RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team opens Conference USA play on Thursday Dec. 30 when it travels to the Cam Henderson Center to face the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. CT and can be heard on the LA Tech Sports Network (97.7 FM). The game can also be seen on ESPN+.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday, Dec. 30 | 5 p.m. CT
Location: Cam Henderson Center (Huntington, W.V.)
Series History: LA Tech leads 6-4
TV/Stream:
ESPN+
Live Radio:
LA Tech Sports Network (97.7 FM)
Live Stats:
LATechSports.com
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (8-3, 0-0)
The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team has won four of their last five games, entering Thursday nights contest with an 8-3 overall record. The Lady Techsters have picked up win over the likes of McNeese State, Sam Houston and Boise State, but have suffered hard fought losses to undefeated Colorado, Ole Miss and UL-Lafayette.
The Lady Techsters are led offensively by junior
Keiunna Walker (16.3 ppg). Walker has filled the stat sheet all year, ranking sixth in scoring and eighth in field goal percentage (39.6 %) in Conference USA.
Sophomore
Anna Larr Roberson has been a force on the defensive end of the floor for Tech, ranking second in rebounds (9.6 rpg), fourth in blocked shots (1.5 bpg), while contributing on the offensive end of the floor with 12.6 points per game.
Defensively, Tech ranks as one of the best defense teams in C-USA. The Lady Techsters rank first in blocked shots (4.45 bpg), third in points allowed (55.4 papg), third in steals (10.3) and sixth in opponent field goal percentage (37.2 %) in C-USA.
ABOUT MARSHALL (5-4, 0-0)
Marshall is 5-4 on the season, which includes wins over Radford, Morehead State and Oakland. The Thundering Herd have challenged themselves with tough road losses at Purdue and (RV) Michigan State.
The Thundering Herd is led by the reigning Conference USA Player of the Week, sophomore Savannah Wheeler. The Preseason All-Conference selection is averaging a league best 20.1 points per game after dropping 40 points in their win against Oakland on Dec. 20.
Graduate Student Kennedi Colclough is the only other Marshall player averaging in double-figures, while senior Brianah Freby and freshman CC Mays are each contributing 8.0 points per game. Junior Lorelei Roper leads the Thundering Herd with 7.0 rebounds per game.
Marshall averages 73.2 points per contest and yields just 62.6 points per game. The Thundering Herd shoots 41.1 percent from the field, including 28.5 percent from three and 74.4 percent from the free throw line.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series against Marshall 6-4 in a series that has been mostly played in Huntington. Following Thursday's game eight of the 11 meetings between the two programs will have been played inside the Cam Henderson Center. The two teams met three times last season with the Lady Techsters claiming two victories over the Thundering Herd. Tech defeated Marshall 61-51 in overtime while the Thundering Herd won the next night 61-57 to open conference play last season. The Lady Techsters won the last meeting between the two schools 50-48 in the first round of the C-USA Tournament last season.
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