Trojan Women Look to Secure Win No. 2 on the Road

After overcoming foul trouble and a slow start, the Little Rock women's basketball team secured a 65-60 victory at Western Illinois Thursday. The Trojans (9-9, 7-2) now head to St. Charles, Missouri to face Lindenwood (11-7, 7-2) to try to win their second straight road game and three of their past four.
 
Saturday's game can be heard on 920 AM The Sports Animal with Trey Schaap on the call. ESPN+ is also streaming the game.
 
FOUR-WAY TIE
After a win Thursday at Western Illinois, the Trojans are in a tight race in the OVC standings. There are four teams with a 7-2 conference record fighting for second place. Those teams include Little Rock, Southern Indiana, Tennessee Tech and Lindenwood. With a win at Lindenwood, the Trojans could separate themselves from the other teams and secure second place.
 
RECORD-BREAKING POCKET PICKER
In Thursday's win over Western Illinois, Jordan Holman picked so many pockets, she broke a school record. Holman snagged nine steals, breaking Little Rock's single-game record. Holman, who has 41 steals this season, has 56 career steals.
 
1000-POINT WATCH
Junior forward Faith Lee has had a phenomenal scoring season, and she's about to set a personal achievement. Lee is only two points away from 1,000 career points after an 11-point scoring effort Thursday. This season, Lee leads the Trojans with 296 points. In her sophomore stint, Lee scored 435 points and 267 in her debut season with Little Rock.
 
THE SERIES
Little Rock leads the series against Lindenwood, 3-1. The Trojans' only loss to the Lions came last year in St. Charles – a 61-54 defeat. The two teams' history dates back to just two seasons ago, as Lindenwood officially moved up to Division I. 
 
FIRST LOOK: LINDENWOOD
The Lions are neck-in-neck with the Trojans, fighting for a second-place spot in conference standings. Lindenwood is on a two-game win streak after defeating Morehead State and Southeast Missouri. The Lions have three players averaging double figures, led by Ellie Brueggeman with 12.3 points per game. Lindenwood averages 67.8. points per game and allows on average 65.5 points from opponents. Lindenwood's turnover/turnovers forced is equal at 16.6. 
 
Thursday's win over Southeast Missouri marked their 11^th win of the season, their most during a regular season since the 2021-22 season when they were still Division II. Brueggemann led the Lions with 19 points, shooting 60% from the field with all six made field-goals coming from beyond the arc.