On the plane ride home from Arizona in early March, there was a sense that a change was coming. On paper, Little Rock had a disappointing result at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, tying for 11th among the 12-team field. But for the Trojans, it was seen as the spring's tipping point.
"We hadn't played well to start the spring with two bad tournaments out of the first three," said senior Logan Pate. "After that first day in Arizona, we had a team meeting and kind of laid it all out on the table. The next day we had a solid final round, and we were coming back to Little Rock with a heartbeat because of the way we responded.