2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by seventeenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place with South Alabama. In the Sun Belt tournament, the Trojans, placed fifth, defeated No. 8 Appalachian State 48-47 before being defeated by No. 4 Louisiana 46–49. Shortly after being eliminated, the conference canceled the remainder of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic which was followed with the NCAA canceling all post-season play.

2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record12–19 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Brasel
  • Alicia Cash
  • Steve Wiedower
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy*162 .889  254  .862
Coastal Carolina153 .833  254  .862
UT Arlington144 .778  2111  .656
Louisiana108 .556  1912  .613
South Alabama99 .500  1616  .500
Little Rock99 .500  1219  .387
Arkansas State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State810 .444  1119  .367
Georgia Southern711 .389  1019  .345
Texas State612 .333  1317  .433
Georgia State513 .278  821  .276
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056  326  .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Trojans predicted to finish as champions of the conference. [1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Little Rock127 (6)
2Troy123 (4)
3UT Arlington120 (1)
4South Alabama119 (1)
5Appalachian State100
6Georgia State73
7Coastal Carolina66
8Louisiana64
9Texas State59
10Arkansas State44
11Georgia Southern26
12Louisiana–Monroe15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

Roster

2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Skyla Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHoover HS Hoover, AL
G 2 Ky'Lie Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrDenton HS Denton, TX
F 4 Kiana Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWarren Easton HS New Orleans, LA
G 5 Tori Lasker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMayflower HS Mayflower, AR
F 10 Krystan Vornes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrOsceola HS
Tulsa
Osceola, AR
G 12 Sydney Chastain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWestmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 23 Kyra Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNorth Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR
F 25 Alayzha Knapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrUnion HS Tulsa, OK
F 31 Brianna Crane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRamsay HS
Murray State
Birmingham, AL
F 32 Nicole Hemphill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrO'Connor HS San Antonio, TX
F 34 Angelique Francis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMacArthur HS Irving, TX
F 35 Teal Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWhite Station HS Millington, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 1 August 2020

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 6 Texas A&M L 35–78  0–1
 13  Collier  7  Vornes  4  Lasker  Reed Arena (2,758)
College Station, TX
Nov 9, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rice L 40–66  0–2
 16  Collier  7  Battle  4  Lasker  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,939)
Houston, TX
Nov 13, 2019*
6:30 pm, CST
LSU
Eat Local. Ball Local
L 50–65  0–3
 16  Collier  6  Collier  3  Chastain  Jack Stephens Center (1,030)
Little Rock, AR
Nov 16, 2019*
2:00 pm
Central Arkansas
Governor's I-40 Showdown
W 63–48  1–3
 18  Collier  10  Collier  7  Collier  Jack Stephens Center (807)
Little Rock, AR
Nov 21, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 72–79  1–4
 17  Battle  7  Vornes  5  Collier  FAU Arena (467)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Kentucky L 58–77  1–5
 22  Collier  8  Vornes  5  Lasker  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,007)
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 2, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 38–43  1–6
 17  Collier  12  Chastain  4  Chastain  Jack Stephens Center (821)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm
Tulsa W 63–51  2–6
 19  Collier  8  Collier  9  Chastain  Jack Stephens Center (838)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 17, 2019*
6:30 pm
Memphis L 50–68  2–7
 17  Collier  6  Vornes  5  Chastain  Jack Stephens Center (753)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. No. 20 Arkansas L 53–86  2–8
 15  Francis  6  Francis  4  Chastain  Simmons Bank Arena (5,540)
North Little Rock, AR
Dec 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 15 Mississippi State L 50–89  2–9
 16  Collier  7  Anderson  6  Chastain  Humphrey Coliseum (7,895)
Starkville, MS
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 78–66  3–9
(1–0)
 20  Knapp  8  Vornes  8  Chastain  Strahan Coliseum (895)
San Marcos, TX
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 58–65  3–10
(1–1)
 16  Collier  8  Vornes  4  Lasker  College Park Center (1,079)
Arlington, TX
Jan 9, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 58–46  4–10
(2–1)
 16  Collier  15  Battle  7  Lasker  Jack Stephens Center (516)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 66–46  5–10
(3–1)
 23  Collier  9  Vornes  6  Lasker  Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 48–68  5–11
(3–2)
 17  Battle  8  Vornes  4  Lasker  Jack Stephens Center (593)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State
20th Anniversary Recognition Night
W 67–58  6–11
(4–2)
 26  Collier  7  Collier  6  Chastain  Jack Stephens Center (1,034)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 23, 2020
6:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 70–50  7–11
(5–2)
 18  Battle  11  Battle  6  Collier  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (744)
Monroe, LA
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 68–63  8–11
(6–2)
 25  Battle  10  Collier  5  Lasker  Jack Stephens Center (1,009)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, CST/ESPN+
at Louisiana W 59–44  9–11
(7–2)
 21  Knapp  9  Battle  5  Lasker  Cajundome (868)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 6, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 65–49  10–11
(8–2)
 17  Collier  8  Hemphill  6  Collier  Hanner Fieldhouse (231)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 43–58  10–12
(8–3)
 13  Chastain  6  Chastain  4  Lasker  GSU Sports Arena (530)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 13, 2020
11:30 am, ESPN+
Texas State
School Day
L 47–50  10–13
(8–4)
 15  Battle  11  Knapp  5  Battle  Jack Stephens Center (2,557)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington
Pink Game
L 46–62  10–14
(8–5)
 11  Collier  9  Hemphill  5  Collier  Jack Stephens Center (925)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 59–77  10–15
(8–6)
 24  Battle  13  Collier  4  Lasker  Trojan Arena (2,001)
Troy, AL
Feb 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama W 69–58  11–15
(9–6)
 16  Lasker  7  Battle  5  Collier  Mitchell Center (279)
Mobile, AL
Feb 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 54–72  11–16
(9–7)
 16  Collier  8  Francis  6  Chastain  First National Bank Arena (819)
Jonesboro, AR
Mar 5, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Troy L 54–70  11–17
(9–8)
 15  Battle  8  Knapp  6  Collier  Jack Stephens Center (662)
Little Rock, AR
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama
Senior Day
L 42–57  11–18
(9–9)
 16  Collier  7  TEAM  2  Lasker  Jack Stephens Center (843)
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (8) Appalachian State
First Round
W 48–47  12–18
 14  Collier  9  Battle  3  Chastain  Cajundome (169)
Lafayette, LA
Mar 11, 2020
7:00 am, ESPN+
(5) at (4) Louisiana
Quarterfinals
L 46–49  12–19
 14  Collier  6  Vornes  4  Lasker  Cajundome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Little Rock Athletics - 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lrtrojans.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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