. Arkansas is paired with the Crimson Tide and Northwestern as play wraps up in the second spring event.

The Field

PLACE TEAM SCORE TO PAR
1 Alabama 286–291—577 +9
2 Northwestern 287–296—583 +15
3 Arkansas 290–296—586 +18
4 Furman 292–297—589 +21
5 Wake Forest 296–294—590 +22
6 Duke 295–296—591 +23
7 LSU 291–302—593 +25
8 Vanderbilt 295–300—595 +27
9 Georgia, U. of 294–303—597 +29
10 South Carolina 298–300—598 +30
11 North Carolina 293–308—601 +33
12 Arizona State 293–309—602 +34
13 Mississippi St. U. 292–311—603 +35
T14 Tennessee 300–305—605 +37
T14 Baylor 299–306—605 +37
16 Oklahoma State 304–302—606 +38
17 Auburn 304–303—607 +39
18 Virginia 301–315—616 +48


From Shauna Taylor
It was a pretty tough day on a championship golf course. We obviously struggled a bit, but we also fought back hard at the end. I’m proud of the way we fought all day. Maria (Fassi) had a tough start to her day and came back to post a good number. Alana (Uriell) came back and birdied her final hole. Tomorrow we will see some of the same conditions which is advantageous for us. We need to make up some shots and eliminate some of the big numbers. We have a chance to accomplish our goals. We have to play solid tomorrow but I’m excited about how we finished, and I think we can build on that.

Hogs stuggle at plate, fall to Trojans to even series

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FAYETTEVILLE — Fifth-ranked Arkansas couldn’t put together the big inning against USC on Saturday, leaving nine runners on base as it fell, 3-1, at Baum Stadium.

The two teams will play a rubber match tomorrow with first pitch set for 12:30 p.m.

A record 13,472 tickets were sold to the game, making it the largest paid attendance in Baum Stadium history, topping the previous record of 12,589 set against Mississippi State on April 25, 2015. The actual attendance was 10,732.

Junior Eric Cole got the Hogs within one in the eighth inning when he hit his third home run of the year into the Razorback bullpen, but Arkansas was only able to put one more runner on base in the eighth and ninth innings.

Cole finished the game 1-for-4 with his one RBI as the home run.

Junior catcher Grant Koch nearly made it a two-home run inning in the eighth as he hooked one just foul in left field that would have made it 3-2. Koch finished the game 1-for-4, extending his hitting streak to four games.

USC scored once in the sixth and seventh innings, then added a run in the ninth off sophomore Matt Cronin, who walked two batters to lead off the frame.

Cole’s homer was the only bright spot for the Hogs as USC starter Quentin Longrie worked out of multiple jams to keep the Hog hitters at bay.

Arkansas put together nine hits in the game, eight off Longrie, however, it left multiple runners on base in the first, fourth, and eighth innings which proved to be the difference. Longie ended up going 7.1 innings with just the one earned run allowed, as well as three walks and four strikeouts to pick up his second win of the year.

Luke Bonfield came away with a perfect 3-for-3 game with one double, while Jax Biggers turned in his fourth multi-hit game of the year, going 2-for-5.

All three of Bonfield’s hits came at a timely part in the game in the third, fifth, and seventh innings that helped put runners in scoring position or gave Arkansas a baserunner with less than two outs.

However, the bottom of the Hogs’ order went just 2-for-17 (.118) on the day as it struggled to get anything going against the USC pitching staff.

On the mound, Razorback starter Isaiah Campbell looked good through 5.1 innings, giving up just three hits with one run in the sixth.

That run was the first of the game for either team as the score was deadlocked at zero in what was beginning to look like a pitcher’s duel.

Campbell’s outing continued a trend of strong starting pitching by the Razorbacks. In all three of his starts this year, Campbell has yet to give up more than one earned run and has given up five or less hits.

Sophomore Matt Cronin came out of the bullpen in the sixth and had a little trouble with command as he walked two, gave up two hits and two earned runs in 2.2 innings.

Up Next

The Razorbacks finish the series with USC on Sunday for the rubber match. First pitch is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at Baum Stadium. The game will be televised on SEC Network+.

Morris on second day of practice, ‘just finishing’

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Arkansas coach Chad Morris covered a lot of ground with the media after the second practice of the spring practice Saturday.

Cornelius on how Morris, style key to return this year

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Arkansas wide receiver Jared Cornelius talked with the media after Arkansas’ second practice of the spring about how new coach Chad Morris’ style and reputation was key to his coming back.

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