2012 NCAA SECOND ROUND || THREE POSTSEASON APPEARANCES IN LAST FIVE YEARS || TWO ALL-SEC RETURNERS ARKANSAS RAZORBACK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2012-13 SEASON GAME NOTES FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 23-25, 2012 || CONTACT JERI THORPE || [email protected] Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0, 0-0 SEC) 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OKLAHOMA DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME Record ..........................................2-1 at Hawai’i Tournament Nov. 4 Rogers State (exh) FAYETTEVILLE W, 69-40 Ranking .....................................13th Nov. 9 Jackson State FAYETTEVILLE W, 97-58 Last Event ...............W, 68-33, USL Games 4-6 || Fri.-Sun. Nov. 23-25, 2012 Elementary Day Head Coach ..............Sherri Coale Time: TBA || Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawai’i Nov. 15 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. W, 64-56 ot Nov. 19 at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. W, 80-57 Arkansas HAWAI’I Television: None Nov. 23 Oklahoma Honolulu, Hawaii 6 p.m. RAZORBacks Record ..........................................1-3 Radio: Nov. 24 Hawai’i Honolulu. Hawaii 4 p.m. Record ..........................................3-0 Ranking ........................................ NR Little Rock - KABZ-FM - 103.7 Nov. 25 Oregon Honolulu, Hawaii 4 p.m. Ranking ...............Receiving Votes Last Event ............L, 77-42, Baylor Fort Smith - KFPW-AM - 1230 Nov. 29 Texas Southern FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Last Event ..............W, 80-57, ORU Head Coach .......Lauren beeman Barling - KFPW-FM - 94.5 Dec. 2 Pepperdine FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m. Up Next . at Hawai’i Tournament Rogers - KURM-AM - 790 Dec. 6 Kansas FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Head Coach ................Tom Collen OREGON Fayetteville - KQSM-FM - 92.1 Dec. 16 at Furman Furman, S.C. 1 p.m. Dec. 19 Miss Valley State FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Series Record ..........................................0-2 Dec. 21 Northwestern St. FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Arkansas leads Oregon 2-1 Ranking ........................................ NR Dec. 28 Coppin State FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Arkansas trails Okla. 7-9 Last Event . L, 87-85, Portland St. Internet Video: TBA Jan. 3 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 6 p.m. Arkansas leads Hawai’i 3-2 Head Coach .........Paul Westhead Livestats/Audio: ArkansasRazorbacks.com Jan. 6 TEXAS A&M* FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m. Jan. 10 LSU* FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at VANDERBILT* Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m. ABOUT ARKANSAS Jan. 17 GEORGIA* FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. • Head coach Tom Collen is 313-136 (.696) overall in all games in 15 seasons Jan. 24 at MISSOURI* Columbia, Mo. 7 p.m. • Collen is the reigning SEC Coach of the Year Jan. 27 SOUTH CAROLINA FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at OLE MISS* Oxford, Miss. 7 p.m. • Collen is 96-66 in six seasons at Arkansas. He will be the third coach with 100 wins Feb. 3 at MISSISSIPPI ST.* Starkville, Miss. 2 p.m. in program history Feb. 7 KENTUCKY* FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at ALABAMA* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. • Collen has taken Arkansas to three postseason appearances (WNIT, 2009, 2011; Feb. 17 MISSOURI* FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m. NCAA Second Round, 2012) Feb. 21 at GEORGIA* Athens, Ga. 6 p.m. Feb. 24 TENNESSEE* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m. • Senior Sarah Watkins (second-team) and sophomore Calli Berna (all-freshman Feb. 28 at FLORIDA* Gainesville, Fla. 6 p.m. team) were both All-SEC selections in 2012 March 3 OLE MISS* FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m. • Arkansas is 202-76 in 20 seasons in Bud Walton Arena M. 6-10 SEC Tournament Duluth, Ga. TBA March 14 SIU-Edwardsville FAYETTEVILLE 7 p.m. • Sarah Watkins will be the 27th player in program history to score at least 1,000 ca- NCAA 1st/2nd Rnds Campus Sites TBA reer points. She enters today’s game with 987 career points in 100 games played. NCAA Regionals TBA TBA NCAA Championship TBA • Sarah Watkins ranks 26 in career rebounds with 465 in 99 games (prior to Okla.) • Sarah Watkins ranks second in career blocked shots with 163 prior to Oklahoma *SEC game. Please check ArkansasRazorbacks.com as dates and times • Sarah Watkins could be the 17th player in program history to reach the 1,000 are subject to change. point, 500 rebound plateau All Fayetteville games played in Bud Walton Arena (19,200). For tickets call the Razorback Ticket Center at 479-575- 5151. 2012-13 seniors and captains: Quistelle Williams, Erin Gatling, Sarah Watkins and Kelsey Hatcher. PROBABLE STARTERS #11 CALLI BERNA PG | 5-10 | SO | Fayetteville, Ark. NOTES: 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team...Career-best 22 points in season opener. PTS REB MIN OTHER 2012-13 12.7 2.3 31.0 6.3 ast CAREER 4.2 2.6 26.3 1.5 ast 2012-13 Arkansas Women’s Basketball (l-r): Alex Fessler (mgr.), Wyatt Hodges (asst. video), Kendall Ruff (mgr.), Brooke Rogers (mgr.), Mike Jennings (grad. asst.), Todd Barbour (strength coach), Tari Cummings (asst. coach), Nicki Collen (asst. #3 KELSEY HATCHER coach), Tom Collen (head coach), Amber Shirey (asst. coach), Jessica Bowie (dir. of ops), Jeff Brazil (video coord.), Natalie G | 5-10 | SR | Little Rock, Ark. Trotter (athletic trainer), Amanda Coughlin (mgr.), Amber Earls (mgr.). Front row (l-r): Erin Gatling, Dominique Wilson, Domi- nique Robinson, Calli Berna, Quistelle Williams, Joey Bailey, Sarah Watkins, Jhasmin Bowen, Ana-Carlota Faussurier, Melissa NOTES: First start was exhibition game...Hit big three to Wolff, Kelsey Hatcher, Keira Peak, Mia Melton. tie game at Tulsa PTS REB MIN OTHER 2012-13 ARKANSAS NUMERICAL ROSTER 2012-13 8.3 1.0 27.7 TBA NO. Player POS. HT. Class Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL CAREER 1.9 0.5 9.1 TBA 1 Keira Peak F 5-9 JR Clyattville, Ga./Lowndes HS #1 KEIRA PEAK 3 Kelsey Hatcher G 5-10 SR Little Rock, Ark./CAC/Okla. St./ F | 5-9 | JR | Clyattville, Ga. S. Methodist 4 Sarah Watkins P 6-3 SR Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS NOTES: First career double-double at Tulsa with career- 11 Calli Berna PG 5-10 SO Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville HS best 17 points 12 Dominique Wilson G 5-8 FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS 13 Ana-Carlota Faussurier F 6-2 FR Yecla, Spain/IES Joaquin Blume PTS REB MIN OTHER 14 Erin Gatling G 5-4 SR Van Buren, Ark./Van Buren HS/SMU 2012-13 12.0 7.3 27.7 21 Dominique Robinson F 6-0 JR Baton Rouge, La./Capitol HS CAREER 5.8 4.5 20.8 TBA 23 Mia Melton G 5-8 FR Celina, Texas/Timber Creek 24 Quistelle Williams F 6-0 SR Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills HS #4 SARAH WATKINS 25 Joey Bailey F 6-1 R-FR Gunter, Texas/Gunter HS P | 6-3 | SR | Germantown, Tenn. 33 Melissa Wolff G 6-0 FR Cabot, Ark./Cabot HS NOTES: Preseason All-SEC (media, CollegeSportsMad- 42 Jhasmin Bowen F 6-1 SO Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights HS ness.com, SEC coaches) 2012-13 ARKANSAS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER PTS REB MIN OTHER NO. Player POS. HT. Class Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2012-13 7.7 4.3 22.0 .6 bpg 25 Joey Bailey F 6-1 R-FR Gunter, Texas/Gunter HS CAREER 9.9 4.6 25.7 1.6 b 11 Calli Berna PG 5-10 SO Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville HS 42 Jhasmin Bowen F 6-1 SO Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights HS #24 QUISTELLE WILLIAMS 13 Ana-Carlota Faussurier F 6-2 FR Yecla, Spain/IES Joaquin Blume F | 6-0 | SR | Grand Rapids, Mich. 14 Erin Gatling G 5-4 SR Van Buren, Ark./Van Buren HS/SMU 3 Kelsey Hatcher G 5-10 SR Little Rock, Ark./CAC/Okla. St./ NOTES: Scored in double figures in all three games this year...Had 17 points in win at ORU and eight rebounds 23 Mia Melton G 5-8 FR Celina, Texas/Timber Creek in the game. S. Methodist 1 Keira Peak F 5-9 JR Clyattville, Ga./Lowndes HS PTS REB MIN OTHER 21 Dominique Robinson F 6-0 JR Baton Rouge, La./Capitol HS 2012-13 14.5 8.5 28.5 TBA 4 Sarah Watkins P 6-3 SR Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS CAREER 4.8 3.9 15.8 TBA 24 Quistelle Williams F 6-0 SR Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills HS 12 Dominique Wilson G 5-8 FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS OPPONENT PROBABLE STARTERS 33 Melissa Wolff G 6-0 FR Cabot, Ark./Cabot HS No. Name 2012-13 Stats 10 Morgan Hook, G 7.0 ppg, 4.7 apg 3 Aaryn Ellenberg, G 18.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg Head Coach: Tom Collen (Bowling Green State, 1977) (Sixth Season) 25 Whitney Hand, G 14.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg 53 Joanna McFarland, F 2.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg Assistant Coaches: Tari Cummings (Oklahoma State, 2003), 4 Nicole Griffin, C 11.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1997), Amber Shirey (Arkansas, 1992) Director of Basketball Operations: Jessica Bowie (Millsaps College, 2010) Director of Video and Basketball Operations: Jeff Brazil (Arkansas, 2010) ABOUT ARKANSAS The University of Arkansas played inspired ball at Oral Roberts Monday. The bal- ABOUT TOM COLLEN anced effort saw three players score in dboule figures paced by Quistelle Williams When Tom Collen an- with 17 points. Jhasmin Bowen recorded her second career double-double off swered the call to return the bench with 13 points and 10 rebounds and junior Keira Peak scored 12 in the to the University of Ar- 80-57 win. The Razorback defense forced 17 opponent turnovers and held Kevi kansas, he knew he was Luper, a memberof the Naismith Trophy Watch List, to just 10 points. coming home. The seventh head ABOUT KEIRA PEAK coach in Razorback his- Junior Keira Peak had a career night at Tulsa and it started from the opening tip.