RazorbacksThursday, November 5
Arkansas women's basketball scores a program-record 127 points in its opener
The Daily Springdale team
Second-year coach Kelsi Musick wanted a blazing start, and she got one. Arkansas beat LSU New Orleans 127-48 on Monday at Bud Walton Arena, topping the old record of 115 points, set in February 1987 against Oral Roberts.
Monday's win beat the old records in two categories
| Monday's win | Measure | Previous record |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | Points scored | 115 |
| 51 | Turnovers forced | 43 |
| 79 | Winning margin | 79 |
The Hogs forced 51 turnovers, beating the 43 they forced against Murray State in December 1990, and turned them into 69 points. The 79-point margin tied the largest in program history, a mark first set in 1977.
- Top scorer: Ayianna Johnson, 23 points off the bench
- Freshman Kyiah Prestridge: 22 points, 12 rebounds in her debut
- Six Razorbacks scored in double figures
- Next: Northwestern State, Fri., Nov. 6, 10:30 a.m.
The record night by the numbers
- 127
- points, a program record
- 51
- turnovers forced, also a record
- 69
- Arkansas points off turnovers
- 49.5%
- shooting, 47 for 95
Sources: KTLO, arkansasonline.com, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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