The Arkansas State Women's basketball team came out cold in the second half and fell behind rather quickly to the UALR Lady Trojans.
Sophomore forward Chastity Reed scored 27 points as the Lady Trojans won their 27th consecutive game at the Jack Stephens Center.
The Lady Trojans outscored the Lady Red Wolves 34-16 in the second half.
Junior Jazmine Taylor led ASU in scoring with 13 points in the game on Saturday. The Lady Red Wolves have yet to win a conference game after falling to both Florida International and Arkansas Little Rock.
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Ark St vs UALR (MEN)
The Red Wolves own a 42-22 series lead over the Trojans. ASU is 7-3 against UALR in their last 10 meetings including splitting the two-game series last season. ASU beat UALR at the ASU Convocation Center on Jan. 5 77-62, but fell to the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center 82-52.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are 8-2 on the season and 1-0 in conference after beating FIU 61-41 in their league opener Thursday. Junior Donald Boone leads ASU with 12.3 points per game and leads the team with 16 steals. Eric McKinney is second on the squad scoring 8.9 ppg whil leading ASU with 6.9 rebounds per game (69 total) and has 21 blocked shots.
UALR opens its conference slate by hosting the Red Wolves on Saturday. The Trojans have gone 7-3 in their non conference schedule but have gone 2-3 in their last five games. In their contest, UALR pushed Memphis to the limit but eventually fell 59=51.
Sophomore guard Matt Mouzy leads UALR in total points while averaging 13.2 per game and leads the team with 14 steals. Junior forward Mike Smith leads the Trojans with 59 rebounds averaging 6.6 a game.
ASU is 8-9 in SBC road-openers dating back to 1991.
Much of ASU's early success this season has been due to the tough defense the Red Wolves have played. ASU has held opponents to a combined .363 shooting percentage, while holding eight of their 10 opponents to shooting under 38 percent from the field.
Missouri State was the only team to outrebound the Red Wolves this season.
It is time for a Wolf attack in Little Rock!
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are 8-2 on the season and 1-0 in conference after beating FIU 61-41 in their league opener Thursday. Junior Donald Boone leads ASU with 12.3 points per game and leads the team with 16 steals. Eric McKinney is second on the squad scoring 8.9 ppg whil leading ASU with 6.9 rebounds per game (69 total) and has 21 blocked shots.
UALR opens its conference slate by hosting the Red Wolves on Saturday. The Trojans have gone 7-3 in their non conference schedule but have gone 2-3 in their last five games. In their contest, UALR pushed Memphis to the limit but eventually fell 59=51.
Sophomore guard Matt Mouzy leads UALR in total points while averaging 13.2 per game and leads the team with 14 steals. Junior forward Mike Smith leads the Trojans with 59 rebounds averaging 6.6 a game.
ASU is 8-9 in SBC road-openers dating back to 1991.
Much of ASU's early success this season has been due to the tough defense the Red Wolves have played. ASU has held opponents to a combined .363 shooting percentage, while holding eight of their 10 opponents to shooting under 38 percent from the field.
Missouri State was the only team to outrebound the Red Wolves this season.
It is time for a Wolf attack in Little Rock!
Arkansas State Red Wolves vs UALR Trojans (WOMENs)
Arkansas State continues Sun Belt Conference play Saturday afternoon as the Lady Red Wolves prepare for Little Rock for a match up against in-state rival UALR. Arkansas State is 5-5 on the season and 0-1 in SBC play after falling 63=51 at home against Florida International Wednesday night in the home conference opener.
The loss to FIU snapped a 14-game home conference winning streak for ASU. UALR is 8-2 entering Saturday's game and tonight's game is the conference opener for the Trojans.
Arkansas State has won 40 of the 46 meetings between the two programs, but has not won consecutive games against UALR since winning nine straight from 2001-02 to 2005-06. The Red Wolves hold a 15-4 advantage in games played in Little Rock, but ASU has never won in its three trips to the Stephens Center.
PROJECTED STARTERS
ASU RED WOLVES
Guard Jazmine Taylor (Memphis)
Guard Brittney Hiles (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Guard Veronica Smith (East St. Louis, Illinois)
Forward Shay Scott (North Little Rock)
Forward Lyndsay Schlup (California, Missouri)
UALR TROJANS
Guard Asriel Rolf (Dallas)
Guard Anshel Cooper (Marion, Ark.)
Forward Chastity Reed (New Orleans)
Center Marian Kursh (Fort Smith, Ark.)
The loss to FIU snapped a 14-game home conference winning streak for ASU. UALR is 8-2 entering Saturday's game and tonight's game is the conference opener for the Trojans.
Arkansas State has won 40 of the 46 meetings between the two programs, but has not won consecutive games against UALR since winning nine straight from 2001-02 to 2005-06. The Red Wolves hold a 15-4 advantage in games played in Little Rock, but ASU has never won in its three trips to the Stephens Center.
PROJECTED STARTERS
ASU RED WOLVES
Guard Jazmine Taylor (Memphis)
Guard Brittney Hiles (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Guard Veronica Smith (East St. Louis, Illinois)
Forward Shay Scott (North Little Rock)
Forward Lyndsay Schlup (California, Missouri)
UALR TROJANS
Guard Asriel Rolf (Dallas)
Guard Anshel Cooper (Marion, Ark.)
Forward Chastity Reed (New Orleans)
Center Marian Kursh (Fort Smith, Ark.)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Quote of the night
"The referees never see the first punch, but they always see the second," head coach John Brady said Thursday after the 61-41 win over conference foe Florida International.
Brady was referring to when forward Shawn Morgan intentionally hit a Florida International player after the FIU player hit Morgan. The intentional foul was Morgan's fourth foul of the night. It came almost immediately after Morgan picked up his third foul.
His actions got him the bench for most of the remainder of the game. Brady said he would not tolerate stupid mistakes, especially when you have a 17 point lead.
Referring to the movie "50 First Dates" was also pretty funny too.
Brady was referring to when forward Shawn Morgan intentionally hit a Florida International player after the FIU player hit Morgan. The intentional foul was Morgan's fourth foul of the night. It came almost immediately after Morgan picked up his third foul.
His actions got him the bench for most of the remainder of the game. Brady said he would not tolerate stupid mistakes, especially when you have a 17 point lead.
Referring to the movie "50 First Dates" was also pretty funny too.
Ark St 61 FIU 41
8:03 Donald Boone leads all scorers with 11 points and Mike Lance came off the bench with seven points in the first half. ASU shot 43 percent from the field in the first half. ASU holds a 33-21 lead during Thursday's conference opener against Florida International.
8:04
The second half gets under way and FIU gets things started with a nice pick and roll by the two big guys underneath. Freddy Asprilla fed it to Nikola Gacesa to cut the lead to ten.
8:05
Shawn Morgan answers right back with his second bucket off the night to get the lead back to 12. He has five points.
8:07
Ifeany Koggu draws a foul and makes the basket. But his fall to the floor prevents him from going to the line. Daniel Bryant shoots for him but misses.
8:09
Asprilla pulls down a rebound for FIU and puts back in to cut it 37 to 25. ASU's Eric Mckinney answered right back though with a basket of his own and the lead goes back to 14.
Bryant palms the ball and the Red Wolves turn it over to FIU.
8:11
Donald Boone tips a pass away and causes his own fast break to get a Simmions "Super Slam". ASU is now up 41 - 25 with less than 15 minutes left in the game.
8:13
The Red Wolves have racked up 34 blocks so far this season through seven games. Junior Eric Mckinney leads the Red Wolves with 19 blocked shots, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
Mckinney has one block tonight. Shawn Morgan, who is second on the team with seven blocks, also has a block tonight.
8:18
Offensively, ASU continues to show signs of weakness. But they make up with good defensive efforts at the other night. Tonight has not been as bad as in previous games but every so often glimmers of offensive struggles do appear.
8:24
FIU's Freddy Asprilla picked up a double double at the 11:12 minute mark. He has 10 points and 10 rebounds. Asprilla is 6-10 and weighing in at 280 pounds. He has a football attributes to him but plays center for the Golden Panthers.
8:26
Shawn Morgan picks up his fourth foul of the night after a "controversial" intentional foul call. Nikola Gacesa made both of the free throws to cut the lead to 48 - 33 with under nine minutes left in the game.
8:28
A fast break was halted when ASU was called for stepping out of bounds in front of the student section. ASU regained possesion after an over the back foul was called on Jonas Karosas. Karosas finds a place on the bench as he now has four fouls.
8:31
With eight minutes left in the game, ASU now has a 17 point lead over conference foe Florida International. Nick Taylor gets called for walking and ASU will regain possesion.
Time out on the floor. 7:33 left in the game.
8:34
Boone now has 15 points in the game which leads all scorers. Michael Lance picks up his fifth basket of the night and now has 12 points in the game. Lance and Boone have definitely been the "surprise" leaders of the team. Everybody knew Shawn Morgan would do well. It's refreshing to see new talent take it upon themselves to lead this program.
8:40
Boone steals another pass. Boone now has four steals to go along with his 15 points. ASU leads FIU 56 - 35 with under four minutes left in the game. Eric McKinney has 12 points tonight.
8:44
Freddy Asprilla of FIU has definitely been a dominate force for the Golden Panthers tonight. But one player can not help a team win. Most of his points have been from rebounds. It doesn't have a quick step.
8:46
Boone steals another. With 20 seconds left in the game ASU is up by 20 points. This is their biggest win on the season.
8:47
Arkansas State 61 Florida International 41 FINAL
8:04
The second half gets under way and FIU gets things started with a nice pick and roll by the two big guys underneath. Freddy Asprilla fed it to Nikola Gacesa to cut the lead to ten.
8:05
Shawn Morgan answers right back with his second bucket off the night to get the lead back to 12. He has five points.
8:07
Ifeany Koggu draws a foul and makes the basket. But his fall to the floor prevents him from going to the line. Daniel Bryant shoots for him but misses.
8:09
Asprilla pulls down a rebound for FIU and puts back in to cut it 37 to 25. ASU's Eric Mckinney answered right back though with a basket of his own and the lead goes back to 14.
Bryant palms the ball and the Red Wolves turn it over to FIU.
8:11
Donald Boone tips a pass away and causes his own fast break to get a Simmions "Super Slam". ASU is now up 41 - 25 with less than 15 minutes left in the game.
8:13
The Red Wolves have racked up 34 blocks so far this season through seven games. Junior Eric Mckinney leads the Red Wolves with 19 blocked shots, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
Mckinney has one block tonight. Shawn Morgan, who is second on the team with seven blocks, also has a block tonight.
8:18
Offensively, ASU continues to show signs of weakness. But they make up with good defensive efforts at the other night. Tonight has not been as bad as in previous games but every so often glimmers of offensive struggles do appear.
8:24
FIU's Freddy Asprilla picked up a double double at the 11:12 minute mark. He has 10 points and 10 rebounds. Asprilla is 6-10 and weighing in at 280 pounds. He has a football attributes to him but plays center for the Golden Panthers.
8:26
Shawn Morgan picks up his fourth foul of the night after a "controversial" intentional foul call. Nikola Gacesa made both of the free throws to cut the lead to 48 - 33 with under nine minutes left in the game.
8:28
A fast break was halted when ASU was called for stepping out of bounds in front of the student section. ASU regained possesion after an over the back foul was called on Jonas Karosas. Karosas finds a place on the bench as he now has four fouls.
8:31
With eight minutes left in the game, ASU now has a 17 point lead over conference foe Florida International. Nick Taylor gets called for walking and ASU will regain possesion.
Time out on the floor. 7:33 left in the game.
8:34
Boone now has 15 points in the game which leads all scorers. Michael Lance picks up his fifth basket of the night and now has 12 points in the game. Lance and Boone have definitely been the "surprise" leaders of the team. Everybody knew Shawn Morgan would do well. It's refreshing to see new talent take it upon themselves to lead this program.
8:40
Boone steals another pass. Boone now has four steals to go along with his 15 points. ASU leads FIU 56 - 35 with under four minutes left in the game. Eric McKinney has 12 points tonight.
8:44
Freddy Asprilla of FIU has definitely been a dominate force for the Golden Panthers tonight. But one player can not help a team win. Most of his points have been from rebounds. It doesn't have a quick step.
8:46
Boone steals another. With 20 seconds left in the game ASU is up by 20 points. This is their biggest win on the season.
8:47
Arkansas State 61 Florida International 41 FINAL
Ark St 23 FIU 15 4:48
Junior guard Donald Boone had a career scoring night against Indiana State, tossing in 26 points to lead the Red Wolves to a 56-54 victory over the Sycamores. Boone has led the Red Wolves in scoring three times this season and is averaging 10.7 ppg while leading the Red Wolves in steals.
So far tonight Boone has 11 points and is 4-6 from the field and 2-4 from behind the arc. Lance proves to be a consistent leader for the Red Wolves. ASU is shooting 47 percent from the field while FIU is shooting a measly 48 percent.
A missed dunk by FIU led to quick foul to put ASU on the line.
WIth less than a minute left in the half, ASU 31 FIU 20.
So far tonight Boone has 11 points and is 4-6 from the field and 2-4 from behind the arc. Lance proves to be a consistent leader for the Red Wolves. ASU is shooting 47 percent from the field while FIU is shooting a measly 48 percent.
A missed dunk by FIU led to quick foul to put ASU on the line.
WIth less than a minute left in the half, ASU 31 FIU 20.
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