With Arkansas mired in the muck of a 1-6 start to SEC play, first-year coach John Calipari sent out a motivational text to his team with a message of inspiration that could essentially be boiled down to this: If you're going to have success,

Behind six strong innings in the circle from Robyn Herron and solo home runs from Bri Ellis, Kailey Wyckoff and Ella McDowell, the No. 13/14 Arkansas Razorbacks defeated Texas State 3-1 in the season opener on Thursday night at Bobcat Softball Stadium.

For the first time in 35 years, the Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Texas Longhorns on their home court, earning a crucial 78-70 victory.

A slow start proved too much for Texas to overcome against surging Arkansas. The Longhorns will try and rebound Saturday at Vanderbilt.