2011-12 RAZORBACK REVIEW ARKANSAS DOWNS RANKED TEAM IN OPENING WEEK The Razorbacks opened the season at the WBI Tip-Off Classic going 2-1 with a win over No.13 Florida State to start the year. Junior Sarah Watkins hit a big three-pointer with under a minute to play lifting Arkansas to the 55-52 win in Daytona Beach, Fla. It was the first of four wins over ranked opponents by the Razorbacks in 2011-12. RICKETTS, WATKINS EARN ALLTOURNAMENT Senior C’eira Ricketts and junior Sarah Watkins earned selection to the WBI Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament team for their play in the opening weekend. Ricketts, a Louisville, Ky., native, averaged 15.3 point per game, had 11 steals, 12 assists and 17 rebounds in three games. Watkins, a Germantown, Tenn., native, averaged 13.3 ppg with five blocks and 16 rebounds. Watkins went 11-for16 from the line for the tournament. ARKANSAS WINS 11 IN A ROW The Razorbacks opened the year with a close loss to Minnesota in the WBI Tip-Off Classic but then won 11
non-conference games in a row beginning with South Florida and Florida State. The streak also included victories over Texas-Arlington, Utah, Grambling State, Middle Tennessee State, Stephen F. Austin, Oral Roberts, Morgan State, Texas Southern and Mississippi Valley State. Arkansas head coach Tom Collen has orchestrated winning streaks of 15, 12 and 11 in his five seasons with the Razorbacks. The 15-game winning streak in 2007-08 to start the year is the program record for consecutive wins. ARKANSAS WINS EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SEC GAMES Head coach Tom Collen also guided the Razorbacks to a programbest eight consecutive Southeastern Conference game winning streak this season. Arkansas opened the year dropping its first four SEC games (at No. 17 Georgia, at No. 11 Kentucky, vs. No. 6 Tennessee and at Ole Miss) but downed Auburn, No. 25 Vanderbilt, LSU, Mississippi State, Florida, Alabama, No. 24 South Carolina and Auburn in a row. The streak bettered the five game SEC winning streaks in 1994-95 and 2008-09.
Arkansas won 11 consecutive Southwest Conference games (including three games in the SWC Tournament) in 1990-91 and won nine consecutive SWC regular season games in 1989-90. ARKANSAS DEFEATS THREE RANKED SEC TEAMS The Razorbacks picked up three wins over ranked Southeastern Conference teams in 2011-12 and four wins over ranked opponents for the season. After starting the season with a win over non-conference No. 13 Florida State, Arkansas notched victories over No. 25/22 Vanderbilt, 69-47; No. 24/24 South Carolina, 6847; and at No. 9/11 Tennessee, 72-71. ARKANSAS DOWNS TENNESSEE – IN KNOXVILLE Junior Sarah Watkins hit a layup with eight seconds on the clock forcing overtime with the game tied at 62, and senior Lyndsay Harris hit two in overtime giving Arkansas a 72-71 win in overtime over No. 9/11 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. The win was the first-ever victory over the Lady Vols in Knoxville and just the
The Razorbacks picked up a one-point, overtime win at Knoxville beating No. 9/11 Tennessee on the Lady Vols home floor for the first time in program history. C’eira Ricketts and Dominique Robinson celebrate the win.
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