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.
The Trojans had an uphill battle from the jump, ending the first quarter 1-of-13 from the floor and down by 14. The Eagles were hot, shooting 60% from the field with a three-pointer.
The second quarter followed suit, with Little Rock starting to chip away at Morehead's lead. With free throws by
Faith Lee and a clutch three-pointer by
Annemarie Batista, the Trojans trailed 18-31 going into halftime.
It was a much closer contest in the second half of game play, with Little Rock shooting 5-of-8 from the floor. Brooks chipped away at the lead with a three pointer at the 2:28 mark in the third. This cut Morehead's lead to 11. Lee cut the lead to single digits with a layup in the paint with 1:10 left to go in the third.
Little Rock was down by 13 going into the final 10 minutes. The Trojans found a final push with Holman's steal and layup with 3:23 left to play, cutting the deficit to just five.
Holman blocked MSU guard Kate Novik's shot, that converted to a rebound from Williams who took it to the paint.
It was Brooks clutch three-point and one shot in the final two minutes that gave the Trojans something to believe in. Little Rock was down 60-61 with 1:46 left to play.
MSU's Chrishawn Coleman turned the ball over, and once again Holman converted it for two. This gave Little Rock its first lead of the day with 43 seconds left.
Parker pounded the paint with an assit from Lee to give the Trojans a 64-63 lead.
After an intentional foul on MSU's Harley Paynter,
Brenna Burk subbed in, making 1-of-2 from the charity line.
The Trojans came away with the win, 66-63.
Morehead State was led by Kate Novik with 16 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Harley Paynter also chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds, and two steals.
The Trojans ended the night shooting 43.4% on 23-of-53 shots. Little Rock ended the afternoon with 32 points in the paint, 19 fast break points, and 20 points off turnovers.
Little Rock heads home for four games, starting Feb. 11 against Southeast Missouri. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.
