THE BASICS
Score: Little Rock 92, ULM 47
Teams: ULM (4-15, 1-7 SBC)
Little Rock (14-6, 8-0 SBC)
Location: Monroe, La. (Fant-Ewing Coliseum)
Monroe, La. - The ULM women's basketball team fell 92-47 to top- ranked SBC team Little Rock on Thursday night inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum as the Trojans shot 67.9 percent from the field, including a stretch where the visitors hit 23 of 25 shots between the second and third quarters combined.
TURNING POINT
Up two after the opening quarter, the Warhawks saw the Trojans shoot 11-for-11 from the floor in the second quarter as the visitors took a 13-point lead into the halftime break. Little Rock came out in the third quarter and hit 13 of its 15 shots in the frame to open up the lead.
NOTABLES
-Alexis Collins was the only Warhawk in double digits, finishing with 14 points on the night and shot 5-of-13 from the floor and then went 4-of-4 from the stripe. The freshman filled out her stat line with two defensive rebounds, two assists and one steal.
-Nine different ULM players entered the scoring column in the loss, with Lauren Marker tallying nine points off the bench via three three-pointers, while Carissa Moody added six points.
-The Trojans racked up a shooting percentage of 67.9 percent (36-of-53) from the floor compared to the Warhawks 45.2 percent (19-of-42). Little Rock also shot well from deep, finishing 8-of-11 (86 percent) from three-point range in the game.
-Sharde' Collins grabbed to game-high 27 points for Little Rock on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor, including a 5-of-8 mark from three-point range.
-After missing 11 total shots in the first quarter (4-of-15 shooting), Little Rock tallied only six missed shots over the remaining 30 minutes of action on the hot shooting night.
FROM COACH DOW
About Little Rock: It was an unbelievable performance for Little Rock tonight. I had to do a little bit of a double take when I looked at the stats at halftime to see that they had gone 11-of-11 in the second quarter. Then they only miss two shots in the third quarter and only four shots in the fourth quarter. They are obviously a talented team and there is a reason they are undefeated in Sun Belt play and first in the league.
Our take from this: We've been stressing the importance of defense all season long. We talked about the disappointing loss against Georgia Southern at home and less than 48 hours later we had a great effort to beat Georgia State. We were down 12 in the middle of the third quarter and ended up winning by nine. We know that we are capable of doing it.
UP NEXT
-The Warhawks remain at home for Saturday's game against Arkansas State as the women will start off the doubleheader at 2:00 p.m. During the game, both teams will be showing their support to Coaches vs. Cancer in honor of Appalachian State women's basketball head coach Angel Elderkin.
