Little Rock Starts C-USA Stretch in Florida

Game 5 at Florida Atlantic
Game 4: Florida Atlantic	Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 | 6 p.m. CT | Boca Raton, Fla. | FAU Arena
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Full Game Notes	Little Rock | Florida Atlantic
Series History
	FAU: LR leads, 10-0 | Last game: LR won, 61-38, on 11/14/2018 in Little Rock, Ark. | Streak: Won 10
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Fresh off a rivalry win over Central Arkansas, Little Rock Women's Basketball will start a stretch of three consecutive games against Conference USA opponents starting with Thursday night's game at Florida Atlantic.
 
Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) with Trey Schaap calling the action on the Little Rock Trojans Radio Network. The game will be broadcast on CUSA.tv ($) with Max Ziffer on the call.
 
Following Thursday's tilt, Little Rock will play at Western Kentucky on Sunday then return home to host Louisiana Tech on Dec. 2.
 
Series History
FAU: LR leads, 10-0 | Last game: LR won, 61-38, on 11/14/2018 in Little Rock, Ark. | Streak: Won 10
 
Five Things to Know

1. C-U.S(oon).A.
   See you soon, C-USA. Thursday's game at Florida Atlantic marks a string of three straight games for the Trojans against Conference USA (C-USA) opponents. With games at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 21), at Western Kentucky (Nov. 24) and back at home against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 2), the Trojans will get a good test against a broad spectrum of C-USA schools, having already faced C-USA Preseason favorite Rice. That should be a good test for the Trojans as C-USA finished just behind the Sun Belt Conference  in the conference RPI rankings, coming in at 13th (.4963) while the Sun Belt finished 12th last year (.5003).
2. Consistent Force
   If you think you're seeing a lot of Kyra Collier - and that's a thought that should trouble Little Rock opponents - then you are not wrong. Not only has she played the full 40 minutes over each of the last two games (against LSU and Central Arkansas), she enters this week's action leading the Sun Belt and ranking 17th nationally in minutes played per game (38.63) and 40th nationally in total minutes played (154:31).
3. Tennis, Anyone?
   If national rankings - and Little Rock's stingy defense - holds true the Thursday's game could have fans watching a lot of back-and-forth action. Entering this week's game, Little Rock ranks 104th nationally in turnovers forced (forcinv 19.33 per game) but, on the flip side, Florida Atlantic ranks 342nd (out of 347 Division I teams) in turnovers per game (24.7 per game).
4. 3-D
   Little Rock enters this week's games as one of the tougher teams to face on the perimter, ranking 27th nationally (and second in the Sun Belt) by limiting teams to just 21.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Only Texas State (20.0 percent) bests that number in the Sun Belt Conference. The Owls are no slouches around the arc, either. FAU opponents are shooting just 27.6 percent from long range, a mark that ranks 114th nationally and fifth in Conference USA.
5. Foley Inches Closer to 800
   With Little Rock's win over Central Arkansas last Saturday, Little Rock Head Coach Joe Foley notched his 790^th career win and inched close to the No. 800 milestone. Foley and the Trojans enter Thursday's game at FAU needing only 10 more wins to hit the 800 milestone.

 
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