After a four-game losing streak, the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-14, 2-6 SEC) got off the schneid with a 72-51 win over Texas A&M (10-10, 3-5 SEC) inside Bud Walton Arena.
Izzy Higginbottom had 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. The Batesville alum played all 40 minutes as Arkansas women’s basketball beat Texas A&M 72-51. Izzy was 11 of 13 from the free throw line. She’s currently 5th in the nation in scoring at 23.2 points per game.
Aicha Coulibaly, who leads the Aggies (10-9, 3-4) in scoring, suffered a season-ending knee injury Sunday during a 64-51 loss at No. 7 LSU. She averaged 12.8 points, 5 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-17, 0-7 SWAC) play the Texas Southern Tigers (9-11, 6-1 SWAC) in a clash of SWAC teams at 8:30 PM ET on Tuesday. The game is available on SWAC Digital
Arkansas senior first baseman Bri Ellis and junior utility player Kailey Wyckoff were voted to the 24-player preseason All-SEC team. Texas and Florida had five players on the list, and LSU, Oklahoma and Texas A&M each had three.
Much of Texas has faced challenging winter weather ... as well as the southern half of Arkansas. The outlet warned of hail, downpours and localized damaging wind gusts reaching 55 to 65 miles ...
Guard Izzy Higginbottom led all scorers with 33 points, her third SEC game with at least 30 points, to help snap the Hogs’ four game losing streak. The Batesville, Arkansas native leads the NCAA with 12 25-plus point games this season. She also moved up to No. 9 on the program’s single-season scoring list with 543 points.
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