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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	12–19 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joe Foley (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Bobby Brasel Alicia Cash Steve Wiedower
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center

2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy*	16	–	2		.889			25	–	4		.862
Coastal Carolina	15	–	3		.833			25	–	4		.862
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Little Rock	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Arkansas State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Georgia Southern	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			3	–	26		.103
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 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.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Little Rock	127 (6)
2	Troy	123 (4)
3	UT Arlington	120 (1)
4	South Alabama	119 (1)
5	Appalachian State	100
6	Georgia State	73
7	Coastal Carolina	66
8	Louisiana	64
9	Texas State	59
10	Arkansas State	44
11	Georgia Southern	26
12	Louisiana–Monroe	15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

1st team

• Kyra Collier – SR, Guard

2nd team

• Tori Lasker – JR, Guard

Roster

2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Skyla Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Hoover HS Hoover, AL G 2 Ky'Lie Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Denton HS Denton, TX F 4 Kiana Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Warren Easton HS New Orleans, LA G 5 Tori Lasker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mayflower HS Mayflower, AR F 10 Krystan Vornes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Osceola HS Tulsa Osceola, AR G 12 Sydney Chastain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK G 23 Kyra Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR F 25 Alayzha Knapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Union HS Tulsa, OK F 31 Brianna Crane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Ramsay HS Murray State Birmingham, AL F 32 Nicole Hemphill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr O'Connor HS San Antonio, TX F 34 Angelique Francis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, TX F 35 Teal Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr White Station HS Millington, TN	Head coach Joe Foley (Central Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Bobby Brasel (UT Permian Basin) Alicia Cash (Little Rock) Steve Wiedower (Arkansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 1 August 2020

Schedule

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

• 2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team