LITTLE ROCK – One win is standing between Little Rock women's basketball (17-9, 14-1 Sun Belt) and its second consecutive outright Sun Belt Conference Regular-Season Championship as it faces Appalachian State (7-20, 5-11 Sun Belt) in its final home game at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Little Rock will honor senior
Monique Townson and graduate
Keanna Keys during halftime of the Little Rock men's basketball game against Appalachian State as both will play their final game at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday.
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Saturday is Season Ticket Member Appreciation Day at the Jack. Season ticket holders will receive a $10 voucher per two season tickets for concessions (excluding Chick-fil-A). Stop by the table on the concourse to claim your voucher.
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Little Rock is 8-0 in the all-time series against Appalachian State since the first meeting in 2015. When playing in Little Rock, the Trojans are 3-0 against the Mountaineers and have scored at least 67 points in all three games. Little Rock last faced App State on Jan. 25 and came away with a 52-40 win.
Ronjanae DeGray led the Trojans with 18 points while the Mountaineers had no players in double figures. Little Rock tallied 34 bench points and 21 points off the Mountaineers' 22 turnovers.
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App State comes into Saturday sitting in ninth in the Sun Belt Conference standings. The Mountaineers are on a two-game losing streak after taking losses to Troy at home and Arkansas State on the road. App State has lost five of its last six and eight of its last 10. The Mountaineers are 3-12 on the road this season and 1-7 in Sun Belt road games. Tierra Wilson is App State's leading scorer at 11.2 points per game.
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- A win on Saturday would hand Little Rock its second consecutive outright Sun Belt Regular-Season Championship.
- Little Rock has won 26 consecutive games against Sun Belt opponents at the Jack Stephens Center and is 45-1 against Sun Belt opponents at home since 2013-14.
- This is the first time since 2006-07 that Little Rock has started a season at 17-9, and it's just the second 17-9 start in program history.
- This is the second consecutive season in which Little Rock has started Sun Belt play at 14-1 and the fourth time overall — all since 2009-10.
- Little Rock clinched a share of the regular-season championship on Thursday with a 53-44 win over Coastal Carolina.
- With a roster that includes Monique Townson or Keanna Keys, Little Rock is a combined 77-14 in Sun Belt games, 108-48 overall and 45-1 in Sun Belt games at the Jack.
- Little Rock has the sixth-best scoring defense in the nation at 53.4 points per game.
- The Trojans are the best-shooting team in the Sun Belt at 42.0 percent.
- In Sun Belt play, Little Rock is holding opponents to a league-low 34.8 percent and has kept opponents below 40 percent from the field in 15 of the last 16 games.
- Little Rock received 50 points in this week's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll.
- Little Rock is 8-0 in the all-time series against Appalachian State and 3-0 when playing in Little Rock.
