FAYETTEVILLE -- Not much went right for the University of Arkansas women's basketball team in the first six-plus minutes of its season Tuesday night at Walton Arena.

The Razorbacks were missing shots from point-blank range, committing offensive fouls with reckless drives, struggling to get stops and, ultimately, looked nervous. It was evident they were trying to jell.

It was Arkansas' first game under first-year Coach Kelsi Musick and the first game with new teammates for many players.

Louisiana Tech made the most of the miscues and surged ahead 17-2 for an incriminating start to the Musick era. She called a timeout with 4:42 left in the quarter with her team needing to climb out of a quick 15-point hole.

"I thought we were nervous," Musick said on the Razorback Sports Network postgame

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