ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT: LADY TROJAN ANGELIQUE FRANCIS

While waiting to conduct an interview with The University Arkansas at Little Rock Lady Trojan forward Angelique Francis, I got a chance to sit in and watch the UA at Little Rock Women’s Basketball Team practice.

It was really cool to see their interaction behind the scenes while watching this powerhouse team who has been rocking the Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball games this year like bosses.

Coach Joe Foley was on the court giving instructions and watching them set up plays along with the assistant coaches as they practiced as if they were opposing teams, some dressed out in white and the others in black.

After finishing with her practice, senior Angelique Francis who stands at 5 ‘11 graciously allowed me time to question her about her background, present and plans for the future.

Before Francis started playing in the UA Little Rock sports program, she had a highly active athletic background in her hometown where she played basketball averaging 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds during her junior year and golf, winning the district title back to back and also ran track for her high school, MacArthur in Irving, Texas.

When she came to play basketball here at UALR, she was accustomed to playing golf as an individual sport so her highlight of being here is the aspect of being a part of a team that is like a family.

By clicking on the following link you can view her outstanding sportsmanship and how she has benefitted the team throughout her college career here on campus. https://lrtrojans.com/sports/ womens-basketball/roster/ angelique-francis/7045

Her future plans are to make a decision whether to stay on for another year which is an option due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the athletics program schedule during her time here, or to go on to coach. Whatever that may be, she is excited and ready for the next chapter of her life as an athlete.

Her razor focus vision for the team as the season is wrapping up is to “Stay humble, Don’t let up and Keep your Head Up.” As they prepare to defend their title as OVC champions in the final, Francis asserts that “We’re not finished.”

BY VAL BELL