CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – For only the second time since joining Conference USA in 2013, Louisiana Tech will travel to face the Charlotte 49ers at Halton Arena Thursday at 6 p.m.

Tech (10-8, 2-5 C-USA) has hosted Charlotte (12-6, 3-4 C-USA) five of the first six years in Conference USA with the lone trip to North Carolina coming in 2015-16. Charlotte won that meeting 63-58 but Tech leads the overall series 5-4.

The contest can be heard on the LA Tech Sports Network on KNBB 97.7 FM with the pregame show starting at 5:30 p.m. Fans can watch a live stream of the contest through a paid subscription to CUSATV.com.

The Lady Techsters are coming off a 71-51 loss to UAB at home on Saturday afternoon while the 49ers are coming off a 64-50 road victory over FIU. Charlotte is 5-2 at Halton Arena this season.

Charlotte is led by Jade Phillips (15.5 ppg, 9.7 rpg) and Mariah Linney (10.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg) as the 49ers are averaging 62.8 points per game. Charlotte has posted wins over a couple of P5 programs this season, defeating both Wake Forest and Boston College.

The 49ers most impressive C-USA win came in Birmingham when Charlotte defeated UAB 83-75 on Jan. 2 – the C-USA opener for both teams.

Despite a 2-5 record in league play, LA Tech has shown it can beat some of the best in Conference USA as the Lady Techsters own victories over UTEP and Middle Tennessee.

Keiunna Walker (11.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg) and Amber Dixon (11.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg) lead Tech offensively while Raizel Guinto (8.6 ppg, 36-90 three-pointers) and Grayson Bright (7.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg) round out the top four offensive threats for Tech.