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2020-21 Women’s Basketball Game Notes 6 NCAA APPEARANCES // 5 WNIT APPEARANCES // 10 SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS // 12 20+ WIN SEASONS SCHEDULE LITTLE ROCK (5-4, 1-1 SBC) VS. UT ARLINGTON (5-3, 3-1 SBC) 2020-21 Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Jack Stephens Center (1,500) // Little Rock, Ark. & RESULTS Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 // 4 p.m. CT // Jack Stephens Center (1,500) // Little Rock, Ark. OVERALL: 5-4 SBC: 1-1 HOME: 2-3 AWAY: 3-1 NEUTRAL: 0-0 TROJANS MAVERICKS Head Coach: Joe Foley Head Coach: Shereka Wright DAY DATE OPPONENT TV/W/L TIME/SCORE Record at LR: 350-197 / 18th Year Record at UTA: 5-3 / 1st Year NOVEMBER MATCHUP Career Record: 806-278 / 34th Year Career Record: Same (0-1) vs. UTA: 11-5 vs. Little Rock: 1-1 SAT. 28 RICE L 54-66 DECEMBER (4-2) OPENING TIP GAME INFORMATION Tues. 1 at Memphis W 61-52 H Little Rock returns to action after a two-week COVID SAT. 5 VANDERBILT W 82-74 siesta by hosting UT Arlington. SERIES HISTORY THU. 10 #10/10 TEXAS A&M L 56-79 H The Trojans are looking to win their fifth straight home Overall 11-5 SUN. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 63-47 conference opener. At Little Rock 5-2 Wed. 16 at Central Arkansas W 60-50 H Little Rock leads the Sun Belt with a NET ranking of No. Last Meeting UTA, 59-54, on 1/2/2021 SAT. 19 #12/12 ARKANSAS L 70-80 125. Only four Sun Belt teams are ranked in the top 200 of Foley vs. UTA 11-5 the NET rankings. H Mayra Caicedo is fifth in the nation in assists per game JANUARY (1-1) TELEVISION and ranks 12th nationally in assists. ESPN+ Fri. 1 at UT Arlington* W 57-56 H Krystan Vornes recorded her first career double-double Play-by-Play Dorian Craft Sat. 2 at UT Arlington* L 54-59 in Little Rock's game vs. #10/10 Texas A&M. She now has FRI. 8 LOUISIANA* - PPD four double-doubles this year. Analyst Patrick Newton SAT. 9 LOUISIANA* - CCD H Joe Foley has reached 800+ career wins, becoming the Fri. 15 at Texas State* - PPD fifth active Division I head coach to do so. RADIO Sat. 16 at Texas State* - CCD H Little Rock continues its mantra of playing the tough- Little Rock Trojans Radio Network FRI. 22 UT ARLINGTON* ESPN+ 6:30 P.M. est competition available in the non-conference slate. The Flagship 920 AM Sports Animal SAT. 23 UT ARLINGTON* ESPN+ 4 P.M. Trojans will face three Power 5 programs and two ranked Internet SportsAnimal920.com MON. 25 LOUISIANA* ESPN+ 5:30 P.M. opponents before a conference game is played. Play-by-Play Trey Schaap FRI. 29 ULM* ESPN+ 2 P.M. Analyst Ron Jumper SAT. 30 ULM* ESPN+ 1 P.M. LR COMPARISON UTA 61.9 POINTS PER GAME 65.4 LIVE STATS FEBRUARY (0-0) TrojanStats.com Tue. 2 at Texas State* ESPN+ 6 p.m. -0.7 SCORING MARGIN +9.5 FRI. 5 TEXAS STATE* ESPN+ 6:30 P.M. .405 FG% .416 TICKETS SAT. 6 TEXAS STATE* ESPN+ 4 P.M. LRTrojans.com/tickets Wed. 10 at Arkansas State* ESPN+ 5 p.m. .258 3FG% .308 501-565-8257 SAT. 13 ARKANSAS STATE* ESPN+ 1 P.M. Fri. 19 at ULM* ESPN+ 3 p.m. .741 FT% .697 Season $99 (General Admission) Sat. 20 at ULM* ESPN+ 1 p.m. $350 (Upper Leather) Fri. 26 at Louisiana* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 35.0 REB PER GAME 39.8 $830 (Courtside) Sat. 27 at Louisiana* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 12.8 AST PER GAME 17.1 Single Game $14 (online) $15 (at Box Office) MARCH (0-0) 6.1 STL PER GAME 7.0 Sun Belt Conference Tournament (Pensacola, Fla.) Fri. 5 vs. TBD ESPN+ TBA 2.4 BLK PER GAME 2.9 Sat. 6 vs. TBD ESPN+ TBA Sun. 7 vs. TBD ESPN+ TBA 0.8 AST-TO RATIO 1.0 Mon. 8 vs. TBD ESPN+ TBA LITTLE ROCK STARTING FIVE (Based on Recent Games) All Times Central * - denotes Sun Belt Conference game (1) - Simmons Bank Arena, North Little Rock, Ark. CAICEDO K. SCOTT KNAPP BATTLE VORNES MEDIA RELATIONS 24 Jr. | G 2 So. | G 25 So. | F 35 Sr. | F 10 Sr. | F Patrick T. Walsh MIN 37.1 MIN 8.2 MIN 4.6 MIN 34.9 MIN 28.7 Associate Athletic Communications Director PPG 4.9 PPG 0.0 PPG 1.0 PPG 11.4 PPG 9.3 e: [email protected] FG% 43.6% FG% 0.0% FG% 50.0% FG% 36.5% FG% 45.2% o: 501-916-5381 3FG% 33.3% 3FG% 0.0% RPG 2.5 RPG 3.7 RPG 8.2 c: 318-514-9203 AST 63 AST 3 AST 9 STL 8 STL 4 2020-21 LITTLE ROCK GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name University of Arkansas at Little Rock A WIN WOULD... Preferred Name Little Rock H Give Little Rock its fifth straight win in a home conference opening game. Founded 1927 H Mark the seventh straight year the Trojans have won their Sun Belt opener. Enrollment 9,579 (Fall 2019) H Register Joe Foley's 807th career win as a head coach (why stop counting?). Nickname Trojans H Colors Maron and White Give Joe Foley his 351st win as head coach of the Trojans. Arena Jack Stephens Center H Be better than a loss. Capacity (COVID) 5,600 (1,500) NCAA Division/Conference I/Sun Belt TWENTY SINCE LAST TIP Chancellor Dr. Christina Drale Athletics Director George Lee Little Rock is FINALLY back in action this weekend as the Trojans will have gone 20 days since SWA Maggie Strange their last game (Jan. 2 at UT Arlington) due to COVID protocols. But Little Rock will have to get Ticket Office 501-565-8257 ready in a hurry because Friday's game against the Mavs will kick off a stretch that has the Trojans playing five games in nine days. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate Director Comms/WBB Patrick T. Walsh Office Phone 501-916-5381 WE MEET AGAIN Cell Phone 318-514-9203 It's been three weeks since Little Rock last hit the hardwood and when the Trojans return to the Email [email protected] court, they will face a familiar opponent. Following this weekend's games, Little Rock will have Office Address 2801 S. University Ave (hopefully) played four Sun Belt games this year with all four against UT Arlington. Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 Website www.LRTrojans.com NOTHING BUT NET COACHING STAFF This weekend's series between Little Rock and UT Arlington will be a meeting of two of the top Head Coach: Joe Foley four Sun Belt teams in the NET rankings. Little Rock leads the Sun Belt with a NET ranking of 125 Alma Mater, Year: Central Arkansas, 1979 while UT Arlington comes in at 198 in the NET rankings, fourth among Sun Belt programs. Record at School (Years): 345-193 (17) Career Record (Years): 801-274 (33) Assistant Coach: Bobby Brasel TROJANS PULL THE NET Alma Mater, Year: Texas-Permian Basin, 1993 Little Rock has the league's highest NET rating because the Trojans haven't backed down from Assistant Coach: Alicia Cash any challenging opponents. The Trojans lead the Sun Belt with three games against NET Top 25 Alma Mater, Year: Little Rock, 2005 opponents this season while no other Sun Belt teams have played more than one. Moreover, Assistant Coach: Steve Widower Alma Mater, Year: Arkansas State, 1987 Georgia State is the only other Sun Belt team to play multiple games (2) against NET Top 50 op- Director of Operations: Raeyana DeGray ponents while Little Rock still leads the way with three such opponents. Alma Mater, Year: Little Rock, 2017 Women’s Basketball Office Phone 501-569-3420 Athletic Trianer Jacob Hoy TEAL IS THE COLOR OF FREE Little Rock has a dangerous threat at the free throw anytime number 35 steps to the line. Teal TEAM INFORMATION Battle ranks 190th in the nation and ninth in the Sun Belt with a 78.4% mark at the charity stripe 2018-19 Record 12-19 this season. Sun Belt Record (Finish) 9-9 (T-5th) Sun Belt Championship 1-1 That extends to UT Arlington as well. Both Jordynn Hernandez (83.3%) and Bre Wickware (80.8%) Sun Belt Championship All-Time Record 25-15 rank among the top 150 in the nation in free throw percentage, ranking fourth and seventh Postseason Canceled (respectively) in the Sun Belt. Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6 Newcomers: 8 TROJANS DOMINATE THE GLASS Little Rock has been strong on the glass more than just against the Aggies. Entering this game, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY Trojan opponents have managed just 32.4 rebounds per game, a number that puts the Trojans First Season of Basketball 1969 First Season of Division I 1999 ranked 30th in the nation in preventing rebounds. That includes an average of 9.3 offensive re- Overall All-Time Record 465-534 (.468) bounds per game, ranking the Trojans 29th nationally as well as ranking Little Rock 62nd nation- Overall Division I Record 357-261 (.569) ally as opponents have just a 27.0% offensive rebound rate (percentage of offensive rebound Division Championships (ended 2012-13) 6 opportunities in which they actually got an offensive rebound). 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 Regular Season Conference Championships 6 UNEVEN BOARDS - WILL IT CONTINUE? 2009-10, 2010-11, 2014-15, Entering this weekend's series against UT Arlington, prior games show that there's an uneven 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 balance of boards that trends towards Little Rock and that could be a premonition for this week- Sun Belt Tournament Championships 5 end's series.