Trojans Dominate in 44-Point Win Over Warhawks

LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock women's basketball team held ULM without a point for the first 10 minutes of the game and cruised to a 78-34 victory over the Warhawks at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
Little Rock (8-6, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference) outscored ULM (3-10, 0-2) by a 16-0 margin in the first quarter as the Warhawks went 0-8 from the field and committed 11 turnovers. By halftime, Little Rock's lead had expanded to 41-9 and the contest was all but over.
 
The Trojans' 9 points allowed in the first half ties the Little Rock school record for fewest points allowed in a first half since the team joined Division I basketball in 1999. The Trojans previously set that record on February 28, 2007 against New Orleans.
 
The Trojans were led on offense by Sharde' Collins and her 17 points. Kyra Collier nearly had just the second triple-double in school history, finishing with 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Kaitlyn Pratt also finished with double figures in scoring with 12 points.
 
Little Rock's 78 points scored was a season high and its 34 points allowed was a season low. The team's 44-point margin of victory is its highest since defeating Incarnate Word by 48 points in December 2013.
 
Eleven total players saw the floor for the Trojans, and all 11 of those players scored as Kiara Scott hit a jumper at the final buzzer. Ronjanae DeGray went 3 of 3 from the floor and finished with 8 points, and Monique Townson added six points and six assists.
 
The Trojans forced 27 ULM turnovers and earned 25 assists, tying for the sixth-most assists in a game in team history.
 
Little Rock will hit the road for its next two Sun Belt games, traveling to Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina next week. First up is a date with the Chanticleers on Thursday at 6 p.m. central in Conway, S.C.