BASKETBALL
UALR women picked third, ASU fourth
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock women's basketball team was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division, according to the the league's preseason coaches poll released Thursday, while the Arkansas State women were chosen fourth.
Texas-Arlington was picked to win the division and finished with 115 points in the poll. Louisiana-Lafayette (111 points) was second, with Texas State (37 points) and Louisiana-Monroe (20 points) rounding out the division. Troy (140 points) was picked to win the East Division, followed by South Alabama (112) and Coastal Carolina (83).