Wednesday, November 20, 2013

TAT: By the Numbers - The 2nd Bye Week and More


These stats were originally compiled for the November 20, 2013 issue of The Arkansas Traveler.

0 - Appearances in the NCAA Tournament for the Arkansas women’s soccer team in its first 27 years. The Razorbacks made their first appearance this season, beating Oklahoma State 2-1 in the first round.
41 - Average margin of victory for the Arkansas women’s basketball team through its first three games of the season. That is the largest margin of victory to start a season in UA history.
46.7 - Points per game by true freshmen on the Arkansas women’s basketball team through three games. That accounts for 57 percent of the Razorbacks’ scoring. The top three scorers, Jessica Jackson, Kelsey Brooks and McKenzie Adams, are all true freshmen.
11 - Three-point shots made by the Arkansas men’s basketball team against SMU Monday. That is the most threes the Razorbacks have made in a single game since Nov. 30, 2011, when they made 11 against Mississippi Valley State.
5-1 - Arkansas’ record under head coach Mike Anderson when they make 10 or more three-point shots. The Razorbacks beat SMU Monday and Mississippi Valley State in the 2011-12 season, as well as Alcorn State, Delaware State and Georgia last season. Their lone loss was against Michigan last season.
74.5 - Arkansas’ free throw percentage through three games this season.
68.2 - Arkansas’ free throw percentage in Anderson’s first two seasons.
5 - Arkansas men’s cross country runners who earned All-Region honors by finishing in the top 16 at the South Central Regional Championships Friday. Junior Stanley Kebenei and senior Kemoy Campbell finished first and second, respectively, while senior Solomon Haile, junior Gabe Gonzalez and senior David Flynn took sixth, ninth and 16th, respectively.
33 - NCAA Regional titles won by the Arkansas men’s cross country team. Kebenei’s individual title was the 20th in UA history.
7 - Arkansas women’s cross country runners that earned All-Region honors by finishing in the top 20 at the South Central Regional Championships Friday. No other team had seven runners in the top 40.
4 - Consecutive South Central Regional Championships won by the Arkansas women’s cross country team. It was the 18th regional title in UA history.
0 - Times the Arkansas football team has scored at least 35 points this season. The Razorbacks’ highest scoring game was a 34-point effort against Louisiana in the season opener.
63 - Times other Southeastern Conference teams have scored at least 35 points in a game this season. Florida is the only other SEC team that hasn’t scored 35 points in a game, while Texas A&M has scored at least 41 points every game.
41.3 - Points per game allowed by Arkansas’ defense in SEC games. That is last in the SEC and three points worse than the 38.3 points allowed by Texas A&M in SEC games. The Razorbacks’ next opponent, Mississippi State, is 11th in the SEC, allowing 35 points per game against conference foes.

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