4-0 Trojans Host Preseason-Favorite UTA on Thursday

Game 16: Little Rock vs. UT Arlington
Date	Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018
Time	5 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Arena	Jack Stephens Center
Records	Little Rock (7-8, 4-0 SBC) | UT Arlington (8-7, 2-2 SBC)
Radio	Sports Animal 920
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock | UT Arlington

LITTLE ROCK – With a 4-0 start in Sun Belt Conference play, Little Rock women's basketball (7-8, 4-0 Sun Belt) will look to continue its perfect start against preseason-favorite UT Arlington (8-7, 2-2 Sun Belt) on Thursday at 5 p.m., at the Jack Stephens Center.
 
Thursday will be Benton Night at the Jack Stephens Center as the Trojans honor the city of Benton.
 
The Trojans have an all-time record of 7-2 against the Lady Mavericks. UTA won the first two meetings in 2004 and 2006, but since moving to the Sun Belt for the 2013-14 season, Little Rock has won all seven games. The Trojans are 3-1 when playing the Lady Mavs in Little Rock, but are 3-0 when playing at the Jack Stephens Center. The past four games have been decided by 10 points or less while just two games in the entire history of the series have been decided by more than 10 points.
 
UTA is 2-2 to begin Sun Belt play. Last weekend, the Lady Mavs defeated Troy by 19 before taking a 13-point loss to South Alabama. In the first weekend of Sun Belt action, UTA lost the opener at Coastal Carolina by 13 and squeaked by with a four-point win at Appalachian State.
 

• Ronjanae DeGray leads the Sun Belt with a field-goal percentage of 54.4.
• DeGray is shooting a conference-best 66 percent in league play.
• Little Rock's scoring defense leads the Sun Belt and ranks 18th nationally at 56 points allowed per game.
• In Sun Belt play, Little Rock is allowing just 41.0 points per game — 20.2 fewer than South Alabama.
• Little Rock is outscoring opponents by 25 points per game in Sun Belt play.
• The Trojans' free-throw percentage of 76.1 leads the Sun Belt and ranks 24th nationally.
• Monique Townson leads the Sun Belt in steals with 34 for the year.
• Townson's assist-turnover ratio of 2.21 leads the Sun Belt and ranks 60th nationally.
• Little Rock is holding opponents to 32.1 rebounds per game this season — the fewest in the Sun Belt Conference.
• The Trojans are shooting 83.9 percent from the charity stripe and 47 percent from the floor in league play — the best in both categories.
• Little Rock is outrebounding Sun Belt opponents by 13.5 boards per game.
• Little Rock holds a 7-2 record against UT Arlington and has won seven straight games.
• Little Rock has started 4-0 in Sun Belt play on four separate occasions — all since 2008-09.
• In all four seasons that Little Rock has started 4-0 in Sun Belt play, they've advanced to the NCAA Tournament or WNIT.

 
After facing UTA, Little Rock will host Texas State on Saturday at 3 p.m. Saturday will be ACH Night at the Jack as $2 from every ticket sold will benefit the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at Arkansas Children's Hospital.