Howard leads UK women’s hoops to win over Arkansas

13th ranked Kentucky’s women’s basketball team opened Southeastern Conference play with a 75-64 win over 10th ranked Arkansas on New Year’s Eve. Preseason SEC Player of the Year Rhyne Howard had 24 points on 9-17 shooting to lead the Wildcats, now 8-1 and 1-0 in conference play. Kentucky returns to action Sunday at Mississippi State, with pregame at 11:45 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.