Razorback WBB opens SEC Tournament today

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DULUTH, Ga. -- The eighth-seeded Univeristy of Arkansas women's basketball team opens Southeastern Conference Tournament play today facing ninth-seed Florida at 11 a.m. Central Time in Duluth, Ga.

Today's Arkansas/Florida match up is the first of four games today and the second of the tournament.  Alabama eliminated Mississippi State, 63-36, in the Wednesday night opener.

This year's tournament is more wide-open than in recent years.  FullCourtPress.com breaks down each team in an article posted on their website.  Click here to read about all of the teams.

The Razorbacks finished the regular season with an 18-11 record, and were 6-10 in SEC play. Arkansas finished the season with a 93-52 home win over Ole Miss, led by 22 points by senior Sarah Watkins. Watkins was named as the SEC’s Co-Sixth Woman of the Year after leading the Razorbacks with 12.9 points per game. Watkins scored over twenty points in five games, and had 19 games scoring in double figures. Watkins made 78.3 percent of her shots from the free throw line, good for fifth in the conference, and went over the 1,000-point and 500 rebound plateaus during the season. Arkansas was also fueled by sophomore point guard Calli Berna, who led the SEC with 178 assists, 20 more than the next highest player. She also had just 71 turnovers, giving her a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio that was second in the SEC and eighth in the NCAA. She played an average of 39.1 minutes per game in conference play, the most in the conference.