Arkansas Takes Down Northwestern State, 89-59, on Elementary Day

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball is off to a 2-0 start to the season after defeating Northwestern State (1-1), 89-69, on Friday in Bud Walton Arena.

The Hogs played in front of 12,327 fans and elementary schoolers, the third-largest crowd in program history.

Senior guard Emily Robinson led all scorers with 18 points and freshman guard and Arkansas native Whitley Rogers turned in her first big game with 16 points.

How it Happened

The Razorbacks started seniors Jianna Morris, D’Asia Thomas-Harris and Robinson and freshmen Kyiah Prestridge and Rogers.

Prestridge scored the game’s first points, a second-chance layup off a Northwestern State turnover, the first of 34 the Hogs would force on…