HOUSTON – In its second consecutive road game, Little Rock women's basketball will travel to Rice to face the Owls on Friday at 2 p.m., inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
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Little Rock leads Rice 7-1 in the all-time series and has won six straight against the Owls. The Trojans last faced the Owls in 2014 in Houston and came away with a 55-40 win. Since the beginning of the series in 2006, Little Rock's only loss came in 2007 at Rice as the Trojans took a 49-39 loss. When playing in Tudor Fieldhouse, Little Rock is a perfect 3-0. In the Trojans' seven wins against the Owls, Little Rock's average margin of victory is 18.14 points.
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- Little Rock is on a three-game winning streak against Conference USA opponents since 2014-15.
- A win against Rice would be Little Rock's seventh consecutive.
- The Trojans are 3-0 inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
- Little Rock's average margin of victory against Rice is 18.14 points.
- Little Rock has committed the 22nd-fewest turnovers in the nation this season with 40.
- The Trojans' turnover margin of 6.33 ranks 35th nationally and leads the Sun Belt.
- Little Rock is committing 13.3 turnovers per game — the 51st-fewest in the nation and second-fewest in the conference
- Little Rock is shooting 81.4 percent from the foul line this season — 12th in the nation and first in the Sun Belt Conference.
- Against opponents, Little Rock is forcing 19.67 turnovers per game this season — second in the Sun Belt.
- Kyra Collier is averaging 2.67 steals per game for the Trojans — second-most in the league.
- At 268 career assists, Monique Townson is four shy of passing Ka'Nesheia Cobbins (2011-15) for the seventh-most assists in program history.
- Freshman Tori Lasker is shooting 54.5 percent from three this season — 36th nationally and second in the Sun Belt Conference.
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After Friday's game, Little Rock will return to the Jack Stephens Center to face Oklahoma on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m.
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