The University of Arkansas earned one of its biggest regular-season wins in program history Friday night by defeating No. 8 Washington 25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22 at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville.
Washington was the highest-ranked season-opening opponent for the Razorbacks since second-ranked Penn State in 2000 and the highest-ranked home opener in Arkansas history.
Taylor Head led the Razorbacks (1-0) with 16 kills to go with 10 digs. Jillian Gillen and Maggie Cartwright each had 14 kills.
Also for the Razorbacks, Courtney Jackson had 15 digs, while Hannah Hogue recorded a match-high 31 assists and Gracie Ryan posted 23 assists.