First-Place Trojans Play Georgia Southern on Saturday

Game 15: Little Rock at Georgia Southern
Date	Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018
Time	1 p.m. (CT)
Location	Statesboro, Ga.
Arena	Hanner Fieldhouse
Records	Little Rock (6-8, 3-0 SBC) | Georgia Southern (3-11, 0-3 SBC)
Radio	Sports Animal 920
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	True Blue TV (Free)
Notes	Little Rock | Georgia Southern

STATESBORO, Ga. – With lone possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference, Little Rock women's basketball (6-8, 3-0 Sun Belt) will look to keep up its winning ways as it visits Georgia Southern (3-11, 0-3 Sun Belt) on Saturday at 1 p.m. (CT) inside Hanner Fieldhouse.
 
Little Rock owns a 5-0 series lead against Georgia Southern since the beginning of the series in 2015. The Trojans have visited Statesboro on two occasions with the last coming in 2016 as Little Rock won 50-45. Last season, the Trojans beat the Eagles 57-41 at the Jack Stephens Center.
 
Georgia Southern has lost eight consecutive games with its last win coming in November. Opponents are outscoring the Eagles by an average of 14 points per game this season and 25.7 points in Sun Belt play. GS lost 71-62 to Arkansas State on Thursday night after shooting just 28.1 percent (16-for-57) for the game.
 

• Little Rock has lone possession of first place in the Sun Belt at 3-0.
• A win against Georgia Southern put the Trojans at 7-8 to start the season for the first time since Joe Foley's first year as head coach in 2003-04.
• The Trojans' past opposition holds a 101-76 record (.571) — the best among Sun Belt schools.
• This is the first time since 2004-05 that Little Rock has started 6-8 and is just the second time in the Division I era (1999-present).
• This is the second consecutive season in which Little Rock has started 3-0 in Sun Belt play and the sixth time overall — all since 2008-09.
• Little Rock has advanced to the NCAA Tournament or WNIT in all five previous 3-0 Sun Belt starts.
• Monique Townson ranks first in the Sun Belt with 2.29 steals per game and 32 total steals.
• At 135 career steals, Townson is three steals from passing Carolina Jones (1981-84) and Shameka Strong (1999-02) for the seventh-most in program history.
• Townson's assist-turnover ratio of 2.50 ranks 43rd nationally and first in the Sun Belt.
• Little Rock's opponents are averaging 32.8 rebounds per game against the Trojans this season — the fewest in the Sun Belt.
• Ronjanae DeGray is shooting 53.2 percent this season — first in the Sun Belt and 69th-best nationally.
• DeGray is shooting 64.3 percent (27-for-42) in Sun Belt play — second-best in the league.
• Little Rock is allowing opponents to score 57.6 points per game this season — the 43rd-fewest nationally and fewest in the Sun Belt.
• Little Rock's scoring defense is the best in Sun Belt play this season at 43.3 points per game — 17.4 fewer points per game than South Alabama and Texas State.

 
Little Rock will return to the Jack Stephens Center on Thursday as it hosts preseason favorite UT Arlington at 5 p.m.