HALDEMAN, Ky. (Interstat) — Jordan Holman scored 25 points and Brenna Burk added 19 as the Arkansas-Little Rock women’s basketball team secured a wire-to-wire 76-63 victory over Morehead State on Tuesday night at E.T. Johnson Arena.

The visiting Trojans never trailed, building a double-digit lead by halftime and withstanding several pushes from the Eagles to improve to 4-6 on the season. Morehead State fell to 4-7.

Arkansas-Little Rock established control early with a stifling defensive effort, limiting Morehead State to just 10 points in the opening quarter while forcing six turnovers. The Trojans led 12-10 after a slow-paced first period that saw both teams struggle to find offensive rhythm.

The game’s decisive stretch came in the second quarter. Leading 14-12, Arkansas-Little Rock ignited a 14-2 run over a five-minute span to seize command. Burk, a guard from Russellville, Arkansas, hit a pair of three-pointers during the surge, and Holman capped it with a driving layup to give the Trojans a 28-14 advantage with 4:47 remaining in the half. Morehead State could not trim the deficit below nine points the rest of the way, entering halftime down 31-23.

Holman, a 5-foot-10 guard from Hugo, Oklahoma, was the catalyst throughout, adding three assists and three blocks to her game-high scoring total in 35 minutes. Her defensive presence, including a key block on a Marie Sepp three-point attempt at the third-quarter buzzer, helped stifle Eagle rallies.

Morehead State made its most serious challenge early in the third quarter. After a Landon Forbes three-pointer and a pair of free throws from Kate Dike, the Eagles cut the Trojan lead to 36-32 with 6:11 left in the period. Arkansas-Little Rock responded immediately with a 7-0 spurt, keyed by a Holman three-pointer and a jump shot from Pearson McVay off a Holman steal, to push the lead back to 11 and restore a comfortable margin.

Dike led Morehead State with 15 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes. Forbes, from Wichita, Kansas, finished with 13 points and four assists, while Sepp of Tallinn, Estonia, and Laura Toffali of Villasanta, Italy, each contributed 12 points. The Eagles shot poorly from the field and committed 21 turnovers, which the Trojans converted into 19 points.

Arkansas-Little Rock’s offense operated efficiently, committing only 11 turnovers and sharing the ball for 17 assists. Guard Jarahle Daniels provided a spark off the bench with five assists in just 10 minutes. Mya Cotto added 11 points for the Trojans, and Alaina Payne chipped in eight points and three assists.

The Trojans maintained at least a nine-point lead throughout the fourth quarter, extending it to as many as 16 before settling on the 13-point final margin. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Arkansas-Little Rock, which had suffered blowout losses at Oklahoma and Arkansas earlier in the month.

A crowd of 690 attended the non-conference matchup. Arkansas-Little Rock continues its road trip at Southern Indiana on Thursday. Morehead State will also face Southern Indiana on the road Saturday.