The Arkansas women’s basketball team is just one victory away from advancing to the national semifinals of the Women’s NIT Tournament. Standing in their way is a trip to Lawrence, Kansas tomorrow to play the Kansas Lady Jayhawks. The game in Lawrence will be the first game away from the friendly confines of Walton Arena for the Lady Razorbacks in the WNIT Tournament.
Arkansas played two games last week at Walton Arena following their first round victory over Louisiana Tech the week before. On Monday, the Lady Razorbacks defeated Stephen F. Austin in the second round to advance to the third round that was played on Friday of the same week. Arkansas defeated Stephen F. Austin by the score of 60-37. .
After two big victories in the first two rounds of the tournament, Arkansas hosted a very good Texas Tech Lady Red Raiders team to Walton. And at the end of the night, the Lady Razorbacks defeated Tech by the score of 71-66. The win sent Arkansas to the final eight of the tournament and with it a trip to Kansas to play for the right to advance to the national semifinals.
Arkansas will play Kansas on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+. Check your live streaming providers for viewing options. Arkansas’s appearance in tomorrow’s fourth round of the WNIT will be its fourth since 2011.
