NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference Championship begins on Thursday for No. 1 Little Rock women's basketball (20-9, 17-1 Sun Belt) as it will face No. 9 Appalachian State (8-22, 5-13 Sun Belt) in the quarterfinals at Lakefront Arena. Opening tip is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on ESPN3.
The Trojans will face the Mountaineers in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year as Little Rock put together a 69-53 victory last season. Thursday's meeting will be the third of the season between Little Rock and App State as the Trojans won both of the prior meetings by scores of 52-40 and 61-35.