LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Fresh off a win over the Ohio Valley Conference's co-first-place team, the Trojans look to complete a weekend sweep of league games Saturday as they host Tennessee State. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m., with the men's game to follow.
Little Rock (6–7, 2–1 OVC) is seeking its third straight win after handing Tennessee Tech its first OVC loss of the season with a 51–44 victory Thursday night.
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GAME INFO
Who: Little Rock (6-7, 2-1 OVC) vs. Tennessee State (2-10, 1-2 OVC)
When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 3
Where: Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
Radio: 106.7 Buz2 (Trey Schaap, pxp) Listen
HERE.
Video: ESPN+ (Michael Westrook, pxp; Shameka Christon, analyst) Watch
HERE.
SERIES HISTORY
•Little Rock owns a 6-1 series advantage.
•The Trojans' lone loss was in overtime on Dec. 30, 2023 at TSU.
•The Tigers are 0-4 at the Jack Stephens Center.
COACH SPEAK
"We're coming together as a team, and that showed Thursday. We beat a very good Tennessee Tech team, and now we need to keep that momentum going and be ready for Tennessee State. It's nice to be back at home again on Saturday.
- Steve Wiedower, Little Rock Head Coach
TROJAN TIDBITS
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Destinee Salgado had her best game as a Trojan on Thursday, scoring 13 points and pulling down 12 rebounds - both season highs. The Iona College transfer also recorded season highs in minutes (28), field-goal attempts (15), and field goals made (6).
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Jordan Holman led all scorers Thursday night with 20 points. She was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line and added a block and a steal in 33 minutes on the floor.
• Little Rock did not make a three-pointer in seven attempts in the win.
• The Trojans scored 40 points in the paint in the victory.
• Little Rock sits in a three-way tie for third place in the OVC.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
• The Tigers have lost six of their past seven games. The lone victory during that span was a 76–72 win over SEMO in the second OVC game of the season.
• Tennessee State's other win came Wednesday, Nov. 19 - an 82–76 triumph against North Alabama.
• TSU is 0–6 in road games this season.
• The Tigers rank last in the OVC in scoring defense (79.5 ppg) and opponent field-goal percentage (44%).
• Aaniya Webb leads TSU with 10.7 ppg. The 5-foot-11 senior guard from Omaha, Neb., also averages nearly three rebounds per game.
• 5-foot-11 senior forward Kiki Roberts is averaging nearly eight rebounds per game in four starts across 12 games this season.
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