Women’s basketball looks for win to halt four-game losing streak.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2000) — The University of Kentuckywomen’s basketball team travels to Fayetteville,Ark., on Sunday, Feb. 6 to take on Arkansas at 3p.m. ET in Bud Walton Arena. WLXG SportsRadio 1300 will provide the broadcast.

The Cats (11-9, 3-5 Southeastern Conference)look to snap a four-game losing streak afterdropping to No. 4 Tennessee in Knoxville onSunday. UK’s last win was against the LadyRazorbacks in Lexington 68-60 on January 16. UKhad not beaten Arkansas in four tries, since a 69-65win in 1996. The Cats have never won inFayetteville despite a valiant effort last season. UKlost in overtime 74-69 in Bud Walton Arena.

“It’s tough to play any team on the road in thisconference,” UK Coach Bernadette Mattox said.”We’ve had a solid week of practice trying to workon some things and we are still a great basketballteam. Arkansas has won its last four games at homeand they will come out confident on Sunday. Wejust need to make sure we come out and control thetempo from the start.”

Arkansas (13-7, 3-4 SEC) is riding a four-gamewin streak after defeating Alabama on Thursday66-62. Wendi Willits leads the Lady Backs inscoring, averaging 15.9 points per game. She alsoranks first in the SEC in three-point field goalsmade with 53.

In the team’s last meeting, Kentucky held Willits toa season-low four points and zero three-pointers.Wildcat senior Tiffany Wait, a native of HotSprings, Ark., lit up the nets against her home-stateteam, scoring a team-high 24 points. Senior center Shantia Owens followedwith a season-high double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds.

The all-time series versus Arkansas is tied at 6-6. UK is 0-4 when playingFayetteville and 1-3 versus SEC teams on the road this season.