Joe Foley knew his young University of Arkansas at Little Rock team would be due for some hard lessons this month.
Seasons don't start with road trips at No. 5 Texas A&M, one of the most consistent programs in women's college basketball, and Rice, an NCAA Tournament team last season that is receiving AP Top 25 votes, without taking some lumps.
The Trojans were dismantled by Texas A&M, 78-35, during the season opener in College Station on Nov. 5. Then they lost to Rice, 66-40, on Saturday in Houston.
Foley, who's in his 17th season as head coach at UALR, knows those types of games aren't designed to produce victories.