WEDNESDAY’S STATE DIVISION- I ROUNDUPS

CENTRAL ARKANSAS 100, HOUSTON BAPTIST 80

Freshman Hayden Koval recorded a triple-double and Jordan Howard scored 35 points to lead the University of Central Arkansas (13-12, 7-5 Southland Conference) over Houston Baptist (5-19, 1-10) at Sharp Gym in Houston.

Koval had 17 points, 11 blocked shots and 10 rebounds. The 11 blocked shots broke his record of 7 he previously shared with Fernando Johnson (2006) and Durrell Nevels (2007).

Howard was 12 of 16 from the field, including 5 of 7 on three-pointers. He was also 6 of 6 at the free-throw line.

After Howard’s 35 and Koval’s 17, the Bears had three other players score 10 or more points. Mathieu Kamba and Thatch Unruh each scored 13 points, while Matthew Mondesir chipped in 10 off the bench.

SOUTHLAND WOMEN CENTRAL ARKANSAS 64, HOUSTON BAPTIST 56

Central Arkansas (16-7, 9-3 Southland Conference) shook off an eight-point loss Saturday to Southeastern Louisiana with an eight-point victory over Houston Baptist (6-15, 2-9) in Conway at the Farris Center.

The Sugar Bears led 29-20 at halftime, but the Huskies closed the gap to 43-40 entering the fourth quarter. UCA outscored Houston Baptist 7-2 to lead 50-42 to start the quarter before the Huskies went on a 6-0 run to make it 50-48 with 5:36 remaining.