by By JERI THORPE, February 22, 2019
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Arkansas women’s basketball team had four players in double figures and had a big run late in the game, but it wasn’t enough for the win as the Razorbacks fell, 93-83, in Southeastern Conference action at Georgia on Thursday.
Kiara Williams scored in double figures for the second consecutive game but the Razorbacks (16-11, 5-8 SEC) couldn’t counter Georgia’s (16-10, 7-6 SEC) early momentum and strong foul line shooting in the final frame.
Chelsea Dungee (Cherokee) paced Arkansas with 18 points followed by 17 points from Alexis Tolefree. Williams had a season-best 15 points and added a team-best seven rebounds. A’Tyanna Gaulden tallied 12 points in 16 minutes of work for her third game of the season in double digits.
The pace of the game favored the Razorbacks early and the teams played through 12 lead changes and five ties in the first 20 minutes. Georgia, however, managed a late second quarter and early third frame run that put the Bulldogs up by 16 points around the five-minute mark of the second half.
Georgia then went cold offensively as Dungee and Gaulden heated up. Arkansas strung together a 9-0 run closing the gap to single digits, 59-52, forcing a Bulldog timeout.
Arkansas trimmed the Bulldog lead to four points twice in the fourth quarter and was as close as five points in the final minute. The Razorbacks had to foul as the clock wound down and Georgia was solid from the line going 9-for-14 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
