UALR women win 10th straight game, beat Florida Atlantic 68-54

   BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Marian Kursh had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the UALR women won their 10^th consecutive game with a 68-54 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday afternoon.
   The victory was the 599^th in the career of Coach Joe Foley. He’ll have his first opportunity to reach No. 600 next Saturday when UALR hosts Arkansas State.
   This victory moved UALR to 7-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans have won 24-consecutive Sun Belt Conference games and 16-consecutive games played in January.
   Chastity Reed added 19 points and 8 rebounds for UALR, while Hannah Fohne had 10 points.
   Shanika Butler finished with 9 points, while Asriel Rolfe had 7.
   UALR started to open up a close game late in the first half. A three-pointer by Rolfe with 30 seconds left gave the Trojans a 31-20 lead.
   Florida Atlantic kept the lead at about 10 points before UALR used a 12-0 run to take away any doubt. A three-pointer by Janette Merriex gave the Trojans a 68-45 lead with 2:36 left. The end of FAU's bench then outscored the end of UALR's bench 9-0 to finish the game.