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2024-25 GOVERNOR'S I-40 SHOWDOWN SCHEDULE
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| DATE |
SPORT |
RESULT |
POINTS |
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| Aug. 31 |
Women's Cross Country (UCA) |
UCA 22, LR 33 |
3 |
2 |
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| Aug. 31 |
Men's Cross Country (UCA) |
LR 21, UCA 39 |
2 |
|
2 |
| Sept. 5 |
Women's Soccer (UCA) |
LR 2, UCA 0 |
3 |
|
3 |
| Sept. 19 |
Volleyball (LR) |
UCA 3, LR 0 |
3 |
3 |
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| Oct. 15 |
Men's Golf (LR) |
LR |
2 |
|
2 |
| Oct. 22 |
Women's Golf (HSV) |
LR |
2 |
|
2 |
| Dec. 4 |
Men's Basketball (LR) |
LR |
4 |
|
4 |
| Dec. 7 |
Women's Basketball (UCA ) |
UCA |
4 |
4 |
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| April 11-12 |
Little Rock Invitational (LR) M |
UCA |
2 |
2 |
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| April 12-12 |
Little Rock Invitational (LR) W |
UCA |
2 |
2 |
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| March 18 |
Baseball (LR) |
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3 |
|
3 |
| April 8 |
Baseball (UCA) |
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3 |
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3 |
| May 6 |
Baseball (LR) |
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3 |
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TOTAL POINTS |
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36 |
13.0 |
19.0 |
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PREVIOUS YEARS RESULTS
2023-24: UCA 23.5, LR 8.5
2022-23: UCA 20, LR 19
2021-22: UCA 24, LR 15
2000-21: UCA 23, LR 15
2019-20: Canceled (incomplete results) due to COVID-19
2018-19: UCA 26.5 LR 16.5
The athletic departments from the University of Central Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced the formation of the Governor's I-40 Showdown on August 17, 2018 - a rivalry series established to promote the spirit of in-state competition between the Little Rock Trojans and the Central Arkansas Bears & Sugar Bears while celebrating the athletic programs of both schools.
While these two Division I institutions - separated by just 30 miles - have competed against each other for decades, the newly-formalized rivalry ensures the Bears and Trojans continue their rivalry in all sports that are mutually sponsored by both institutions.
As part of the Governor's I-40 Showdown, Little Rock and Central Arkansas will compete on the fields of play each year across 11 sports. The teams will meet annually in baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's cross country and men's and women's golf.
Each head-to-head competition will have a pre-determined point value for the winning team. The university that accumulates the most points during the athletic season has its name permanently engraved on the Governor's Trophy - a traveling trophy that will reside on the reigning champion's campus the following year.
The Governor's Trophy will be presented at the final competition between the two schools, which is the annual baseball game played at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.
In the first year of the Governor's I-40 Showdown, Central Arkansas took the title by a score of 26.5-16.5 - wrapping up the inaugural competition before the start of the spring semester. Click here for full results from the inaugural season.
