FSU sports information:
The No. 15 Florida State Women’s Basketball Team (5-2) fell to Arkansas (7-1), 71-58, on Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
O’Mariah Gordon led the Seminoles with 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting from the floor, also going 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
Junior forward Makayla Timpson added 12 points and 12 rebounds in the loss as well as four blocked shots. It marks her fourth double-double of the season and the 17th of her career, moving into a tie for 11th place in FSU history.
Florida State held a 24-16 lead with 3:40 left before the half, but the Razorbacks went on an enormous run that swung the momentum of the game. Arkansas finished the second quarter on a 12-2 flurry that included a buzzer-beating 3-point field goal from Saylor Poffenbarger to hold a 28-26 lead at halftime.
Arkansas would out-score the Seminoles, 24-6, in a decisive third quarter. Poffenbarger added 13 points along with 23 rebounds to spark the Razorbacks.
FSU fought back in the fourth quarter by out-scoring Arkansas, 26-19, and got its deficit down to 12 with a layup and foul from Gordon with 5:38 left. But the Razorbacks proved to be too much in the end.
Ta’Niya Latson added 14 points and six rebounds along with five assists in the defeat. FSU out-rebounded Arkansas, 55-51, and recorded seven blocked shots in the contest.
FSU continues its homestand against Kent State on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Center. There will be a 1,000 Chick-Fil-A coupon giveaway for the Sunday matchup.
The No. 15 Florida State Women’s Basketball Team (5-2) fell to Arkansas (7-1), 71-58, on Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
O’Mariah Gordon led the Seminoles with 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting from the floor, also going 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
Junior forward Makayla Timpson added 12 points and 12 rebounds in the loss as well as four blocked shots. It marks her fourth double-double of the season and the 17th of her career, moving into a tie for 11th place in FSU history.
Florida State held a 24-16 lead with 3:40 left before the half, but the Razorbacks went on an enormous run that swung the momentum of the game. Arkansas finished the second quarter on a 12-2 flurry that included a buzzer-beating 3-point field goal from Saylor Poffenbarger to hold a 28-26 lead at halftime.
Arkansas would out-score the Seminoles, 24-6, in a decisive third quarter. Poffenbarger added 13 points along with 23 rebounds to spark the Razorbacks.
FSU fought back in the fourth quarter by out-scoring Arkansas, 26-19, and got its deficit down to 12 with a layup and foul from Gordon with 5:38 left. But the Razorbacks proved to be too much in the end.
Ta’Niya Latson added 14 points and six rebounds along with five assists in the defeat. FSU out-rebounded Arkansas, 55-51, and recorded seven blocked shots in the contest.
FSU continues its homestand against Kent State on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Center. There will be a 1,000 Chick-Fil-A coupon giveaway for the Sunday matchup.
