Joe Foley reminds Sharde Collins before every game what he wants out of his senior guard. Sometimes, he has to remind her in the middle of the game, too.
The message finally registered Thursday night, as Collins shook off a slow start to score 22 points and help the Trojans rally from a 15-point deficit in a 64-60 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette to open Sun Belt Conference play at the Jack Stephens Center.
"She wasn't shooting it and wasn't driving it," UALR's veteran coach said. "Finally, I just had to tell her, 'Sharde, shoot the dang ball.' Once she did that, we all kind of came out of it.