Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Earns 12th SEC Victory in Senior Day Win over Arkansas
OXFORD, Miss. – (Release) The Rebels keep rolling, as Ole Miss women’s basketball cruised to a senior day victory and its 12th SEC win over Arkansas, 87-43. Now on a six-game winning streak, Ole Miss finished third overall in conference for its highest finish since 1991-92 and earned 12 SEC wins for the first time in school history.
Highlighting Snudda Collins, Marquesha Davis, Elauna Eaton, Rita Igbokwe, and Madison Scott on Ole Miss’ (22-7, 12-4 SEC) senior day, the Rebels snagged its fourth straight win over Arkansas (18-13, 6-10 SEC). The quartet of Collins, Davis, Scott and Kennedy Todd-Williams each recorded double-figures in scoring with Collins leading the way with 18 points. Scott flirted with a triple-double in her sixth double-double this season and her 27th career overall with 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight rebounds.
For the sixth consecutive game, Todd-Williams notched double-digit points with 15 points and added six rebounds, while Davis added 12 points.
Holding its opponent to under 50 points for the 11th time this season, the Rebels set a program record by keeping the most opponents under a threshold in a single–season and held Arkansas so its season-low. Rejecting eight shots against the Razorbacks, Ole Miss also broke the single-season block record with 177 and counting.
Coming out hot with a 6-0 run, Collins began on fire for Ole Miss as the Rebels jumped out to an 18-9 lead in the early minutes. With Collins exploding with 12 points in the first, the most by a Rebel in a single-quarter this season, Ole Miss took off on a 16-2 run to wrap the first quarter with a lead at 27-11.
As the Razorbacks began to drain the three-ball, the Rebels entered a small scoring lull as Arkansas worked to tighten the gap. The efforts of Collins, Davis and Scott kept the Rebels moving to stay in front of the Razorbacks heading into the half up at 48-32.
Finding its way to the charity stripe, Ole Miss continued to expand its lead and flex its defensive muscle over the Razorbacks. Restricting Arkansas from reaching the basket for over the first seven minutes of the third quarter and only allowing one field goal, the Rebels expanded their grip, 64-36.
Beginning the final quarter on a 15-1 run, the Rebels put the Razorbacks in the rear view mirror to wrap up the regular season with its 12th conference win and defeat Arkansas by 44 in scoring its most points in an SEC game this season, 87-43.
NEXT UP
Clinching a No. 3 finish in the SEC, Ole Miss earns a double-bye to the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday (March 8). Ole Miss will play the winner of game six at approximately 7:00 p.m. CT, on SEC Network.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
