2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

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2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
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ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2020–21 record15–11 (9–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alicia Cash
  • Steve Wiedower
  • Bobby Brasel
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy 15 2   .882 22 5   .815
Georgia State 9 7   .563 13 11   .542
Appalachian State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
South Alabama 9 9   .500 13 13   .500
Georgia Southern 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Coastal Carolina 0 13   .000 3 15   .167
West
Louisiana 13 1   .929 16 7   .696
UT Arlington 11 4   .733 13 7   .650
Little Rock 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
Texas State 7 8   .467 11 11   .500
Arkansas State 4 10   .286 9 12   .429
Louisiana–Monroe 1 15   .063 3 20   .130
Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by eighteenth-year head coach Joe Foley, play all home games at the Jack Stephens Center along with the Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[]

The Trojans finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Appalachian State in the First Round before being defeated by Louisiana in the Quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Skyla Knight 1 G 5'7" Freshman Hoover, AL Transfer to Butler
Kiana Anderson 4 F 6'1" Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana Retired
Tori Lasker 5 G 5'7" Junior Mayflower, Arkansas Transfer to Drury
Sydney Chastain 12 G 5'7" Senior Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Graduated
Kyra Collier 23 G 5'9" Senior North Little Rock, Arkansas Graduated
Nicole Hemphill 32 F 6'0" Freshman San Antonio, Texas Retired

Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Old School
Dariel Johnson 13 F 6'1" Junior Pasadena, California Pasadena City College
Bre'Amber Scott 23 G 5'11" Redshirt Junior Little Rock, Arkansas Mississippi State
Maya Caicedo 24 G 5'3" Junior Buga, Colombia New Mexico JC

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
De'Mya Young
Guard
Manor, TX Manor HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Mekayla Holley
Guard
Carrollton, TX Creekview HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Nov 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Tia Harvey
Guard
Sachse, TX Sachse HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Paloma Iradier
Forward
Santander, Spain IES Feria del Atlantico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Trinitee Alexander
Forward
Everman, TX Everman HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A May 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Little Rock 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

Roster[]

2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ky'lie Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Denton HS Denton, TX
G 5 De'Mya Young 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Manor HS Manor, TX
F 10 Krystan Vornes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Osceola HS
Tulsa
Osceola, AR
G 11 Mekayla Holley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Creekview HS Carrollton, TX
G 12 Tia Harvey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sachse HS Sachse, TX
F 13 Dariel Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pasadena HS
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
F 15 Paloma Iradier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr IES Feria del Atlantico Santander, Spain
G 23 Bre'Amber Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Central HS
Mississippi State
Little Rock, AR
G 24 Mayra Caicedo 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr San Vincente de Paul HS
New Mexico JC
Buga, Colombia
F 25 Alayzha Knapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Union HS Tulsa, OK
F 31 Brianna Crane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Ramsay HS
Murray State
Birmingham, AL
F 33 Trinitee Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Everman HS Everman, TX
F 34 Angelique Francis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So MacArthur HS Irving, TX
F 35 Teal Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr White Station HS Millington, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/28/2020*
2:00 p.m.
Rice L 54–66  0–1
 19  B. Scott   5  Caicedo   6  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (222)
Little Rock, AR
12/01/2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  W 61–52  1–1
 18  Crane   17  Johnson   10  Caicedo  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (75)
Memphis, TN
12/05/2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vanderbilt W 82–74  2–1
 28  B. Scott   7  Vornes   14  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (353)
Little Rock, AR
12/10/2020*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 10 Texas A&M L 56–79  2–2
 21  B. Scott   12  Vornes   7  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (408)
Little Rock, AR
12/13/2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 63–47  3–2
 21  Battle   15  Vornes   5  B. Scott  Jack Stephens Center (305)
Little Rock, AR
12/16/2020*
7:00 p.m.
vs.  W 60–50  4–2
 24  B. Scott   6  Johnson   6  Caicedo  Farris Center (256)
Conway, AR
12/19/2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 Arkansas L 70–80  4–3
 27  Crane   13  Vornes   10  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (1,061)
Little Rock, AR
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 57–56  5–3
(1–0)
 27  B. Scott   5  Vornes   4  Caicedo  College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
01/02/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 54–59  5–4
(1–1)
 16  B. Scott   10  Vornes   3  B. Scott  College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
01/22/2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington L 50–55  5–5
(1–2)
 19  K. Scott   10  Vornes   4  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (376)
Little Rock, AR
01/23/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington W 47–40  6–5
(2–2)
 18  Knapp   16  Vornes   11  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (331)
Little Rock, AR
01/25/2021
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana L 45–54  6–6
(2–3)
 17  K. Scott   11  Vornes   4  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (232)
Little Rock, AR
01/29/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 71–36  7–6
(3–3)
 23  K. Scott   10  Vornes   17  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (226)
Little Rock, AR
01/30/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 67–42  8–6
(4–3)
 23  Vornes   11  Vornes   7  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
02/02/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State L 44–51  8–7
(4–4)
 11  Battle   7  Francis   3  Caicedo  Strahan Arena (503)
San Marcos, TX
02/05/2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 62–51  9–7
(5–4)
 20  Battle   13  Vornes   5  Battle  Jack Stephens Center (292)
Little Rock, AR
02/06/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 63–49  10–7
(6–4)
 18  K. Scott   6  Vornes   8  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center (305)
Little Rock, AR
02/12/2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 70–63  11–7
(7–4)
 14  Vornes   8  Francis   6  Harvey  First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
02/13/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 60–56 OT 12–7
(8–4)
 25  Battle   11  Battle   9  Caicedo  Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
02/21/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 66–46  13–7
(9–4)
 21  Vornes   13  Vornes   8  Caicedo  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/22/2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 44–62  13–8
(9–5)
 14  Battle   7  Vornes   5  Caicedo  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/26/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana L 52–63  13–9
(9–6)
 15  Battle   12  Vornes   4  Harvey  Cajundome (179)
Lafayette, LA
02/27/2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana L 32–60  13–10
(9–7)
 16  Battle   10  Vornes   2  Francis  Cajundome (390)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(W3) vs. (E6) Coastal Carolina
First Round
W 75–64  14–10
 17  Battle   12  Francis   9  Caicedo  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(W3) vs. (E2) Georgia State
Quarterfinals
W 75–68  15–10
 25  Battle   10  Francis   10  Caicedo  Hartsell Arena 
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(W3) vs. (W1) Louisiana
Semifinals
L 48–58  15–11
 11  Scott   7  Francis   6  Caicedo  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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