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Top Razorback soccer player to transition over to basketball team

In soccer, Bea Franklin was the 2023 SEC Midfielder of the Year and she led Arkansas in goals, assists, and points that year.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks have reported that Bea Franklin, the 2023 SEC Midfielder of the Year and player who led Arkansas in goals, assists, and points in 2023, will be "trading in her soccer cleats for sneakers," as she makes the transition from the pitch to the court.

Credit: Arkansas Razorbacks, Bea Franklin

The Razorbacks report that Franklin was a three-sport athlete in high school and a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Seattle Prep.

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