Trojans Aiming for Seventh Straight Win on Saturday

Game 19: Little Rock (12-6, 6-0) vs. South Alabama (7-10, 2-4)
Date	Saturday, January 21
Time	4 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Stadium	Jack Stephens Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	KARN The Sports Animal
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – The Trojan women's basketball team continued to roll with a win over Troy on Thursday night, and they will look to extend their conference winning streak to seven games on Saturday when South Alabama comes to the Jack Stephens Center.
 
The Sun Belt-leading Trojans and the Jaguars are set for a 4 p.m. tipoff. All fans in attendance are encouraged to wear white clothing for the game to participate in the White Out. Free white T-shirts and pompoms will be given out while supplies last. Saturday's game is also part of the College of Business Night and Greek Night and will feature the return of the Kids Zone.
 
Little Rock has managed to keep on winning in conference play thanks to a resurgent offense that outscored Troy 77-74 on Thursday night. For the first time in program history, Little Rock has scored 70 or more points in five consecutive games. The Trojans also had four double-digit scorers in the victory for just the third time all year and second straight game.
 
Kaitlyn Pratt continues to score well for Little Rock with 20 points against Troy on Thursday, and she is third in the Sun Belt in points per game in league play with 18.3. Leading the Sun Belt in scoring? That would be senior guard Sharde' Collins with 18.8 points per game in conference contests.
 
Freshman Kyra Collier is also in the top 20 in scoring in the Sun Belt in conference games with 11.7 points per game, but she has filled up the stat sheet in multiple categories. In conference play, Collier is averaging 11.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3.7 steals per game. Her assist and steals numbers are best in the Sun Belt in conference-only games, and she is the fifth-best rebounder and 16th-best scorer in league games.
 
The Trojans have used their winning streak to move up to No. 58 in the national RPI, two spots ahead of where it was before defeating Troy on Thursday night.
 
Coming in to challenge Little Rock on Saturday will be a South Alabama team with a 7-10 overall record and a 2-4 mark in the conference. Chyna Ellis is leading the team in scoring with 10.9 points per game and is the only double-figure scorer on the team. She is also South Alabama's best rebounder with 7.1 boards per game.
 
South Alabama's scoring defense is second in the conference as the Jaguars allow just 59 points per game. The Jags are also fifth in the conference in free-throw percentage, shooting 68.1 percent from the line.
 
TIP OFF

• Little Rock moved into sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference with a win over Troy on Thursday night. Both teams entered the game undefeated at 5-0 in league play.
• The Trojan offense has scored more than 70 points in five consecutive games for the first time in program history.
• Little Rock has had four double-digit scorers in consecutive games for the first time this season.
• Kyra Collier had 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists on Thursday, just missing a triple-double.
• Kira Shepard returned for Little Rock on Thursday after missing the last 10 months with a torn ACL.
• Little Rock has the second-highest RPI in the Sun Belt this season, ranking 58 in the nation as of Friday morning.
• The Trojans have won 13 consecutive conference games at the Jack Stephens Center and are 6-0 lifetime against South Alabama at the Jack Stephens Center.

           
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