UALR's women's basketball team's new and improved offense staked the Trojans to a big first-half lead Saturday. Then, when Arkansas State pressed, the Trojans came up with another big run to keep things from getting too uncomfortable.
UALR scored on four consecutive possessions in the final four minutes after ASU cut a 20-point lead to eight points, giving the Trojans a final push toward a 73-59 victory at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, where UALR is now 12-0 against its in-state rival.
Sharde Collins scored a career-high 24 points, including a three-pointer with 2:07 left to put UALR up 72-58.