RUSTON - An informal sendoff has been planned for Louisiana Tech fans that wish to bid farewell and good luck to the Lady Techster basketball team Thursday before their departure for Missoula, Montana.

Head coach Kurt Budke and his squad will depart from the Thomas Assembly Center parking lot at 6 p.m. and all Louisiana Tech fans are encouraged to come give the No. 5 ranked Lady Techsters squad one final good luck.

The Lady Techsters will fly out of the Shreveport Airport at approximately 8 p.m. and are scheduled to arrive in Missoula at 11:30 p.m. CST. Tech will face the homestanding Grizzlies Saturday night at approximately 10:30 p.m. CST and the game can be seen locally on ESPN2 as well as through Direct TV channel 781 and the Dish Network channel 146.