Kylie Magar
ATHENS – The Arkansas women’s basketball team finished its 2023 European tour on a high note with a 100-61 victory over the University of Regina played at the Zougrafour Indoor Basketball Court. Arkansas led by as many as 40 and beat the team from Canada by the largest margin compared to the three other U.S. teams the Cougars played in Greece. The Hogs shared the ball efficiently with four players in double digits and 10 with 5+ points. Freshman Jenna Lawrence led with 15 points.
The game started out fast paced with both teams knotted up at 5-5 less than a minute into the contest. After the Hogs went down 15-11 with six minutes remaining in the first, as Regina did not miss a shot early, Jersey Wolfenbarger made a layup and Carly Keats followed with a 3-pointer off the bench to pull the Hogs ahead, 17-15. Regina tied the game at 17 with 4:02 left in the quarter, but Arkansas finished the frame on an 11-7 run, sparked by two Maryam Dauda baskets. The Hogs led, 28-27, after the first quarter.
Arkansas began the second quarter on an 15-0 run, capped off by a Karley Johnson 3-pointer, a Dauda layup and a second-chance layup by Saylor Poffenbarger. With 3:27 left in the quarter, Jenna Lawrence knocked down a triple and Arkansas led 49-31. Regina finished the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the Hogs’ advantage, 49-37, at halftime.
The Hogs continued to bring the fire offensively coming out of the break, as a Taliah Scott jumper sparked an 8-0 run, as Arkansas led, 57-37, over two minutes into the quarter. Daniels knocked down a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 25 and after three quarters, the Hogs led, 77-52. In the quarter, Arkansas outscored Regina, 28-15.
Arkansas did not slow down, starting the fourth quarter with baskets in the paint from Scott and Goforth. A Daniels triple extended the Hogs lead to 28, 86-58. With under five minutes left in the game, Arkansas made four straight 3-pointers, including back-to-back treys from Maryn Archer to help the Hogs reach the century mark. The Hogs allowed just nine points while scoring 23 in the fourth to win the game, 100-61.
In Greece, Arkansas toured the Parthenon, shopped and ate around the Plaka, went to Vouilagemeni Beach and saw the site of the first modern day Olympics. The team went on a three-island boat tour to Hydra, Poros and Aegina on Saturday.
Note: In the box score, all stats for University of Regina were credited to a few players to focus on Arkansas stats
| Name | Minutes | Points | Rebounds (O-D) | Assists | Steals | Blocks | +/- | ||||||||
| #55 Emrie Ellis | 12 | 0 | 1 (0-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| #0 Taliah Scott | 20 | 8 | 3 (2-1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| #2 Samara Spencer | 19 | 7 | 3 (1-2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||
| #13 Sasha Goforth | 15 | 13 | 2 (1-1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
| #24 Jersey Wolfenbarger | 16 | 9 | 7 (5-2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| #4 Saylor Poffenbarger | 21 | 5 | 5 (2-3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| #23 Carly Keats | 20 | 8 | 4 (1-3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| #30 Maryam Dauda | 15 | 14 | 4 (2-2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| #34 Jenna Lawrence | 20 | 15 | 6 (1-5) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| #43 Makayla Daniels | 20 | 12 | 3 (1-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| #20 Karley Johnson | 7 | 3 | 3 (0-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| #44 Maryn Archer | 8 | 6 | 1 (0-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| #21 Loren Lindsey | 8 | 0 | 1 (0-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
UP NEXT
The Hogs will make the trek back to Fayetteville tomorrow. Arkansas will take some time off before starting up official practices for the 2023-24 season in the fall.