Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Fall to Arkansas 59-40

Arkansas v Mississippi Valley State (William Moore/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

Fayetteville– Sarah Watkins scored 15 points to lead the University of Arkansas to a 59-40 win over Mississippi Valley State University Wednesday night. Watkins also went 4 of 5 from the free throw line.

Ka’Neshia Smith and Lenise Stallings both scored 8 points to lead the way for Mississippi Valley.

Arkansas went 18 for 22 from the free throw line, while the MVSU Devilettes shot 89 percent from the free throw but only attempted five shots.

Watkins was the only player on both teams to score in double figures, but the ball was shared evenly amongst the Lady Razorbacks roster. Every player who played 10 or more minutes scored.

This is the MVSU Devilettes’ third straight loss. For their next game, they will travel to Baylor to battle Brittney Griner and the No.1 team in the country.