Fordham Hands Trojans Loss in New York

BRONX, N.Y. – The Little Rock women's basketball team dug itself an early hole and never fully recovered at Fordham, as the home team earned itself a 65-43 victory at Rose Hill Gym in the Preseason WNIT Consolation Round on Saturday afternoon.
 
Sharde' Collins led Little Rock in scoring for the third time in four games, putting up 15 points that included a 3-of-4 effort from the 3-point line. Kaitlyn Pratt also had a double-figure scoring day with 10 points. Monique Townson had six rebounds and three assists to lead the Trojans in both categories.
 
The Trojans found themselves far behind in the game's early stages, as the Rams were ahead 19-2 late in the first quarter.
 
But by the end of the second, the team had nearly dug itself out of that hole completely. Little Rock went on a 15-2 run to get within 4 points of Fordham at 21-17. Five different players scored during that run. Despite not fully catching the Rams, Little Rock made things manageable and was only trailing 25-17 at halftime.
 
After the break, though, the Rams went through a resurgence and outscored the Trojans 24-6 in the period to pull away for good. Little Rock outscored Fordham 18-16 in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to catch up.
 
Fordham shot 47.7 percent from the field in the game including 40 percent from the 3-point line.
 
After three straight road games, the Trojans will return home on Wednesday to take on No. 25 Texas A&M at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans and Aggies are set for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.