Trojans Remain Perfect in SBC Play with 30-Point Win

STATESBORO, Ga. – First-place Little Rock women's basketball remained undefeated in Sun Belt play with a dominant 64-34 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse.
 
Ronjanae DeGray led the contest in scoring for the third consecutive game as she put up 16 points with a game-high eight rebounds for the Trojans (7-8, 4-0 Sun Belt). Tori Lasker scored 13 points with three rebounds and two assists as she was 3-for-4 from behind the arc. Terrion Moore had a career-high 10 points with four rebounds. Little Rock ended the game shooting 51.3 percent (20-for-39) from the field, 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from three and 94.4 percent (17-for-18) from the foul line.
 
Rhein Beamon led the Eagles (3-12, 0-4 Sun Belt) with six points while Sarah Moore led the team with seven rebounds. Georgia Southern's 22.9 field-goal percentage (11-for-48) was the lowest by a Little Rock opponent this season.
 
The Trojans had a narrow five-point lead at the end of the first quarter after shooting just 22.2 percent (2-for-9). Tied at 3-3, Little Rock went on an 8-0 run to go up 11-3. A three by the Eagles' Tatum Barber with 21 seconds left in the quarter thinned the Trojans' lead to five. Lasker led the quarter with six points on two three-point shots.
 
Little Rock went to the intermission with a 10-point lead over Georgia Southern as Keanna Keys led the quarter with seven points. The Trojans were 5-for-10 in the second period while the Eagles were 2-for-11 (18.2%). Both sides were a perfect 5-for-5 from the foul line in the quarter. Up 18-14, Little Rock went on a 7-0 run with two jumpers and a foul shot by Keys and two free throws by Moore. The run gave the Trojans their largest lead of the game to that point at 12.
 
The Trojans' lead ballooned to 17 in the third quarter after outscoring the Eagles 15-8. Little Rock was 6-for-9 (66.7%) in the period while Georgia Southern was 4-for-12 (33.3%). Monique Townson led the quarter with six points as she made a three, a layup and one foul shot.
 
Little Rock turned on the jets in the fourth quarter as it outscored Georgia Southern 23-10. The Trojans took their largest lead of the game at 33 points with 44 seconds left in the game as Kira Shepard drilled her second three-pointer of the quarter. The Trojans' last nine points of the game came on three-point shots by Shepard and Lasker. Little Rock had three runs of six points or more in the final quarter of play.
 
Raeyana DeGray led the game with a career-high four assists as she came up with five rebounds and two points. Keys ended the game with nine points, two rebounds and a block. Anna Hurlburt tied her career high for blocks with four as she earned seven boards, three assists, two points and a steal. Townson tallied six points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Shepard finished with six points and an assist in four minutes of action.
 
Little Rock will return to action on Thursday as it hosts preseason-favorite UT Arlington at the Jack Stephens Center at 5 p.m.