FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will play a women’s basketball exhibition game against Arkansas-Fort Smith on Nov. 5.
The exhibition game will be played at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville at a time to be determined. The memorandum of understanding for the matchup was discovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
According to their record book, the Razorbacks have never played UAFS in a game or exhibition game. The Lady Lions compete in the NCAA’s Division II and were a junior college program until 2009.
Then known as Westark College, the Lady Lions were the NJCAA Division I national champion in 1995, one year after a national runner-up finish.
UAFS went 3-6 last season when it had 11 scheduled games canceled, including the final eight of the season. The Lady Lions were 14-15 in 2019-20.
Arkansas is scheduled to open its season with a game against Tarleton State four days after the UAFS exhibition.
With the inclusion of UAFS, the Razorbacks will play five in-state teams during the 2021-22 school year. Arkansas is scheduled to host regular-season games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 12), Arkansas-Little Rock (Dec. 12) and Central Arkansas (Dec. 18), and play at Arkansas State on Nov. 19.
A Freedom of Information Act request also uncovered a home-and-home agreement between Arkansas and Creighton that is scheduled to begin with a Dec. 21 game between the teams in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks are scheduled to play the Bluejays in Omaha, Neb., during the 2022-23 season.