OXFORD, Miss. The University of Arkansas womens basketball team rallied late but was unable to complete the fourth-quarter comeback, falling 73-64 to Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon in The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
Trailing by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter, Arkansas (11-3) went on a 14-0 run over 4:23 to pull within eight, 67-59, with 2:41 left in the game. Arkansas got to within eight on two different occasions in the final three minutes, but they were unable to draw any closer. Erika Sisk hit a key lay-up for the Lady Rebels (12-2) with 2:06 left to end a 5:19 scoring drought.
Keiryn Swenson led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range. Jessica Jackson recorded her second straight double-double, the 15th of her career, with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jailyn Mason also tallied her second consecutive double-double, finishing with 10 points and 10 assists. Alecia Cooley added 12 points.
Ole Miss held a decisive advantage inside, outrebounding Arkansas 50-33, including 18-6 on the offensive glass. They outscored Arkansas 44-20 in points in the paint. The Lady Rebels outscored the Razorbacks 30-15 in the third quarter, including an 11-0 run in the period.
Arkansas returns home for back-to-back home games, beginning with its SEC home opener against No. 5 Mississippi State on Thursday night with a tip-off set for 7 p.m.
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