RUSTON, La. -- Five Lady Techsters reached double figures including 26 points from junior Keiunna Walker to help the Louisiana Tech women's basketball team cruise to a 103-53 win over Jarvis Christian College Tuesday night inside the Thomas Assembly Center.

LA Tech (1-0) use an 19-0 run, that spanned five minutes of action, to race out to a 37-16 advantage with 7:38 left in the second quarter. During that stretch the Lady Techsters' defense forced six Bulldog turnovers and held them to 0-of-6 shooting from the field.

While the Lady Techsters' defense was cooking, LA Tech's ability to get multiple players involved also shined. Six different Lady Techsters contributed at least one basket as Tech turned a 18-13 early lead into a 43-18 lead, on a short corner jumper from sophomore Anna Larr Roberson midway through the second quarter. Tech went on to lead 49-27 at the break.

The second half saw the Lady Techsters pressure the Bulldogs into 19 turnovers that lead to 25 LA Tech points. Tech utilized a 13-0 surge, behind seven points from freshman Robyn Lee, to push the Lady Techsters advantage to 80-39 with 8:54 left in the game. The Lady Techsters went on to lead by as much as 50, as freshman Mackenzie Wurm lifted Tech over the century mark, at 100-51 before claiming the 103-53 victory.

 
NOTABLES

• LA Tech moves to 1-0 all-time against Jarvis Christian College.
• The Lady Techsters improve to 35-12 all-time in season openers and 5-1 under the direction of head coach Brooke Stoehr.
• Amaya Brannon became just the 13th true freshman since the start of the 2000-01 season to start the season opener for the Lady Techsters.
• All 12 Lady Techsters that suited up recorded at least two points as 10 recorded at least one rebound.
• LA Tech moves to 111-2 all-time when scoring 100 points or more and 73-1 when scoring 100 or more at home.
• Five Lady Techsters reached double figures for the first time since six Lady Techsters score in double-figures in a 92-78 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 13, 2019.
• The Lady Techsters collected 19 steals forcing Jarvis Christian College into 33 turnovers.
• Tech shot 48.1 percent from the field, going 39-of-81 from the floor, 4-of 12 from three and 21-of-30 from the free throw line.
• Keiunna Walker led the Lady Techsters with 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. She also grabbed six rebounds and five steals.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Brooke Stoehr
"It was great to get back out on the TAC court, have fans and an atmosphere tonight. We have a lot to clean up but we took care of the basketball and did some really good things defensively. We were able to get a lot of people a lot of minutes and that gave us opportunities to see a lot of different lineups. I thought Salma Bates was very poised at the point, dishing out five assists to one turnover and that's what I want to see from my point guard night in and night out.  Overall, I was pleased with the outcome tonight."
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Techsters will return to the court on Friday morning for their annual Elementary Kids Day against Central Baptist College starting at 11 a.m.
 
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