The women’s basketball team finished a six-game road trip that will help prepare for, and make some new results in, the Sun Belt Conference.

Coach Martin said the road trip the team is on right now is a good learning experience; especially because there are many young players who need games like these.

Martin also said the team showed they can play great defense, but also it showed great weakness when it comes to shooting.

“The first three games we played against really good teams, and we lost them, but mostly because we missed too many free throws. This is the biggest problem, and we are working on it every day, but generally, I am very proud where the team is at right now,” Martin said.

Considering the freshmen, Martin said she likes them, and they all work hard, but the biggest sympathy she has is towards Christina Gray, a guard from Winnfield.

Martin said, “She was a big surprise for me because she is already very physical compared to other players who still need to go through that transition and learn the difference between the High School, and College Basketball,” Martin said.

Senior guard Elizabeth Torres said she will give her best and try to win the conference title her senior year, but right now they need to stay focused and go one game at the time.

She said, “The team has heart and a lot of fighters. They just need to step up, and hopefully they will.”

In the end, both Torres and Martin agreed that having a big audience can be like the sixth player on the court. That it is something that motivates them to go harder and “show the game.”

The team said they also hope to have a big support at home games.

The team plays McNeese State University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum.