TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS Donna Wilson
1987-88
Front row, from left: manager Martha Neal, Lillian Valley, Christi Willson, Donna Wilson, Sue Pack, Juliet Jackson, Lisa Martin, manager Karen Johnson. Back row, from left: head coach John Sutherland, assistant coach Tracy Webb, Cindy Daley, Faye Dickerson, Robyn Irwin, Delmonica DeHorney, Angie Gore, Shelly Wallace, assistant coach Tracey Mays, assistant coach Donald Paul, trainer Nancy Stevens.
A tough season for Arkansas, but it still had highlights as Donna Wilson set the school record for assists in a game with 18 against Houston in the SWC Tournament and Delmonica DeHorney was named the league’s newcomer of the year. Wilson’s effort has stood the test of time as three different point guards -- Amber Nicholas, Christy Smith and Amy Wright -- have broken numerous assist marks. Although each had double-digit game bests and all put up over 500 career assists, the closest any came was 12 by Wright. India Lewis’ sophomore class record 14 in 2001 is the best effort to break Wilson’s record.
Kodak Honorable Mention Shelly Wallace Unlike 1987, Arkansas was rewarded for its runner-up finishes in SWC play, advancing to the NCAA first round. This team remains the highest average scoring team (83.0 ppg) in school history, led by senior power forward Shelly Wallace. The Californian set several school records on her way to Kodak All-America honorable mention honors, many which still stand today including most rebounds in a game, season and career, and most 30-point games in a career with seven. She remains the only Razorback to average a double-double for a season.
1988-89 1989 MIDWEST REGION FIRST ROUND
Front row, from left: junior guard Juliet Jackson, senior guard Lisa Martin, sophomore guard Sue Pack, senior guard Donna Wilson, freshman guard Coretta Chenault, sophomore guard Christi Willson. Back row, from left: senior forward Shelly Wallace, sophomore forward Angie Gore, senior post Robyn Irwin, sophomore center Delmonica DeHorney, sophomore forward Faye Dickerson, freshman guard Michelle Mabry, freshman guard Amber Nicholas.
1989-90 1990 WEST REGIONAL FINALISTS
Front row, from left: senior guard Juliet Jackson, sophomore guard Amber Nicholas, sophomore guard Christi Willson, freshman guard Marla Goshien, freshman guard Sally Moore, sophomore guard Stacey Walls. Back row, from left: junior forward Sue Pack, freshman post Blair Savage, junior forward Angie Gore, junior post Delmonica DeHorney, junior post Deborah Crosby, sophomore forward Coretta Chenault, freshman forward Janet Moore.
Juliet Jackson Overlooked among the accomplishments of the 1990 Southwest Conference co-champions is the fact the 1989-90 team was the greatest road squad in school history. Shattering the mark for consecutive road wins with 12, this team may have completed the year perfect on the road had it not been assigned the West Regional and handed the unenviable task of facing the national champion juggernaut of Stanford on the Cardinal’s home court. Still, the 12-1 road mark also remains the school record (.923). Juliet Jackson played a key role in two of the most important road wins. Her famous free throws at Texas (see The Greatest Games, page 134) were important, but without her career-best and game-leading 30 points poured in from long distance at Athens, Arkansas’ season ends at Georgia.
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