NEW ORLEANS – Survive and advance. Top-seeded Little Rock women's basketball punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament as it won the Sun Belt Tournament Championship for the fourth time with a 54-53 victory over No. 2 Texas State on Sunday night at Lakefront Arena.
The victory sends Little Rock to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since 2015. This is the third time that Little Rock has won the regular-season championship and tournament championship in the same season.
Monique Townson was the star for the Trojans (23-9) with a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds in 40 minutes.