Little Rock Ventures on Road for First Time, Faces Auburn Wednesday

Game 5 | Auburn
Tip-Off	Wednesday, Nov. 30 | Noon
Location	Auburn, Ala.
Venue	Nevill Arena
Watch	SECN+
Radio	LRSN (920 AM)
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast
Tickets	Click to Purchase
Twitter	@LittleRockWBB
Series History	Series tied, 1-1
Game Notes	Little Rock | Auburn | OVC

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Little Rock's Women's Basketball program will hit the road for the first time this season this week when the Trojans will play their third Southeastern Conference opponent of the season with a Noon tip-off at Auburn on Wednesday.
 
The game, which will air live on SECN+, pits the Trojans against one of two SEC teams Little Rock defeated last year as the Maroon and Silver look to beat a team from the nation's top-ranked women's basketball conference for the third consecutive year.
 
Trojan fans in the Capital City can hear the action called live from The Plains by Trey Schaap by tuning into the Little Rock Sports Network (920 AM The Sports Animal).
 
Series History vs. Auburn

• Series tied, 1-1
• Little Rock won the last meeting, 57-49, on Nov. 24, 2021, in Little Rock, Ark.
• This is Little Rock's first-ever trip to Auburn

 
Five Things to Know

1. I Don't Think We're In (Ar)Kansas Anymore, Toto
   For the first time this season, Little Rock will play away from the Jack Stephens Center when the Trojans tip-off at Auburn at Noon on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Little Rock opened the 2022-23 campaign with a school-record four consecutive home games to start the season and this week's contest on The Plains marks the first contest away from the Capital City for the Trojans. 
2. Familiar Face
   When Little Rock tips off at Auburn on Wednesday, the Trojans will see a familiar face on the sideline. Auburn Head Coach Johnnie Harris was a two-year assistant coach for the Trojans right as Little Rock reinstated its women's basketball program, serving as a graduate assistant coach during the 1999-2000 season then earning a promotion to full-time assistant coach for the 2000-01 seaon. Harris was on the Trojans staff when Little Rock faced Auburn in the first-ever meeting between the two programs, a neutral site battle in Tampa, Florida during the 2000-01 season. Here's hoping her luck in the series continues on Wednesday.
3. Francis is Offensive
   Trojan forward Angelique Francis enters this game averaging 5.0 offensive rebounds per game, a hefty mark that ranks the senior seventh in the nation (without minimums). Francis's 8.5 total rebounds per game ranks the veteran 95th in the nation and first in the Ohio Valley Conference.
4. Welcome Back
   Part of the reason Angelique Francis is so highly ranked in rebounds is due to the fact that the senior recorded a career-high 15 rebounds in the Nov. 23 game against Oral Roberts. Not only did she record 15 rebounds - the most of any Trojan this season to that point - but she also scored 11 points to register the first double-double by any Little Rock player so far this year.
5. Most in the OVC
   The 15 rebounds that Angelique Francis recorded in the Nov. 23 game against Oral Roberts was not just a career-high mark, it also tied for the most rebounds any OVC player has recorded in a game so far this year (as of Nov. 28). That matches the 15 rebounds grabbed by UT Martin's Sharnecce Currie-Jelks against Troy on Nov. 10. Kudos to Miss Currie-Jelks for an outstanding performance!

 
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