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EVAN DREXLER Assoc. Dir. of Communications BASKETBALL [email protected] o 501.569.3403 c 501.529.4157 GAME NOTES LRTrojans.com 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LITTLE ROCK (3-9, 1-2 SBC) VS. ULM (6-6, 0-3 SBC) NOVEMBER Saturday, Jan. 7 • Little Rock, Ark. • Jack Stephens Center • 4 p.m. • 920 AM 13 at Tulane L, 53-69 18 LSU L, 51-57 TIP OFF 24 at Oral Roberts W, 66-52 27 Memphis W, 61-53 • Little Rock got a new career best out of Alexius Dawn against Louisiana on Thursday night as the senior scored DECEMBER 25 points. She was 7 of 9 from the free-throw line to help w-l 2 at #21 Oklahoma L, 52-65 with that total. 3-9 6-6 6 #6 Texas L, 56-66 13 Tulsa L, 63-74 • Dawn was joined in double-figure scoring by Shanity 20 Missouri State L, 58-64 James (14) and Keanna Keys (10), but the team was never 1-2 conf w-l 0-3 22 at Texas A&M L, 39-69 able to overcome the Ragin’ Cajuns’ lead. 30 at South Alabama* W, 47-34 • Little Rock got an impressive 39 points off the bench in 189 rpi 283 Thursday game, though those bench points all came from JANUARY 2 at Troy* L, 71-78 Dawn and James. Thursday was James’ first game of the 56.2 ppg 62.4 7 Louisiana* L, 58-65 year where she dressed and did not start. 9 ULM* 4 p.m. • Little Rock was done in by poor second-half free-throw 62.2 ppg def 59.8 14 Appalachian State* 5:15 p.m. shooting on Thursday as the team made 10 of its 19 18 at Arkansas State* 5:05 p.m. second-half attempts. 21 at Texas State* 5:30 p.m. 32.2 rpg 38.8 23 at UT Arlington* 5 p.m. • Shanity James is fifth in the Sun Belt with a .509 shooting 28 Georgia Southern* 5:15 p.m. percentage, and Monique Townson is fourth with 3.8 30 Georgia State* 4 p.m. assists per game. 11.6 apg 12.8 • Little Rock’s loss was its first home conference loss since FEBRUARY January 2013. 6.5 spg 7.7 4 Troy* 5:15 p.m. 6 South Alabama* 4 p.m. • The Trojans have won the last seven consecutive meet- 11 at ULM * 5:15 p.m. ings against ULM dating back to 2012 and have only ever 1.4 bpg 4.3 13 at Louisiana * 2 p.m. lost three games to the Warhawks in 23 meetings. 18 at Georgia State* 4 p.m. 20 at Georgia Southern* 3:30 p.m. ABOUT THE TROJANS 25 UT Arlington * 5:15 p.m. 27 Texas State * 4 p.m. Little Rock had a hard time playing catch-up on Thursday against Louisiana, falling behind early and never being able to make a comeback. The Trojans had multiple opportunities to tie the MARCH game or take a lead, but Louisiana pulled ahead every time and held on for the win. The Trojans, 1 Arkansas State * 5:15 p.m. at 3-9, are having their worst season since 2002-03 when the team also started 3-9 and would 3 at Appalachian State * 4 p.m. eventually fall to 3-12. Little Rock has not been 1-2 in Sun Belt Conference play since 2007-08. 9-12 SBC Tournament TBD Bold denotes home games at the Jack Stephens Center The Trojans are riding a huge wave of success over the last decade, making the national postsea- * Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game son for seven of the last eight seasons including four NCAA Tournament berths and three WNIT All times Central and are subject to change trips. Little Rock was picked third in the Sun Belt’s preseason coaches poll and received two notes continue on page 5 WE ARE “LITTLE ROCK” The athletic teams representing the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are now referred to as “Little Rock” in all instances. “LR” may be used on scoreboards or television graphics for abbreviation. Please refrain from using UALR, Ark-LR, Arkansas-Little Rock or any other name when referencing the Trojans. LITTLE ROCK PROJECTED STARTERS G Sr. G So. G Jr. F Sr. F Jr. #10 Alexius Dawn #2 Monique Townson #13 Sharde’ Collins #20 Shanity James #40 Kaitlyn Pratt GP .................................................. 12 GP ................................................. 12 GP ................................................ 12 GP ................................................ 10 GP .................................................. 12 Min .............................................31.0 Min ............................................32.9 Min ...........................................28.2 Min ............................................31.7 Min .............................................27.0 PPG ............................................11.5 PPG ............................................. 6.3 PPG ............................................ 9.9 PPG ...........................................15.0 PPG .............................................. 5.9 APG .............................................. 2.4 RPG ............................................. 2.7 RPG ............................................ 3.1 RPG .............................................6.4 RPG .............................................. 5.7 3-pointers ................................... 18 APG ............................................. 3.8 APG ............................................ 1.3 FG% ...........................................509 FG% ............................................459 SPG .............................................. 2.0 SPG ............................................. 1.1 SPG ............................................ 0.5 SPG .............................................1.2 SPG .............................................. 0.5 @LittleRockWBB Game Notes UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School: ............. University of Arkansas at Little Rock NUMERICAL ROSTER Athletic Department: ......................................Little Rock City/Zip: .................................... Little Rock, Ark., 72204 NO. NAME POS HT. CL-EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Founded: ...................................................................... 1927 00 Ronjanae DeGray F 6-0 Fr.-HS Odessa, Texas (Mt. Juliet [Tenn.] HS) 2 Monique Townson G 5-6 So.-1L Kansas City, Mo. (Staley HS) Enrollment: .............................................................. 11,848 4 Kira Shepard G 5-7 Fr.-HS Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS) Nickname: ............................................................... Trojans 5 Amber Landing F 6-3 Fr.-HS Jackson, Miss. (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) School Colors: ...........................................Maroon, Silver 10 Alexius Dawn G 5-4 Sr.-1L Amarillo, Texas (South Plains College) Home Venue (Capacity): ......... Jack Stephens Center 13 Sharde’ Collins G 5-9 Jr.-2L Texarkana, Texas (Liberty-Eylau HS) (5,600) 15 Kiara Scott G 5-11 Fr.-HS Houma, La. (Ellender HS) Affiliation: ............................................... NCAA Division I 20 Shanity James F 5-11 Sr.-3L St. Louis, Mo. (Miller Career Academy) Conference: .......................................................... Sun Belt 22 Deja McKinney G 5-10 Fr.-HS Ville Platte, La. (Ville Platte HS) Chancellor: ..................................... Dr. Joel E. Anderson 23 Alivia Huell F 5-9 So.-HS Malvern, Ark. (Malvern HS) Alma Mater, Year: ............ Harding College, 1964 30 Raeyana DeGray G/F 6-0 Fr.-HS Odessa, Texas (Mt. Juliet [Tenn.] HS) Director of Athletics: ............................ Chasse Conque 32 Autummn Williams F 5-9 Jr.-JC Rochester, N.Y. (Trinity Valley [Texas] CC) Alma Mater, Year: ........... Central Arkansas, 2006 33 Keanna Keys F 6-1 Jr.-2L Sumrall, Miss. (Sumrall HS) MBA, University of Ark. at Little Rock, 2008 40 Kaitlyn Pratt F 6-1 Jr.-2L New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 College Prep) Athletic Dept. Phone: ........................... (501) 569-3167 Ticket Office Phone: ............................. (501) 565-UALR Sports Information Contact ............ Evan Drexler ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Phone Number .............................(501) 529-4157 NO. NAME POS HT. CL-EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) COACHING STAFF 13 Sharde’ Collins G 5-9 Jr.-2L Texarkana, Texas (Liberty-Eylau HS) Head Coach (Years): ............................ Joe Foley (13th) 10 Alexius Dawn G 5-4 Sr.-1L Amarillo, Texas (South Plains College) Alma Mater, Year: ........... Central Arkansas, 1979 30 Raeyana DeGray G/F 6-0 Fr.-HS Odessa, Texas (Mt. Juliet [Tenn.] HS) Record at Little Rock (Years): .......... 247-139 (13) 00 Ronjanae DeGray F 6-0 Fr.-HS Odessa, Texas (Mt. Juliet [Tenn.] HS) 23 Alivia Huell F 5-9 So.-HS Malvern, Ark. (Malvern HS) Career Record (Years): ...................... 703-221 (28) 20 Shanity James F 5-11 Sr.-3L St. Louis, Mo. (Miller Career Academy) Sun Belt Record (Years): ..................... 140-67 (12) 33 Keanna Keys F 6-1 Jr.-2L Sumrall, Miss. (Sumrall HS) Associate Head Coach (Years): .. Robert Dallimore (7th) 5 Amber Landing F 6-3 Fr.-HS Jackson, Miss. (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) Assistant Coach (Years): .................... Alicia Cash (8th) 22 Deja McKinney G 5-10 Fr.-HS Ville Platte, La. (Ville Platte HS) Assistant Coach (Years): ......... Steve Wiedower (7th) 40 Kaitlyn Pratt F 6-1 Jr.-2L New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 College Prep) Women’s Basketball Office Phone: .. (501) 569-3464 15 Kiara Scott G 5-11 Fr.-HS Houma, La. (Ellender HS) Women’s Basketball Office Fax: ........ (501) 569-3062 4 Kira Shepard G 5-7 Fr.-HS Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS) Athletic Trainer: ................................... Stephanie Ames 2 Monique Townson G 5-6 So.-1L Kansas City, Mo. (Staley HS) 32 Autummn Williams F 5-9 Jr.-JC Rochester, N.Y. (Trinity Valley [Texas] CC) 2014-15 REVIEW Overall Record: ............................................................ 29-5 Sun Belt Record/Finish: .................................. 18-2 (1st) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Postseason: ... NCAA Second Round (Lost to AZ State) AC Steve Wiedower .......................................................................................................................................................WEE-door