The University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball team will hold a Maroon and White scrimmage today at the Jack Stephens Center instead of its scheduled exhibition against LeMoyne Owen.
"Since our team has already participated in two preseason closed scrimmages, NCAA guidelines prohibit a third preseason contest," Athletic Director Chasse Conque explained in a news release from the school. "While this alteration is not ideal, we look forward to watching our team compete on the court in preparation for the upcoming season."
The scrimmage begins at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free. Fans are encouraged to bring canned goods and other non-perishable food items to be donated to the Trojan Food Pantry.
UALR begins its season Nov. 8 with a home game against Southeastern Oklahoma State.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Weather postpones SEC semifinals
The threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms today has pushed both matches of the SEC Tournament semifinals back one day.
The University of Arkansas will face Florida at noon Central on Friday in Orange Beach, Ala., while LSU takes on South Carolina starting at 2:30 p.m. The semifinal winners will play in the championship match Sunday at 1 p.m.
Arkansas advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the third consecutive season with a 4-0 victory over Mississippi on Tuesday after scoring three goals in the first seven minutes of the match.
UALR beats ASU in SBC Tournament
UALR advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season on Wednesday after defeating Arkansas State 4-3 on penalty kicks in Foley, Ala.
The teams played to a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods. Hailey Furio gave ASU (8-7-3) a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on her fifth goal of the season after a shot rebounded off UALR goalkeeper Sara Johansdottir. The Trojans (12-4-3) tied the match in the 58th minute on a header by Liesa Seifert, her fourth goal of the season, that came off a corner kick by Morgan Smocovich.
UALR converted on four of its five penalty kick tries, including one by Nora Hellmers in the final round that forced ASU to convert to extend the match, but Mattie Ertl's attempt was blocked by Johansdottir.
MEN'S SOCCER
Harding stays put in regional rankings
Harding University remained at No. 4 in the NCAA Division II Central Region rankings that were released Wednesday.
There are 10 teams in the Central Region, with the top two qualifying for the NCAA Division II Tournament. Fort Hays State and Northeastern (Okla.) State are the top two teams in the poll, with Lindenwood at No. 3.
Harding faces Oklahoma Baptist on Friday at the Great American Conference Tournament in Searcy.
Sports on 11/01/2018