Women's Hoops Eliminates Arkansas, 82-68, In NCAA Second Round
Mar 17, 2002 | Women's Basketball
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Laurie Koehn scored 29 points, and Nicole Ohlde had19 as Kansas State beat Arkansas 82-68 Sunday night for the Wildcats' firstround of 16 appearance in 20 years.
The lead changed 17 times before Koehn capped off an 8-1 Wildcats run with athree-point play. That gave the Wildcats (26-7) their biggest lead at 65-57with 8:47 left.
The sixth-seeded Lady Razorbacks (20-12) cut it to three with three minutesleft. But Kansas State scored eight straight points to seal the victory.
Kendra Wecker scored 12, and Kristin Rethman and Megan Mahoney each had 10.Ohlde and Mahoney both had 11 rebounds.
Shameka Christon scored 19 points, India Lewis had 15, and Andrea Wright had14 points for Arkansas.
The Wildcats will play in Milwaukee on Saturday against either Old Dominionand Purdue.
