The Lady Tigers advanced to today's Bulldog Classic finals against North Little Rock behind senior Erynn Barnum's monster 27-point, 13-rebound effort. Little Rock Central trailed 18-10 entering the second quarter, but turned things around and outscored Fayetteville 24-7 in the second. The Lady Tigers led by as many as 14 in the win.

Sophomore Sasha Goforth scored a team-high 16 points on 7 of 18 shooting for the Lady Bulldogs, who face Jonesboro at 2:30 p.m. in the third place game. Jasmine Franklin added 10 points on 5 of 10 from the floor and a season-high 17 rebounds in the loss.