The UALR women's basketball team is 13-1 in the Sun Belt Conference and two victories away from clinching at least a share of a regular-season title.
Coach Joe Foley said he entered the season with modest expectations, but he told the Downtown Tip-Off Club Tuesday at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel that this team has turned out to be one of his hardest-working groups.
"I really didn't know what we would be able to accomplish," he said to a room of about 150 attendees. "It's not the most athletic team by far that I've ever coached. They're a good bunch of young ladies, and they've worked very hard and that's what's got them where they're at.