Zaay Green was so happy to have fellow Texan Joyce Kennerson back in the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball lineup, she picked her up and hugged her after Saturday’s win.
“I’ve been waiting for her to come back,” Green said. “She knows that.” Kennerson hadn’t played since Jan. 29 with an injured finger on her non-shooting hand, but the Texas native and one-time national scoring leader came back strong with 15 points while Green went for 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 66-61 win over Prairie View A&M University at H.O. Clemmons Arena.
Four University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff players scored in double figures on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but defense took center stage at H.O. Clemmons Arena.