LH junior girls roll to 7-0 start

Lake Hamilton junior girls moved to 7-0 after routing Benton 45-16 Thursday at Wolf Arena.

The junior Lady Wolves took control early with a 13-2 first quarter lead that they stretched to 33-4 at the half. Both teams added

12 in the second half, Lake Hamilton taking a

40-12 lead after three.

Aspen Thornton paced the Lady Wolves with 16 points and six assists, Hayleigh Wyrick added 13 with four assists and six rebounds and Ginny Higginbotham had eight with five rebounds and two assists.

Lake Hamilton travels to Cabot North

Monday.

FL-Clinton

CONWAY — Fountain Lake struggled to get shots to fall as it fell to Clinton 56-42 Thursday in the semi-finals of the St. Joseph Classic.

Clinton rolled to a 16-10 start in the opening quarter before stretching to a 30-20 halftime lead. Fountain Lake could not get its offense going again in the second half as Clinton moved to take a 45-30 lead going into the final period.

Isabelle Baker paced the Lady Cobras with 12, and Molly Breshears and Hannah Ross added eight each.

Fountain Lake (2-3) will host Jessieville

Tuesday.

Arkansas-Abilene Christian

Five Arkansas women were in double-digits as the Razorbacks took a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter to defeat Abilene Christian University in Bud Walton Arena Wednesday night.

Juniors Malica Monk and Raven Northcross-Baker paced Arkansas with 15 points each with sophomore Jailyn Mason adding 13, sophomore Kiara Williams 12 and graduate student Devin Cosper 11.

Mason had a season-best eight assists with seven rebounds for Arkansas while Williams picked up eight boards.

Arkansas (5-2) went on a 7-0 scoring run in the opening quarter, holding the Wildcats

(3-2) scoreless for over four minutes. Taking advantage of five ACU turnovers and forcing back-to-back shot clock violations, the Razorbacks held an 11-3 lead at the first media timeout.

ACU went on a 9-0 run before Arkansas answered with another 7-0 run to end the quarter with a 20-14 advantage.

Both teams dropped to half-court offense in the second frame, Williams putting up her

10th point on a layup early to for her first double-digits in the first half and her third double-digit game of the season. Despite another scoring drought by the Razorbacks, Arkansas carried a 34-24 lead into the break.

ACU opened the second half with a 7-0 run, but Arkansas got a trey from Northcross-Baker to spark a 12-0 run before carrying a 54-47 lead into the final frame.

The Wildcats sank the first shot in the fourth quarter, and Arkansas followed up with a 20-0 run to take as much as a 24-point lead in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Arkansas travels to Kansas Sunday as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Razorbacks face the Jayhawks at 2 p.m. with the team returning home for a three-game home stint, welcoming Charlotte on Dec. 7, Tulsa on Dec.

10 and UT-Arlington Dec. 17.