Former UConn women’s basketball guard Saylor Poggenbarger is transferring to Arkansas, with the news announced via Twitter on Friday.
đâ¤ď¸ @RazorbackWBB pic.twitter.com/4fcjS1c8ms— Saylor Poffenbarger (@saylorpoff) November 26, 2021
đâ¤ď¸ @RazorbackWBB pic.twitter.com/4fcjS1c8ms
Poggenbarger entered the transfer portal on Nov. 15 after graduating early from high school and enrolling at UConn last January. In her 12 games with the Huskies, Poggenbarger scored six points with four rebounds. The guard has not played with the team this season due to a shin injury.
The former UConn playerâs mother, Amy Poggenbarger, previously spoke with the Frederick News-Post, telling the outlet that her daughterâs decision to transfer came down to the university as a whole, not just the basketball program.
âItâs been a conversation, and itâs not all basketball,â Amy Poffenbarger said. âThe academic [side] wasnât super-engaging, there wasnât much to the campus life, and there wasnât the ability to get out and meet a lot of people. Unfortunately that part of college life⌠that part wasnât happening for her.â
Since she transferred midseason, Poffenbarger will have to wait to take the court with the Razorbacks until the 2022-2023 season. The No. 30 player in the class of 2021 will have four years of eligibility remaining when she starts her campaign with Arkansas.