/news-archive/tag/preseason-poll/ ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:51:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/10/26/womens-basketball-preseason-honors/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:51:36 +0000 /news/?p=72459 ... Women’s basketball team picked first in Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Preseason Poll]]> Little Rock seniorÌýÌýwas named Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year, in addition to being selected to the conference’s First Team. TeammateÌýÌýwas elected to the All-Sun Belt Third Team as voted on by the conference’s coaches. DeGray, coming off a season where she averaged 13.8 points, 5.6 boards, and .508 shooting from the floor, is the returning statistical leader for numerous categories. The Odessa, Texas, native was a Sun Belt Conference First Team selection for the regular season and conference tournament, started 11 contests and appeared in 32 games. She tallied her first career double-double by tying her season high with 23 points while putting up a career-high 13 rebounds in the Trojans’ overtime win at Louisiana on March 3. Lasker saw the most playing time out of any freshman last season. She started 24 games and was one of only four Trojans to appear in all 33 contests. She drained a freshman record-setting 57 three-pointers, the sixth most in a single season, and dished out the second most assists, 89. Against Memphis, Lasker registered 21 points in her first collegiate game, a program record for a freshman debut Little Rock’s Team, coming off its fifth NCAA tournament appearance in program history, starts the season Nov. 9 at Louisiana Tech and then hosts FAU at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Jack Stephens Center. New season tickets and renewals are still being accepted and can be ordered by calling the Trojan ticket office at 565-8257. Fans can also purchase tickets by visitingÌý.]]> /news-archive/2018/08/16/volleyball-preseason-poll/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:40:07 +0000 /news/?p=71360 ... Volleyball team picked fifth in Sun Belt Conference West Division Preseason Poll]]> The Trojans tallied 27 points in the poll – five points behind fourth-place UT Arlington and 13 points ahead of sixth-place ULM. Texas State was picked to win the division with 70 points and 10 first-place votes. Arkansas State took second with 58 points and one first-place vote while Louisiana came in third with 51 points and one first-place vote. Over in the East Division, Coastal Carolina was tabbed as the favorite with 67 points and eight first-place votes. Trailing by just four points was South Alabama as they accumulated 63 points and four first-place points. Appalachian State took third with 44 points while Troy was fourth with 37 points. Georgia State and Georgia Southern rounded out the division with 22 and 19 points, respectively. Arkansas State’s Carlisa May was picked as the league’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Texas State’s Micah Dinwiddie was tabbed as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. A-State’s Ellie Watkins was named the Preseason Setter of the Year. Little Rock will open the season against Division I newcomer North Alabama at the Jacksonville State Invitational in Jacksonville, Alabama, on Aug. 24. The Trojans returned seven players from last year’s team while they added three junior college transfers and two freshmen.]]>