LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It was an historic night for the Trojan women, who poured in their most points in a game since 2001, rolling past Central Baptist College, 99–41, in Monday night's season opener at the Jack Stephens Center.
The 99 points marked the most by a Little Rock team since scoring 103 against Morris Brown on February 3, 2001.
Every Trojan player on the roster scored at least two points in the lopsided win. Senior
Jordan Holman led all scorers with 24 points, adding three assists, five steals, and two blocks.
Mya Cotto added 13 points, while
Brenna Burk chipped in 10.
"That was a great team win tonight," head coach
Steve Wiedower said. "We got a lot of players involved, and that's always good when you can do that. We saw some great positives, and we'll work on correcting a few things before we play again."
The Trojans will stay home to host
Memphis on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Jack Stephens Center. The Tigers dropped their season opener Monday to Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
"We're glad to open the season with two games at home," Wiedower said. "Memphis will be a good test for us. We'll celebrate this win tonight and get ready for them."
CBC jumped out to a 14–7 lead early and held a 20–18 advantage after the first quarter.
Alaina Payne gave Little Rock a 24–22 lead with seven minutes remaining in the half — a lead the Trojans never relinquished. A 22-3 run to close the half put Little Rock in command, up 44-25 at the break over the NAIA-member Mustangs (1–3).
"We just stayed calm and patient," Holman said. "Everything came naturally, and we built a big lead."
The advantage ballooned to nearly 30 by the end of the third quarter and close to 60 by game's end. The Trojans had a chance to reach 100 points late, but Wiedower instructed his team to let the clock expire rather than take another shot.
Little Rock forced
38 Mustang turnovers and scored more than
50 points off those miscues, dominating defensively throughout the second half.
"Once we got going, we really found a groove — especially in the second half," Wiedower said. "We played great defense and scored a lot of easy points off turnovers."
