Hogs return home, hosting doubleheader on Saturday

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FAYETTEVILLE — After four straight matches away from home, Arkansas returns home Saturday for a pair of matches against Wichita State and Southeast Missouri State.

Match Times
The Razorbacks will take on the Shockers at 11 a.m., and then the Redhawks at 2 p.m.

Promotions
Admission is free. Saturday’s matches will feature complimentary Keurig products, popcorn and Pepsi soft drinks for all fans in attendance.

Live Coverage
Fans can follow Saturday’s matches through live scoring at RazorbackStats.com.

Previous Matches
Last season, the Razorbacks defeated Wichita State twice, earning a 4-0 win on Feb. 20, and then a 4-2 victory on May 13 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Series
Arkansas boasts a 21-1 edge in the all-time series against Wichita State. Saturday will mark the first ever meeting between Arkansas and Southeast Missouri State.

Notables
Arkansas has won the doubles point in each of its five matches this season. In singles, Pairone enters the weekend with a team-best 5-0 record.

Approaching 200
In his 15th season at the helm of the Razorbacks, Hegarty is the program’s all-time winningest coach with 199 victories. He’s led Arkansas to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including three straight.

Dave Van Horn Interview

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

Morning Rush Hour 2

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Cosper, Monk have career nights in loss to Vols

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FAYETTEVILLE — Devin Cosper and Malica Monk had career nights and Arkansas overcame a double-digit deficit but couldn’t hold off No. 11 Tennessee, falling 90-85, in Southeastern Conference action in Bud Walton Arena on Thursday night.

The game was close for much of the night until the Lady Vols (20-4, 8-3 SEC) stretched their lead to 10 points heading into the fourth quarter.

Arkansas outscored Tennessee 28-23 in the frame but had to foul late in the game with time running out.

Cosper scored a career-best 29 points going 10-for-14 from the floor including a 6-for-9 performance from 3-point range. Monk finished with a career-high 25 points including a career-best 4-for-4 performance from distance.

Jailyn Mason added 11 points and Kiara Williams scored nine points and had 10 rebounds for Arkansas (12-12, 3-8 SEC).

Tennessee, who ranks second in the nation in free throw shooting, went 15-for-20 from the line to get the win.

Arkansas outscored Tennessee 29-0 in fast break points and forced 19 Lady Vol turnovers, turning that into 24 points.

The Razorbacks outscored a much taller Tennessee, 32-30, in the paint but Arkansas was out-rebounded 45-26 in the game.

Notes

• Devin Cosper scored a career-best 29 points. It is her sixth 20+ point game of the year and the seventh of her career. It is the 17th game of the season in double figures and the 40th double-digit scoring game of her career. She had a career-high for field goals made (14) and tied her career-best for 3-point field goals made (6).

• Malica Monk scored a career-high 25 points. It is the 23rd game this season and the 39th of her career with double figure points. It is the ninth game of the season/her career with 20+ points. She tied her career-best for field goals made (9) and had a career high for 3-point field goals made (4).

• Jailyn Mason scored 11 points. It is her 15th game of the year in double figures and the 25th of her career.

• Kiara Williams grabbed 10 rebounds. It is her seventh season/career game with double figure boards.

• Bailey Zimmerman played a career-high 40 minutes.

Up Next

Arkansas hosts No. 15 Missouri on Sunday, No. 11 at 4 p.m. in Bud Walton Arena.

League coaches pick Hogs as favorite in West

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Arkansas was picked by the head coaches of the SEC to win the West and finish second overall, while four Razorbacks were tabbed as Preseason All-SEC players.

The 14 coaches in the SEC voted in the 27th annual preseason SEC poll and the Razorbacks picked up 12 of the 14 votes to win the division.

Arkansas also received one vote to win the SEC overall and received 90 points for the overall conference finish, just one point behind Florida.

Points were compiled on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for each division. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. Each coach also voted for one team as an overall conference champion.

In addition, Arkansas was one of only two schools (Florida) to have four or more players earn a spot on either Preseason All-SEC team.

Catcher Grant Koch led all Razorbacks as the lone first-team player. He’s coming off a career year where he hit .264 with a career-best 13 home runs and 42 RBIs, the highest home run and RBI total among all SEC catchers.

Shortstop Jax Biggers, outfielder Dominic Fletcher, and right-hander Blaine Knight make up the Arkansas contingent on the second team.

Biggers and Fletcher are both coming off All-SEC seasons of their own, while Knight is expected to be one of the top pitchers in the league in 2018 and was named a preseason All-American earlier this year.

Arkansas is scheduled to open the 2018 season against Bucknell on Friday, Feb. 16 with first pitch at 3 p.m. at Baum Stadium.

Anderson talks about matchup with Vanderbilt

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Arkansas coach Mike Anderson talked about the Commodores, who the Razorbacks played three times last season.

KNWA VIDEO: Van Horn after Swatters Club

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VIDEO FROM KNWA

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn visited with the media following his address to the first meeting of the Swatter’s Club on Thursday.

Top-ranked Hogs face challenges at home, on road

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FAYETTEVILLE — No. 1 in the national polls for the second-consecutive week Arkansas looks to maintain its top-ranked stature, in search of improved performances this weekend in Fayetteville at the Tyson Invitational and on the road in Seattle, Washington at the Husky Classic.

“The majority of the crew will be here this weekend, while with distance it’s almost mandated that you have to go to Washington to get a qualifying time,” head coach Lance Harter said. “It’s nice to be highly thought of [in reference to No. 1 rank]. We have balance across the board and we’re a pretty potent team. Will all those points come at the national meet, well they’re harder to come by at that meet but we’re definitely in the conversation.”

Tyson Teams
Well-known as one of the most competitive indoor meets in the country for the sprints and field events the Tyson Invitational will see the Razorbacks match up against 31 collegiate programs and several of the top professional athletes from around the world. Out of the 32 programs (Arkansas included) competing at the Randal Tyson Track Center this weekend six are nationally ranked among the top-25 best in the country including: No. 1 Arkansas, No. 7 LSU, No. 9 Texas, No. 14 Missouri, No. 16 Baylor and No. 23 Indiana.

Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Randal Tyson Track Center
Tickets: $5 for Adults, 17 and under free
Important Links: Meet Schedule | Live Results | SEC+ (Fri.) | SEC+ (Sat.)

Events to Watch Tyson:
Friday
• 5:15 p.m./6:25 p.m. | 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims/Finals
Featured Razorback: Payton Chadwick (PR: 8.09)

• 5:30 p.m. | Long Jump Invitational
Featured Razorback: Taliyah Brooks (PR: 21-3)

• 5:50 p.m./6:35 p.m. | 60 Meters Prelims/Finals
Featured Razorback: Jada Baylark (PR: 7.24)

Saturday
• 3:00 p.m. | 200 Meters Invitational
Featured Razorback: Payton Chadwick (PR: 22.99)

• 3:00 p.m. | Pole Vault Invitational
Featured Razorback: Lexi Jacobus (PR: 4.64m/15-2 3/4)

Husky Classic 
Sophomore Taylor Werner headlines a group of six Razorbacks journeying to Seattle this weekend for stiff competition in the distance events at the Husky Classic. Werner heads into the meet looking to improve upon her 3,000-meter performance (9:10.40), which currently ranks her at No. 13 in the NCAA. The meet will feature several nationally ranked powers including: No. 1 Arkansas, No. 3 Oregon, No. 9 Texas, No. 12 Stanford and No. 18 Tennessee.

“We want to give her [Taylor Werner] the opportunity to run with somebody,” Harter said. “So we’re looking forward to Taylor getting a good 3,000 under her belt this weekend.”

Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 5 p.m.
Venue: Dempsey Indoor Track
Important Links: WatchFloTrack (subscription required) | Heat Sheets

Events to Watch Husky Classic:
Friday
• 7:45 p.m. | 5,000 Meters 
Featured Razorback: Sydney Brown (PR: 16:24.81)

Saturday
• 3:15 p.m. | Mile
Featured Razorback: Carina Viljoen (PR: 4:46.01)

• 6:20 p.m. | 3,000 Meters Invitational
Featured Razorback: Taylor Werner (PR: 9:06.34)

Hogs head south for weekend match with ’Horns, Mustangs

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FAYETTEVILLE — Victors of three straight matches, including a doubleheader sweep in its last outing, Arkansas hits the road for two matches this weekend in the Lone Star State.

Arkansas begin the weekend with a 1 p.m. serve at SMU on Friday, before traveling further south to Austin, Texas, for another 1 p.m. match with the 16th-ranked Texas Longhorns.

Last season, Arkansas hosted the Mustangs and Longhorns, falling to both at home. SMU held off the Razorbacks 4-3, while the fourth-ranked Longhorns defeated Arkansas 5-2.

On Wednesday, Jose Alonso was tabbed as the SEC Freshman of the Week, after earning a 6-1, 6-3 win at the No. 6 spot to give Arkansas the 3-1 lead over Wichita State. After the Shockers fought back to tie the match 3-3, his older brother, Pedro, would clinch the win for Arkansas with a 6-4 third set win at No. 4.

After opening his freshman campaign with a 1-4 record, J. Alonso has won each of his last two singles matches and picked up another win by forfeit against Saint Louis.

Senior Jose Salazar moved up 54 spots in the ITA/Oracle singles rankings to No. 59 in the country, after winning six of his first seven matches this spring, including each of the last four. Salazar is a perfect 2-0 this season at the top spot against ranked opponents.

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