Trojans Fall to UALR in Conference Action Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, January 8

Little Rock, AR

4:30 p.m.

Troy University

University of Arkansas - Little Rock

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Trojans Fall to UALR in Conference Action Saturday Afternoon

1/8/2011 5:22:26 PM | Basketball (W)

The game ended a string of seven games on the road in 15 days

By: Travis Jarome

Box Score

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Troy University women's basketball team ended their seven-game road swing on Saturday afternoon, falling to preseason conference favorite UALR 83-48 in Sun Belt Conference action at the Jack Stephens Center.

The game ended a string of seven games in 15 days on the road for the Trojans, a string that took place over just 22 calendar days.

Troy (4-13, 1-3 Sun Belt) was led by junior DeAngela Sword (Montgomery, Ala./Pensacola JC) with 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the floor; including 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Senior Donette McNair (New London, Conn.,/New London HS) finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Trojans.

Meanwhile, UALR (9-5, 3-0 Sun Belt) was led by senior Chastity Reed with 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists. She was joined in double figures by Marian Kursh with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the floor, and Janette Merriex with 13 points. Shanika Butler narrowly missed a double-double for UALR with seven points and 11 assists.

The Trojans shot 32.7 (18-for-55) percent from the floor and 33.3 (5-for-15) percent from beyond the arc. They also shot 87.5 (7-for-8) percent from the free throw line, while outrebounding UALR 35-32 for the game.

UALR shot 56.9 (37-for-65) percent from the floor en route to their sixth consecutive victory at the Jack Stephens Center. They also shot 37.5 (6-for-16) percent from beyond the arc and 50 (3-for-6) percent from the free throw line.

UALR used a pair of runs to pull away from the Trojans in the first half, as the visitors pulled to within four points two different times. The first time the Trojans pulled to within two possessions, UALR answered with a 10-0 run to take a 14-point advantage.

Then, after the Trojans pulled to within four at 21-17 with 9:27 to play, UALR went on a 23-0 run over the next eight minutes to take a commanding 44-17 lead. The Trojans were able to end their scoring drought as McNair connected on a lay-up with just 60 seconds remaining in the half to trim the lead to 44-19. However, UALR scored the last basket of the half to take a 46-19 halftime lead.

The Trojans couldn't recover from the run in the first half, as they came out and scored the first five points of the second half. Every time the Trojans made a run, UALR answered with one of their own to pull away for the victory.

The Trojans return to action next Saturday at home against the University of North Texas. The game has been moved to 4 pm to accommodate television for the men's game, with the pregame show beginning at 3:45 pm on WTBF-94.7 FM.

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