Trojans Welcome Lady Techsters on Thursday

Game 8: Little Rock vs. Louisiana Tech
Date	Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
Time	6:30 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Arena	Jack Stephens Center
Records	Little Rock (3-4) | Louisiana Tech (4-4)
Radio	Sports Animal 920
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock | Louisiana Tech

LITTLE ROCK – Looking for its third consecutive win at home, Little Rock women's basketball (3-4) will face Louisiana Tech (4-4) at 6:30 p.m., on Thursday at the Jack Stephens Center.
 
Little Rock has an all-time record of 3-8 against Louisiana Tech and last met the Lady Techsters in 2013-14. Since the completion of the Jack Stephens Center in 2005, Little Rock is 3-0 when hosting Louisiana Tech and averages a margin of victory of 8.67 points at home. The Trojans' last victory over the Lady Techsters came in Jan. 2013 as Little Rock earned a 74-52 win at the Jack.
 
The Lady Techsters come into Thursday's contest with three consecutive losses to Niagara, Texas and Clemson. Prior to that, Louisiana Tech started the year by winning four of their first five games. The Lady Techsters are 0-2 on the road this season.
 

• Little Rock has won three of its last four games against Conference USA opponents.
• The Trojans are 3-0 against the Lady Techsters at the Jack Stephens Center.
• Little Rock has committed the 15th-fewest turnovers in the nation this season with 90 — its fewest through seven games in the Division I era (1999-present).
• A win would be Little Rock's first 4-1 start in home non-conference games since 2013-14.
• This is the second consecutive season in which Little Rock has started 3-4 and the seventh time in the Joe Foley era.
• Monique Townson leads the Sun Belt with 2.71 steals per game and ranks 59th nationally. She currently has a streak of at least three steals in five consecutive games — a first for the senior.
• Little Rock has led or tied all seven of its opponents at halftime this season.
• Raeyana DeGray has set or tied a career-high in at least one statistical category in five consecutive games.
• Kyra Collier's free-throw percentage of 86.4 (19-for-22) ranks 71st nationally and second in the Sun Belt.
• Little Rock is 151-30 (.834) at the Jack Stephens Center since the building opened in 2005 and is 55-18 in non-conference games.

 
Little Rock will travel to Starkville, Mississippi, to face the No. 3/6 Mississippi State on Sunday. The Bulldogs will be the highest-ranked opponent the Trojans have ever faced.