Arkansas women’s basketball is preparing to face Georgia at Bud Walton Arena on Thursday, aiming to end a six-game losing streak. The Razorbacks currently hold an 11-9 record overall and are winless in SEC play at 0-4. The game will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be available for streaming on SECN+ with Brett Dolan and Matt Zimmerman providing commentary.
The first 100 students attending the game will receive an Arkansas women’s basketball T-shirt.
This matchup marks the 45th meeting between Arkansas and Georgia since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992, and the 48th overall. Last season, the teams played twice, with Georgia winning both games—once during the regular season (62-61) and again in the SEC Tournament (79-74). The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven encounters against Arkansas and four of their last five games in Fayetteville. Arkansas last defeated Georgia at home in 2024 with a score of 83-43.
Under head coach Kelsi Musick, now in her first season leading the program, Arkansas has faced a challenging schedule that included four consecutive games against ranked opponents to open SEC play. Eight of their first ten conference opponents are either ranked or receiving votes nationally.
Bonnie Deas leads Arkansas’ rebounding efforts with 182 rebounds so far this season, placing her fifth among all players in the SEC and nineteenth nationally. As a team, Arkansas averages over 44 rebounds per game—third-best in the conference and seventh nationally. Taleyah Jones stands out as well, ranking tenth in scoring within the SEC with an average of 16.6 points per game.
Most recently, Arkansas lost to Missouri by a score of 94-69—a season-high for points allowed by the Razorbacks. The team struggled offensively early on but finished with three players scoring double digits: Jones (22), Ashlynn Chlarson (14—a career high), and Wyvette Mayberry (10).
Georgia enters Thursday’s contest following a significant victory over No. 16 Ole Miss—their largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent in two decades—and began their current campaign with a perfect non-conference record for only the fifth time in school history. Sophomore guard Dani Carnegie recently posted career highs with 32 points and 11 rebounds; she is eighth among SEC scorers this year.
Earlier this season at Nashville’s Music City Classic tournament, Arkansas secured wins over Drake and Southern Illinois; Jones was named MVP after averaging nineteen points across those two games.
Taleyah Jones continues to lead Arkansas offensively through twenty games played this year; she missed two games due to concussion protocol but returned strongly afterward. Before transferring to Fayetteville from Oral Roberts University—where she earned multiple All-Summit League honors—Jones played under Coach Musick for two seasons.
This year marks several “firsts” for both individuals and program milestones: Kelsi Musick is the first woman to serve as head coach since Susie Gardner’s tenure ended in 2007; Danika Galea is noted as the program’s first player from Malta; Aisha Hassan is its first Egyptian player; Ashlynn Chlarson represents Arizona as another state newcomer.
Looking ahead, next Sunday brings another challenge as fourth-ranked Texas visits Bud Walton Arena.
The program approaches its fiftieth anniversary during the upcoming academic year—it was established in late autumn of 1976—and has recorded nearly nine hundred wins since inception.
Freshman Bonnie Deas received national attention early this season after averaging more than eighteen points per game through her first three collegiate appearances—a figure that led all freshmen nationwide at that point—and was named SEC Freshman of the Week accordingly. She also represented Australia internationally last summer, earning All-Star Five recognition while helping secure silver at FIBA’s U-19 Women’s World Cup event.
Four Razorbacks competed internationally this past summer: Deas (Australia), Cristina Sanchez Cerqueira (Spain), Maria Anais Rodriguez (Spain), and Danika Galea (Malta) each contributed significantly during FIBA tournaments representing their respective countries—with medals earned by all except Cerqueira who took gold instead.
Coach Musick brought five transfers—including Maria Anais Rodriguez from Oklahoma State—and three freshmen into her inaugural recruiting class for next season alongside returning staff such as Lacey Goldwire and Nick Bradford.
Assistant coaches Brad Johnson—from Farmington High School—and Alex Furr—from SMU—have joined Musick’s staff along with other new hires supporting player development efforts.
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