FAYETTEVILLE Erynn Barnum scored a career-high 27 points and the University of Arkansas women s basketball team held off Tulsa 79-70 on Monday night at Walton Arena.
With two of the best distributors in the country (Elisa Pinzan and Aerial Wilson) and one of the best rebounders in the country (Bethy Mununga), the No. 21 South Florida Bulls are poised to make noise nationally. Bulls Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Elena Tsineke join Mununga on the preseason All-AAC First Team and another Bull, Sydni Harvey, joins Pinzan on the Second Team.
Tulsa women’s drop game to the Shockers
Tulsa Women’s basketball faced off against Wichita St. Shockers on March 3rd at 6 p.m.. It was a great fought out effort for the Golden Hurricane, but eventually they fell short in an overtime loss 85-77. After this loss, Tulsa’s Women’s basketball team falls to 4-13 in the American Athletic Conference. The first quarter was a close one with Wichita St. being up 1, 21-20. Leading into the half, the score was 46-39 with Wichita St still leading. In the third quarter, the Golden Hurricane came out with a vengeance and brought the game within four,the score being 58-54 still in Wichita’s favor. Finally, in the fourth quarter, Tulsa made their comeback and tied it up at 69 to head into OT. It was anyone’s game at this point, score effectively 0-0 again, but in OT the Shockers ended up pulling it out.