Trojan Women Hope to Begin Home Stand on Winning Note

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock women's basketball team enters the final stretch of the regular season with a prime opportunity to climb the Ohio Valley Conference standings.
That four-game homestand begins Thursday night when the Trojans host UT Martin at 5 p.m. at the Jack Stephens Center.

Little Rock (13-13, 9-7 OVC) currently sits in fifth place in the conference standings, just ahead of the Skyhawks (13-13, 9-8 OVC), who enter the matchup in sixth place. With only a handful of games remaining before the OVC Tournament, every contest carries significant postseason implications.

The Trojans will look to take advantage of playing their final four regular-season games at home, where they have been strong throughout conference play. A win Thursday would not only strengthen their position in the standings but also provide valuable separation from UT Martin in the tightly contested middle of the league race.

Little Rock wraps up the weekend Saturday against Southeast Missouri, which enters the week in ninth place at 5-12 in OVC play.

With seeding on the line and momentum at stake, the Trojans begin a critical stretch run in front of their home crowd Thursday night.

GAME INFO
Who: UT Martin (13-3, 9-8) at Little Rock (13-13, 9-7)
When: 5 p.m., Thursday, February 19
Where: Jack Stephens Center (5,600), Little Rock, Ark. 
Radio: 106.7 Buz2 (Trey Schaap, pxp) Listen HERE.
Video: ESPN+ (Josh Neighbors, pxp; Shameka Christon, analyst) Watch HERE.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The all-time series is tied 6-6.
• Little Rock has won two of the past three meetings.
COACH SPEAK
"We are in a great position to be able to play our final four games at home. We need to take advantage of it. We could move up in the standings, which would help our tournament seeding."
— Steve Wiedower, Little Rock Head Coach
TROJAN TIDBITS
• Jordan Holman surpassed the 1,000-point milestone in last Saturday's win at Eastern Illinois. She finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for her latest double-double.
• Brenna Burk poured in 19 points in the win and shot a blistering 71 percent from three-point range, tying her career high with five made threes. Burk also scored 17 points and hit five threes in the Feb. 3 win at UT Martin.
• The 68-53 victory over the Skyhawks earlier this month marked the largest margin of victory in the series for Little Rock.
• The Trojans will wear alternate pink uniforms for Saturday's matchup with Southeast Missouri State as part of the annual Pink Game, a Women's Basketball Coaches' Association initiative inspired by the late coaching legend Kay Yow. Cancer survivors will join the Little Rock starters during pregame introductions.
SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS
• UT Martin has dropped its last three games, including a 62-52 home loss to SEMO on Tuesday night.
• Kenley McCarn, a Melbourne High School alum, ranks fourth in the OVC in scoring at 16.0 points per game. Little Rock limited her to just eight points in the first meeting between the teams.
• Zy Thompson leads the Skyhawks in rebounding at just over six boards per game and averages 11.2 points per contest. She recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds in Tuesday's loss and led UTM with 13 points in the Feb. 3 loss to Little Rock.