NEW ORLEANS -- When it finally was time for the top-seeded UALR Trojans to play, it took a little while for them to get going.
After earning a bye for the first round of the women's Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was in a tight game early in the quarterfinals Thursday at Lakefront Arena. But junior guard Monique Townson provided an offensive lift with 11 second-quarter points, and gradually all the Trojans came around in a 69-53 victory against No. 9 seed Appalachian State.
The Trojans (24-7), reaching the Sun Belt semifinals for the 10th consecutive season, will play No.