University of Arkansas at Little Rock senior Krystan Vornes scored 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in the Trojans' 66-46 victory over Louisiana-Monroe at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, La., on Sunday.
UALR (13-7, 9-4 Sun Belt Conference) shot 52% from the field and dominated the War Hawks in the paint where the Trojans won the rebound battle 36-21, including 14 offensive rebounds, and scored 34 points to top ULM (2-17, 0-13) in the opener of the two-game series. The teams will meet again at 1 p.m. today.
Vornes shot 9 of 14 from the field and finished two points shy of the career-high 23 she scored against the Warhawks on Jan.