Arkansas 42, LSU 40 Final
Jeanne Kenney misses 3-point attempt as time expires and Arkansas rallies for a 42-40 win in Fayetteville. LSU drops to sixth place tie in SEC and is now 7-7 in league play.
Jeanne Kenney misses 3-point attempt as time expires and Arkansas rallies for a 42-40 win in Fayetteville. LSU drops to sixth place tie in SEC and is now 7-7 in league play.
Razorbacks have scored five straight on a Sarah Watkins 3-pointer and a C’eira Ricketts layup with shot clock winding down. Arkansas is up 38-37 with 3:37 to go in the game.
LSU has committed 10 team fouls.
LSU erases a six-point deficit with an 8-0 run keyed by two 3-pointers from Latear Eason. Eason then drained two free throws to make it 26-24. Sarah Watkins answered for Arkansas with an old-fashioned 3-point play. We now stand at LSU 29, Arkansas 27.
LSU manages only one field goal in the final 10 minutes of the half and the Lady Tigers trail Arkansas, 20-18 at halftime in Bud Walton Arena. LSU shot only 22.2 percent from the floor on 6-of-27 shooting. The trend continues though because LSU’s defense held the Razorbacks to 9-of-32 shooting (28.1 percent). Turnovers: LSU 8, Arkansas 6; Rebounds: LSU 22, Arkansas 23; 3-Point Field Goal Shooting: LSU 1-8, Arkansas 0-6. LSU did not score following LaSondra Barrett’s layup with 4:30 to go. Barrett has seven points and Adrienne Webb added seven points and six rebounds – four shy of her career high. Webb knocked down one three in the first half and has reached 66 for the season. Tune into the second half on 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge or watch live HD video in the Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net/live.
Both teams really struggling offensively. Lady Tigers have gotten some good looks but went nearly six minutes without a field goal. After scoring at the 10:19 mark, LaSondra Barrett breaks the dryspell with a layup at the 4:30 mark. Barrett has seven points.
LSU has held Arkansas to 3-of-12 shooting in the first seven minutes. Adrienne Webb is 2-of-2 from the floor and she has given the Lady Tigers an early 7-6 lead in Bud Walton Arena.
The following is an article written by Rachel Whitacker of The Reveille:
Courtney Jones' father admits he initially underestimated his daughter's basketball abilities.
But the Midfield, Ala., native found her way into the gym on Saturday mornings with her father, Cleveland. She had a shot to learn the game in elementary school.
"She's always been a headstrong kid," Cleveland said. "I let her start doing the drills with me ... technique-wise, she just had it in her. She put down the debutante balls and stuck with it."
Jones, now a junior, came to LSU ranked as one of the top 20 forward prospects in the country by HoopGurlz.com. She has primarily come off the bench, starting 24 of 88 career games played, but the enthusiasm she brings to the court does not go unnoticed.
"Courtney is an energizer, a spark plug," said LSU senior guard Katherine Graham. "When she comes on the court, you see a tremendous energy boost with the team. That's a good formula for any team to have, a player we can look forward to coming in."
Jones stepped up in LSU's home game Feb. 10 against Auburn, recording her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench.
Jones said she has a knack for "anticipating the flow" of the game, although she said her passing can be shaky.
"I'm not a big scorer, but I find other areas where I can help my team out, whether it's defending or rebounding or just getting players open," she said. "I do need to make better decisions on passing the ball. Sometimes they tend to get deflections on the ball, or I try to force the pass to where it's not open."
Cleveland said Courtney's major downfall is overanalyzing.
"She tries so hard and tries to do everything," he said. "She's unselfish. ... She'll make a pass when she should make a shot, and when she gets to the free throw line she gets so tense. I have to tell her to settle down and breathe or you'll have an aneurysm."
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