When University of Arkansas-Little Rock Athletic Director George Lee saw who was calling, he knew there wasn t going to be good news from the other end of the line.
In an in-state rivalry contest, Nikki Metcalfe got her chance to shine. The Australia native scored 15 of her 17 points after halftime, powering the University of Arkansas-Little Rock to a 60-44 win against Arkansas State University on Sunday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
Nikki Metcalfe arrived in Little Rock this offseason with not much in the way of expectations. The Melbourne, Australia, native had bounced around for her first four years of college, spending two years at junior college in North Dakota before playing two seasons in Russellville for Division II Arkansas Tech.
University of Arkansas-Little Rock women s basketball Coach Joe Foley was adamant after his team s overtime loss to Central Arkansas ob Saturday afternoon a fifth straight defeat that the Trojans would get back to their winning ways.