FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas and Central Arkansas have agreed to play a non-conference women’s basketball game for a fourth consecutive season.
The Razorbacks are scheduled to host the Sugar Bears on Nov. 20 at Bud Walton Arena, according to a contract that was finalized April 30. The contract was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A game time has not been determined.
Arkansas and UCA will play for the fifth time in their history, and for the fourth time since 2020. The Razorbacks have won each contest.
The teams last played Nov. 11, 2022, and Arkansas won 72-34 during its “Elementary Day” game.
The Sugar Bears were 8-18 and 3-12 in ASUN play in 2022-23. Coach Sandra Rushing stepped down after the season, and UCA hired Tony Kemper to be the program’s 14th head coach.
Kemper coached Marshall from 2017-22.
The UCA game is the second known date on Arkansas' schedule next season. The Razorbacks are scheduled to host Murray State on Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m., according to a game contract that was previously reported
Arkansas will play up to three exhibition games during an August international tour in Croatia and Greece.
The Razorbacks finished 24-13 and 7-9 in the SEC last season under sixth-year coach Mike Neighbors. The Razorbacks’ season ended with a 78-64 loss at Kansas in the Great Eight of the WNIT.