FAYETTEVILLE - The Arkansas women's basketball team fell to 11-5, 0-1 SEC after it dropped its SEC opener to No. 12 Vanderbilt (14-0, 1-0 SEC), 88-71, on Thursday afternoon inside Bud Walton Arena.
The Commodores' Mikayla Blakes led all scorers with 35 points.
First Quarter - 17-22
- Vanderbilt controlled the tip and Mikayla Blakes drove for a layup to give the Commodores the early lead.
- Wyvette Mayberry scored Arkansas' first points of the game, a one-handed jumpshot in the paint.
- Bonnie Deas made a pair of free throws at the 7:54 mark to give the Hogs their first lead, 4-3.
- Center Ashlynn Chlarson picked up two fouls before the 7:00 mark and had to sit for the rest of the half.
- Arkansas fired off a 7-0 run with a three from Emily Robinson and back-to-back layups from Deas and Maria Rodriguez to lead 11-5.
- The Hogs held Vanderbilt scoreless from the field for over four minutes.
- Arkansas led 11-7 at the media timeout.
- The Commodores responded with a 12-0 run and led 17-11.
- Danika Galea checked in for the first time since the game against Little Rock on Nov. 20.
- 11 of Blakes' 35 points game in the first quarter.
- Vanderbilt extended its lead to 11 with back-to-back-to-back scores to open the quarter and Arkansas called a timeout.
- The Hogs clawed back with a 6-0 run to cut the Commodores' lead to five points.
- A pair of threes near the end of the quarter from Aubrey Galvan and Ava Black gave Vandy a 17-point lead, its largest lead of the half.
- Arkansas had 13 turnovers in the first half, compared to the Commodores' four.
- The Hogs opened the half with five straight points from Mayberry and Jones.
- Vanderbilt responded with five straight makes and jumped out to a 20-point lead with under six minutes to play in the third quarter.
- Lawrence made three free throws to cut the lead to 18 at the end of the third quarter.
- Arkansas held Vanderbilt scoreless for the final 2:36.
- Arkansas outscored Vanderbilt 21-20 in the fourth quarter.
- Jones scored eight of her 24 points in the fourth with a pair of threes.
- Arkansas' 22 turnovers were the most in an SEC game since last season against Tennessee.
- Vanderbilt's 88 points are the most the Hogs have allowed this season.
- Taleyah Jones led the Razorbacks with 24 points, her 13th double-digit game this season and her fifth 20-plus point game this season.
- Arkansas shot better than the Commodores, 48%-48%, but Vanderbilt had 20 more attempts.
- The Hogs played Vandy much closer in the second half and trailed by one point, 42-41.
Arkansas will travel to Alabama (15-1) on Sunday, Jan. 4. The Tide lost their SEC opener at No. 3 South Carolina, 83-57.
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