After going 2-0 on the road against Southern Indiana and Morehead State, Little Rock women's basketball prepares for a four-game homestand, starting with Southeast Missouri on Tuesday.
Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Jack Stephens Center with special fun in store for Youth Sports Night. Catch the call with Trey Schaap on The Sports Animal 920 AM or tune in to ESPN+ for the live broadcast with Josh Neighbors and Michael Westbrook.
LAST TIME OUT
It was a chase from behind until the final seconds for the Little Rock women's basketball team but clutch free throws and well timed three-point shots gave the Trojans the 66-63 win over Morehead State. Little Rock advances to 12-11, 10-4 in conference, while Morehead State falls to 8-16, 3-11 in conference play.
Jordan Holman led the team with 17 points, six rebounds, four steals, and one block.
Faith Lee contributed 14 points and two steals, and
Emerald Parker pitched in 11 points and four rebounds.
HOLMAN GETTING HOT
Jordan Holman helped carry the Trojans to two road wins last week, combining 37 total points and 14 rebounds. Holman averages 12.9 points per game on the season with 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game.
STARTING FIVE STRONG
Head coach
Steve Wiedower utilizes his starting five in high number minutes to help carry the Trojans.
Faith Lee leads the team with 33.9 minutes per game. Holman follows with 32.9 minutes.
Jayla Brooks sees the court for an average of 32.7 minutes per game.
Sug Williams follows with 32.1, while
Emerald Parker averages 24.0 minutes per game.
LAST MATCHUP VS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
The Trojan women used a major second-half run to give them the victory on Jan. 14. The Trojans defeated Southeast Missouri 67-63, behind
Sug Williams' double-double performance.
Williams ended the night with 11 points and 11 rebounds, her third double-double of the season.
Faith Lee also had a double-figure night, with 15 points.
Emerald Parker chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Jordan Holman added 11 points, including a half-court buzzer-beater to end the third quarter.
SEMO was led by Zoe Best with 20 points and Da'Kariya Jackson with 15 points and nine rebounds.
The Trojans were outshot by SEMO, 37% to 50%, but the Trojan defense forced 21 turnovers and converted those for 19 points, pushing them to the win.
