Hogs Grab 54 Rebounds in Loss at Tennessee

Published 6:00 am Wednesday, January 14, 2026

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas women’s basketball fell to 0-4 in SEC play after an 85-50 loss at No. 20 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon in Knoxville.

Sophomore Jada Bates led the Hogs with  13 points for the second straight game and finished one rebound shy of her first collegiate double-double.

Arkansas started Taleyah Jones, Wyvette Mayberry, Bonnie Deas, Jada Bates and Ashlynn Chlarson. Bates picked up her first career start. Tennessee won the opening tip and Janiah Barker got a put-back layup for the first points. Bates answered with a wide-open corner three-pointer. Tennessee had more makes (9) than Arkansas had attempts (7) and led 20-9 by the first media timeout at 4:16. Bates led the Hogs with seven points in the first quarter. Tennessee scored 11 points off of Arkansas’ seven turnovers in the first quarter. Both teams shot 50% in the first quarter, but the Lady Vols had 16 more attempts. Arkansas was 6-6 from the free-throw line in the opening quarter.

The Hogs were scoreless for the first part of the second quarter, until Chlarson got a put-back to make it 20-31. Jones’ and-one right after made it 23-31 with 6:47 left in the quarter. Freshman Harmonie Ware hit a three at the 5:23 mark to make it 33-26 Tennessee at the media timeout. Chlarson cut it to 5 points out of the timeout and the Lady Vols were scoreless for the last 2:01 and 1 for its last 7 from the field. Tennessee went on an 8-0 run to get it back to a 13-point game. The Razorbacks finished the half 1 for their last 10 from the field.

Tennessee opened the half with an and-one from Mia Pauldo for its largest lead to this point, 16 points. Arkansas was held scoreless for over two minutes midway through the third quarter and the Lady Vols jumped out to a 21-point lead. The Hogs were held to a game-low 11 points in the third quarter.

The Lady Vols hit a three from Janiah Barker to open the quarter. Tennessee’s 17-2 run gave them a 37-point lead with under three minutes to play.

The Hogs committed 26 turnovers and the Lady Vols scored 25 points off the errors. Tennessee, which entered the game taking the second most threes nationally, went 11-41 from beyond the arc. Arkansas’ 54 rebounds were the most in SEC play this season and the most in an SEC game since the 2008-09 season.

The Hogs will stay on the road and face Missouri on Thursday, Jan. 15 in Columbia.