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UALR’s Collins, Foley earn awards

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock features this season's Sun Belt Conference women's basketball player of the year and coach 0f the year.

Junior guard Sharde Collins was named the Sun Belt's player of the year, becoming the first UALR player to earn the award since Chastity Reed in 2011. She's the second Trojan player to win the award.

For the fourth time in his career, UALR's Joe Foley was named the Sun Belt Conference women's basketball coach of the year.

Collins and senior forward Kaitlyn Pratt were first-team All-Sun Belt selections.

Collins is averaging a team-high 15.