Trojans Break 90 Points in Win at ULM

MONROE, La. – The Little Rock women's basketball team had one of the greatest offensive games in program history on its way to a 92-47 victory over ULM at Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Thursday evening.
 
The Trojans (14-6, 8-0 Sun Belt Conference) trailed ULM (4-15, 1-7) by 2 points at the start of the second period, but then proceeded to go 11 for 11 from the field in the second quarter and 13 of 15 in the third on its way to an overall 67.9 shooting percentage in the game. That total is the best field goal percentage since the team became a Division I program in 1999.
 
Little Rock had not scored 80 points since the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals in 2015 against Texas State. Little Rock last reached 90 points on Jan. 23, 2007 against Harding University with 96. Little Rock had never scored 90 points against a Division I team before Thursday.
 
Little Rock's streak of scoring at least 70 points improved to seven games on Friday, extending the program record this group already holds.
 
Senior Sharde' Collins finished the game with 27 points including 17 in the first half on 7 of 11 shooting. Ronjanae DeGray and Monique Townson each had 11 points, and Carolee Dillard tied a career high with 10 while that same number set a new career high for Anna Hurlburt.
 
Kyra Collier led the way in rebounding with seven and scored 9 points, and Raeyana DeGray tied a career high with 7 points.
 
After a slow first quarter where the team went 4 of 15 from the field and trailed 13-11, Little Rock came out hot in the second. Two straight baskets by Sharde' Collins preceded three consecutive jumpers from Anna Hurlburt, and Little Rock never trailed again.
 
All told in the second quarter, Collins went 5 of 5 from the field, Hurlburt went 3 of 3 and Kyra Collier went 3 of 3 to give Little Rock a 13-point lead at halftime.
 
Little Rock's third quarter may have been even more impressive offensively, as the team set a new program record with 34 points in the period. The Trojans went 13 of 15 from the field and made all four of its free-throw attempts to extend its lead over the Warhawks to 70-37 through 30 minutes.
 
Little Rock is back in action on Saturday at Louisiana. Tipoff at the Cajundome is set for 5 p.m. The Trojan men's game against the Ragin' Cajuns will follow at 7 p.m.