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Trojans Sweep Season Series Against Red Wolves

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JONESBORO, Ark. – First-place Little Rock women's basketball brought itself within a game of clinching a share of the Sun Belt Conference Regular-Season Championship as it defeated rival Arkansas State 64-58 on Saturday afternoon at First National Bank Arena.

The win was Little Rock's fifth consecutive over Arkansas State — the longest winning streak by either side since 2006. The victory also clinched a bye for Little Rock in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and guaranteed the Trojans as being one of the top four seeds.

Keanna Keys led the Trojans (16-9, 13-1 Sun Belt) with 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds in 31 minutes while shooting 7-for-9. Tori Lasker finished with 15 points while Ronjanae DeGray earned 12 points and seven rebounds. Monique Townson led the game with six assists and tallied eight points with six rebounds.

Jada Ford put up a team-high 16 points for the Red Wolves (13-12, 8-6 Sun Belt). Akasha Westbrook was the only other A-State player in double figures as she finished with 12 points and a game-high five steals after fouling out with just under seven minutes remaining.

The Trojans and Red Wolves were neck and neck in the fourth quarter as Little Rock outscored Arkansas State 14-13 in the final 10 minutes. With Little Rock up by seven, Arkansas State went on a 5-0 run to cut the Trojans' lead to two at 56-54 with 5:28 remaining. That was as close as Arkansas State got to Little Rock's lead as the Trojans went back up by seven with 2:55 left. Keys led the period with six points after going 2-for-2 from field and 2-for-2 from the foul line. In the second half alone, Keys was 6-for-6 from the field after going 1-for-3 in the first half.

Fouls mounted up for the Trojans in the third quarter as the Red Wolves went 9-for-11 from the charity stripe. Arkansas State made it a five-point game at 50-45 by outscoring Little Rock for the second consecutive quarter. The Red Wolves went on runs of six and seven points each during the period while the Trojans' longest was four. Keys was 4-for-4 in the quarter with three rebounds. Little Rock was 8-for-13 (61.5%) from the field while A-State was 5-for-11 (45.5%)

The second quarter was a tight one as the Red Wolves outscored the Trojans by just one point in the period at 14-13. Little Rock was 6-for-12 in the quarter while A-State was 5-for-12 (41.7%). With Little Rock up 11, Arkansas State closed the gap with a 5-0 run. Ronjanae DeGray led the quarter with six points by going 3-for-4 from the field.

Little Rock began the game with a 21-12 lead over Arkansas State as Lasker led the Trojans with five points. After Arkansas State scored the game's first basket, Little Rock went on a 7-0 run to go up 7-2. The Red Wolves battled back with a 7-2 run of their own to knot the game at 9-all. Up 15-12, Little Rock ended the quarter on a 6-0 run with a jumper and four consecutive free throws. The Trojans were 7-for-16 (43.8%) in the period while the Red Wolves were 4-for-13 (30.8%).

Yanina Inkina finished with five points and two rebounds. Kira Shepard and Terrion Moore each tallied four points.

Little Rock will look to clinch a share of the Sun Belt Conference Regular-Season Championship and the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament against Coastal Carolina on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Jack Stephens Center.

http://lrtrojans.com/news/2018/2/17/womens-basketball-trojans-sweep-season-series-against-red-wolves.aspx
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