2019 offers Little Rock (LR) baseball a chance to turn the page on an average 2018 season in which the team finished 28-28 and lost two of three games at the Sun Belt Tournament, as well as the opportunity to play one of the most historic regular season games in program history. Fifth-year coach Chris […]
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Trojan Tracker: A feasibility study update, the Donaghey Athletic Center, and more
Little Rock (LR) Athletics had a busy month of February which included a football feasibility study update, the unveiling of the renovated Donaghey Athletic Center, and the announcement of the Trojans’ soccer 2019 recruiting class. Here’s a roundup of some of the news that came out of LR Athletics this month. On Feb. 6, LR […]
Women’s basketball enters Sun Belt Championship a favorite
Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball enters the upcoming Sun Belt Championship a favorite, having notched a 15-9 record with 11 conference wins (at time of print). LR, currently first in the Sun Belt, still has five conference games left to play against Arkansas State (ASU), Georgia Southern (Ga. So.), Georgia State (Ga. St.), Louisiana (ULL), […]
Men’s basketball face test in potential Sun Belt Championship appearance
Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball has struggled under first-year coach Darrell Walker this season with a 10-16 record (at time of print) and are in the midst of a battle to secure one of the last two seeds ahead of the Sun Belt Championship. While the Sun Belt is made up of twelve different schools, […]
Light switch on: Mark Foster and LR soccer
“When you get older, you won’t remember how many soccer games you’ve won or lost,” Mark Foster, head coach of Little Rock (LR) soccer, tells his players. Soccer has been Foster’s life since childhood. He’s played on the amateur and semi-professional level in his home country of Ireland, the college level in America, and coached […]
Men finish seventh, women 11th at Sun Belt Indoor Championships
Little Rock men’s track and field placed seventh overall, while the women’s team placed 11th at the 2019 Sun Belt Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 18 and 19. The Trojan men’s team finished with 43 total points, its best mark since 2012. Three Little Rock athletes won individual Sun Belt championships at the […]
Men’s basketball monthly review
After a trying non-conference slate and 2-6 January performance, Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball pieced together its longest win streak of the season and moved away from the bottom of the Sun Belt this February. As of Feb. 20, the Trojans stand at 5-8 in league play and are in a three-way tie for eighth […]
Women’s golf finishes 14th in Texas
Little Rock (LR) women’s golf finished 14th out of 16 teams at the three-round Texas State Invitational on Feb. 11-12, the Trojans’ first action since October. The Trojans posted a total score of 915 (63-over par), two strokes ahead of fellow Sun Belt member UT Arlington and four behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Freshmen Kellie Gachaga […]
Women’s basketball review
With an 11-2 league mark, Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball remains No. 1 in the Sun Belt with five regular season games remaining. Led by coach Joe Foley in his 16th season, LR is the defending Sun Belt champion, boasting five NCAA Tournament appearances in the last nine seasons. LR rode a five-game win streak […]
LR men’s basketball winter review
Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball entered the winter break 4-6, having suffered a three-point loss to Central Arkansas. The winter break proved frustrating, as LR finished 3-8 and brought their record to 7-14 overall. The break started with a 67-47 home win over Miles College, the last home game to be played at the Jack […]