Trojans Seeking 4-0 League Start at Appalachian State

Game 16: Little Rock at Appalachian State
Date	Saturday, January 7
Time	12 p.m. CST
Location	Boone, N.C.
Stadium	Holmes Convocation Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	KARN The Sports Animal
Video	App State Live Video
Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – Now standing all alone in first place in the Sun Belt Conference, the Trojans will seek to stay on top on Saturday when they travel to Appalachian State. Tipoff in Boone, N.C., is scheduled for noon central time.
 
Little Rock has never lost to Appalachian State in the schools' previous four meetings since the Mountaineers joined the Sun Belt for the 2014-15 season. The Trojans will be seeking a 5-0 all-time edge in the series as well as a 4-0 record in Sun Belt Conference play.
 
The Trojans moved to 3-0 in the league with a 74-66 win over Coastal Carolina on Thursday night. The Trojans got a career-high 24 points from Kaitlyn Pratt along with a career-best 16 points from Monique Townson in the victory. Both players went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the game.
 
Little Rock dominated the first quarter before Coastal's offense got going in the second. But Pratt scored 14 in the third quarter to put Little Rock back on top for good. Sharde' Collins scored 6 of her 13 points on two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep Little Rock ahead.
 
The Trojans are ranked No. 64 in the nation in RPI, the second-highest RPI in the Sun Belt right now. Little Rock is also the best free-throw shooting team in the Sun Belt as Kyra Collier, Pratt and Townson rank 3-4-5 in the conference individually in free-throw percentage.
 
The Mountaineers are 2-1 in league play and 7-7 overall. They defeated Texas State and Arkansas State in conference play with their lone loss coming against UT Arlington on the road last weekend. App State is led on offense by Joi Jones and her 14.9 points per game. Madi Story has scored 11.8 points per game this season. The Mountaineers' coach is Angel Elderkin, who holds a 31-43 record with App State in her three years there.
 
TIP OFF

• Little Rock had a strong second half at Coastal Carolina to defeat the Chanticleers 74-66 on Thursday.
• Kaitlyn Pratt tied a career high with 24 points, and Monique Townson set a new career high with 16 points in the victory.
• Kyra Collier led the Trojans with 11 rebounds, her third double-digit rebounding game of the season.
• The Trojans are now 3-0 in the Sun Belt Conference and all alone in first place in the league standings.
• Little Rock's RPI is currently No. 64 in the nation.
• The Trojans played four major-conference opponents in non-league play this season, losing all four of those games. Despite losing, Little Rock was competitive in all four games through halftime.
• Little Rock was picked to finish second in Sun Belt Conference play in the league's preseason coaches poll.
• The Trojans are 4-0 all-time against Appalachian State.