Trojans Set to Face No. 3 Seed Florida State on ESPN2

Game 33: #14 Little Rock at #3 Florida State
Date	Saturday, March 17, 2018
Time	10 a.m. (CT)
Location	Tallahassee, Fla.
Arena	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Records	Little Rock (23-9) | Florida State (25-6)
Radio	Sports Animal 920
Stats	NCAA.com
Video	ESPN2/WatchESPN
Notes	Little Rock | Florida State

LITTLE ROCK – Entering the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the No. 14 seed, Little Rock women's basketball (23-9) will travel to Tallahassee, Florida, to face No. 3 seed Florida State (25-6) on Saturday at 10 a.m. (CT) in the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. The game will air live on ESPN2.
 
Saturday will mark the first-ever meeting between Little Rock and Florida State. The Seminoles will be just the second ACC team Little Rock has ever faced with Georgia Tech being the first in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Since the Trojans' game against the Yellow Jackets took place in Norman, Oklahoma, this will be Little Rock's first-ever visit to an ACC institution. Little Rock has now been to a postseason tournament in 10 of the last 11 years.
 
Florida State has just one home loss this season to No. 1 seed Notre Dame. The Seminoles finished third in the ACC with a 12-4 record, have the nation's eighth-best RPI and are ranked 11th in both the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll. FSU has four players averaging double figures for the season as Shakayla Thomas leads the team with 17.3 points per game.
 

• This will be the first-ever meeting between Little Rock and Florida State.
• This will be Little Rock's first visit to the Sunshine State since visiting former conference foes FIU and FAU on Feb. 21-23, 2013.
• Little Rock has played just one game against an ACC opponent as it defeated Georgia Tech 63-53 in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament in Norman, Oklahoma.
• Saturday will mark Little Rock's first-ever visit to an ACC opponent.
• This will be Little Rock's fifth NCAA Tournament appearance — all in the last nine years and the most by any Division I team in the state of Arkansas during that span (Central Arkansas and Arkansas each have two appearances).
• Saturday will mark the third time that Little Rock has faced the site host in the tournament and will be the first time it has faced the host in the first round.
• A win for Little Rock would make it the first No. 14 seed to defeat a No. 3 seed in tournament history.
• Keanna Keys and Monique Townson are the lone Trojans left from Little Rock's 2015 NCAA Tournament Team.
• Little Rock has won the first round of the NCAA Tournament on two different occasions — both as the No. 11 seed.
• The Trojans defeated No. 6 Texas A&M 69-60 in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament and nearly took down No. 3 Arizona State on the Sun Devils' home floor as Little Rock fell 57-54.
• Little Rock received three points in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll to mark the second consecutive week in which it has garnered votes.