/news-archive/tag/monique-townson/ ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:43:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/03/15/lady-trojans-ncaa-2018/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:43:22 +0000 /news/?p=69771 ... Little Rock to face Florida State in first round of NCAA tournament]]> Tickets for Little Rock’s game against Florida State are on sale now via the Florida State Ticket Office. Single-session tickets are available for $20, and all-session tickets are available for $30. To purchase, call 888-FSU-NOLE or . If you are not able to make it to Tallahassee, there will be a watch party in the Legends Room at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday morning. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Ryan Miller at 501-569-3411 or romiller@ualr.edu. If Little Rock advances to the second round of the tournament, the Trojans will play the winner of the game with No. 6 University of South Florida and No. 11 Buffalo on Monday. This will be Little Rock’s fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament. Little Rock has posted two NCAA Tournament victories over the years with the last coming as the No. 11 seed against No. 6 seed Texas A&M in 2015 when it knocked off the Aggies 69-60. Little Rock then fell 57-54 to No. 3 seed Arizona State in the second round. Prior to that, Little Rock’s first NCAA Tournament victory came in 2010 when the team was an at-large bid to the tournament. As a No. 11 seed that season, the Trojans defeated No. 6 seed Georgia Tech in the first round before losing to No. 3 seed Oklahoma in the second round on the Sooners’ home court. Little Rock earned its automatic bid to this year’s NCAA Tournament when it claimed the Sun Belt Tournament Championship on March 10. The Trojans survived a strong second-half surge by Texas State to win its fourth league tournament with a final score of 54-53. and Ìýearned All-Tournament Team honors for their performance throughout the tournament.    ]]> /news-archive/2018/03/12/sun-belt-championship-2018/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:10:23 +0000 /news/?p=69768 ... Trojan women win Sun Belt Tournament Championship]]> The victory sends Little Rock to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since 2015. This is the third time that Little Rock has won the regular-season championship and tournament championship in the same season. Monique Townson was the star for the Trojans (23-9) with a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds in 40 minutes. She finished 7-for-13 from the field and 3-for-4 from three. Tori Lasker had nine points to go along with five rebounds and four assists while knocking down three three-pointers. Sisters Raeyana and Ronjanae DeGray each tallied eight points. Ronjanae had eight rebounds while Raeyana tallied five. Little Rock was 21-for-54 (38.9 percent) from the field, 6-for-17 (35.3 percent) from three and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Townson and Ronjanae DeGray earned All-Tournament Team honors for their performance throughout the tournament. The Bobcats (23-9) had three players in double figures as Tournament MVP Taeler Deer led the game with 20 points and eight assists. Toshua Leavitt tallied 11 points with three steals, and Brooke Holle had 10 points with seven rebounds. Texas State shot 35.2 percent (19-for-54) from the field, 29.4 percent (5-for-17) from three and 90.9 percent (10-for-11) from the foul line. As it entered the fourth quarter with an 11-point lead, Little Rock’s offensive struggles from the third quarter carried over while Texas State’s offense continued to flourish. After Ronjanae DeGray made a jumper to put Little Rock up by 13 at the beginning quarter, it was all Texas State from there as the Bobcats went on a 13-0 run from 7:42 to 4:10. Yanina Inkina stopped the bleeding with a jumper, but Leavitt hit a three right after to give Texas State the 53-52 lead. The Trojans’ defense finally stepped up in the final three minutes of action as it didn’t allow a single Bobcat point. The lead returned to Little Rock at the 2:30 mark as Townson put up the go-ahead layup. With Little Rock up 54-53, both sides missed three shots each in the final two minutes. With two seconds remaining in the game, Deer missed the go-ahead layup by mere inches. With 0.2 seconds left and Little Rock inbounding, the Trojans threw the ball into play off the Texas State defender’s leg to run off the clock and win the championship. Texas State came out of the locker room ready to play in the third quarter as it outscored Little Rock 17-10 after shooting 58.3 percent (7-for-12). The Trojans shot just 21.4 percent (3-for-14) in the period. The Bobcats’ biggest run of the quarter occurred with 5:53 left in the period as Texas State went on a 9-0 run. The Trojans ended the first half with an 18-point lead over the Bobcats after shooting 53.6 percent (15-for-28) in the first 20 minutes. Townson ended the half with a game-high 12 points as she went 5-for-5 from the field and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Little Rock held Texas State to 20 percent (6-for-30) in the half and kept the Bobcats’ three-point shooting at bay as they shot just 1-for-10. Up 33-20, Little Rock ended the half on a 5-0 thanks to two free throws by Keys and a layup and a free throw by Raeyana DeGray. Little Rock got off to a scorching start as it led Texas State 20-7 after 10 minutes of play. Townson was sensational as she started the game 4-for-4 with one three-pointer and two rebounds. Little Rock shot 60 percent (9-for-15) for the period while holding Texas State to 17.6 percent (3-for-17). The Trojans were dominant on the boards as they outrebounded the Bobcats 13-7. Little Rock had two runs of seven points each in the period and finished the quarter on a 14-2 run. Keanna Keys finished with six points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. Inkina ended up with six points, and Terrion Moore tallied four assists and four rebounds. Little Rock had a 41-27 advantage in rebounds and a 13-12 advantage in assists. The Trojans led for just over 37 minutes while the Bobcats led for just under two minutes. Little Rock will now prepare for the NCAA Selection Show on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Legends Room of the Jack Stephens Center. Festivities are set to begin at 5:30 p.m.]]> /news-archive/2018/03/08/sun-belt-semifinals/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:14:10 +0000 /news/?p=69721 ... Trojans Advance to Sun Belt Semifinals with 66-34 Win over Appalachian State]]> 11th consecutive season, top-seeded Little Rock won its quarterfinals game at the Sun Belt Conference Championship as it defeated No. 9 Appalachian State 66-34 on Thursday afternoon at Lakefront Arena.Ìý The Trojans (21-9) were led by senior Monique Townson who put up a game-high 14 points with four steals, four assists, and a team-leading seven rebounds. Yanina Inkina had 12 with two rebounds, and Tori Lasker tallied 11 points with four assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Ronjanae DeGray was the fourth Trojan in double figures as she ended the game with 10 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Little Rock shot 45.1 percent (23-for-51) from the field, 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from three and 70 percent (14-for-20) from the charity stripe. The Mountaineers (8-23) tallied just 34 points for the game — its fewest of the season. They also tied Little Rock’s opponent low for points scored this season. App State had no players in double figures as LaPresha Stanley led the Mountaineers with nine points. App State shot just 26.7 percent (12-for-45) from the field, 13.3 percent (2-for-15) from three and 50 percent (8-for-16) from the foul line. Little Rock took its largest lead of the game in the fourth quarter at 37 points with 8:18 left in the game. Inkina drained her sixth field goal of the game to put the Trojans up 61-24. With 3:44 left and the lead well in hand, Little Rock went to its bench and wrapped up the victory. The Trojans had their best offensive quarter of the season in the third period as they outscored the Mountaineers 30-13. Townson and Lasker each tallied nine points for the quarter. Lasker was 3-for-3 from beyond the arc in the first three minutes of the second half while Townson was 3-for-3 from the field with one three-pointer and two free throws. Little Rock put together runs of eight and 11 points during the period. The Trojans were 10-for-15 (66.7 percent) from the field in the quarter while the Mountaineers were 5-for-15 (33.3 percent). The Trojans ended the first half by allowing its fewest first-half points this season as they held the Mountaineers to 11. Little Rock went to the break with a 15-point lead over App State. The Trojans shot 38.5 percent (5-for-13) in the second quarter while holding the Mountaineers to 15.4 percent (5-for-13). After beginning the period on a 7-4 run, Little Rock went on a 7-0 run to take its largest lead of the half at 26-9. Little Rock had a 12-5 lead at the end of the first quarter after shooting 30.8 percent (4-for-13). Inkina led the quarter with six points as she went 3-for-5 from the field. The Trojans tallied four steals for the quarter while forcing seven Mountaineer turnovers. Little Rock held App State to 22.2 percent (2-for-9) from the field. Keanna Keys finished the game with nine points and six rebounds while Terrion Moore tallied a career-high eight assists with three rebounds and two points. Raeyana DeGray had five points and two assists, and Kira Shepard put up three points. The Trojans finished the game with a season-high 12 steals while forcing 20 Mountaineer turnovers. Little Rock will have two days to prep for its semifinals matchup on Saturday at 5 p.m. The Trojans will face either No. 4 Troy or No. 5 South Alabama on ESPN3.]]> /news-archive/2018/03/05/coach-foley-3-trojans-earn-sun-belt-conference-honors/ Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:55:11 +0000 /news/?p=69672 ... Coach Foley, 3 Trojans earn Sun Belt Conference honors]]> Ronjanae DeGray was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, while and Keanna Keys and Monique Townson were named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team.Ìý Foley’s Coach of the Year award is his fifth as the Trojans’ head coach. He previously won the award in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017. The 2017-18 season was a big one for Foley as he became the Sun Belt’s all-time winningestÌýcoach, earned his 750th career win, earned his 300th win as the Trojans’ head coach, and coached in his 1,000th career game. Foley’s Trojans won the Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Championship with a 17-1 conference record for the second consecutive year. On Saturday, Foley tallied his fourth consecutive 20-win season at Little Rock and 11th as the Trojans’ head coach. Foley now has 27 20-win seasons in his 31 seasons as a collegiate head coach. DeGray’s All-Sun Belt First Team honor is the first of her career. During the regular season, the junior led Little Rock with 13.9 points per game while tallying a 51.8 field-goal percentage and 5.6 rebounds per game. In Sun Belt play,ÌýDeGray averaged 16 points with a 53.2 field-goal percentage and 6.2 rebounds per game. DeGray led Little Rock in scoring on 10 different occasions throughout the season and tallied double figures in all but five games. DeGrayÌýscored at least 10 points in all but one Sun Belt Conference game. Keys’ All-Sun Belt Third Team honor is the first of her career as the graduate student averaged 8.9 points per game with a 53.0 field-goal percentage and 5.1 rebounds per game. In conference action, Keys averaged 9.7 points with a 57.0 field-goal percentage and 5.0 rebounds per game. Keys’ field-goal percentage for the season and in conference play were second-best in the league. Keys shot 42.9 percent or better in all but one Sun Belt contest. Like Keys, this is Townson’s first All-Sun Belt Third Team honor. The senior led Little Rock with 4 assists per game and 1.8 steals per game while tallying 7.7 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game. In Sun Belt play, TownsonÌýhad 8.4 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, 4 assists per game and 1.4 steals per game. For her career, she has the best free-throw percentage of any player to wear a Little Rock uniform at 80.7 percent. Little Rock will get back to action on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championship and will face either No. 8 Arkansas State or No. 9 Appalachian State as the No. 1 overall seed. Opening tip is 11:30 a.m. at Lakefront Arena on ESPN3. All-Sun BeltÌýFirst Team Ronjanae DeGray, Little Rock (Junior, Forward, Odessa, Texas) Jas Adams, Coastal Carolina (Senior, Guard, Winston-Salem, N.C.) Chyna Ellis, South Alabama (Senior, Center, Cordova, Tenn.) Rebekah VanDijk, UTA (Senior, Center, Nazareth, Texas) Taeler Deer, Texas State (Senior, Guard, Houston, Texas) All-Sun BeltÌýSecond Team Akasha Westbrook, Arkansas State (Junior, Guard, Malvern, Ark.) DJ Williams, Coastal Carolina (Sophomore, Guard, Moreno Valley, Calif.) Toshua Leavitt, Texas State (Junior, Guard, Nixa, Mo.) Kayla Robinson, Troy (Sophomore, Guard, Clyo, Ga.) Amber Rivers, Troy (Sophomore, Forward, Birmingham, Ala.) All-Sun Belt Third Team Bayley Plummer, Appalachian State (Sophomore, Center, Thomasville, N.C.) Monique Townson, Little Rock (Senior, Guard, Kansas City, Mo.) Keanna Keys, Little Rock (Graduate, Forward, Sumrall, Miss.) Simone Fields, Louisiana (Senior, Forward, San Antonio, Texas ) Crystal Allen, UTA (Senior, Guard, Fort Worth, Texas) Sun Belt Player of the Year Taeler Deer, Texas State (Senior, Guard, Houston, Texas) Sun Belt Defensive of the Year Chyna Ellis, South Alabama (Senior, Center, Cordova, Tenn.) Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Savannah Jones, South Alabama (Freshman, Guard, Ocean Springs, Miss.) Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year Sky’Lynn Holmes, Troy (Junior, Forward, Mount Pleasant, Texas) Sun Belt Coach of the Year Joe Foley, Little Rock]]>