Thursday, January 13
Hattiesburg, MS
6 P.M.
Louisiana Tech University
at
Southern Miss
Photo by: Sadie Patton
Lady Techsters-Southern Miss Series Shifts to Hattiesburg
1/12/2022 1:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team looks to avenge last Sunday's 65-59 loss to Southern Miss as the series shifts to Hattiesburg, Miss. on Thursday night with tipoff set for 6 p.m. inside the Reed Green Coliseum.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan. 13 | 6 p.m.
Location: Reed Green Coliseum (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Series History: Southern Miss Leads 11-10
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Live Radio: LA Tech Sports Network (97.7 FM)
Live Stats: LATechSports.com
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (8-6, 0-3)
The Lady Techsters suffered their first home loss of the season falling to Southern Miss 65-59 last Sunday inside the Thomas Assembly Center. Tech dished out 18 assists, their second most assists of the season, while limiting their turnovers to just 11 in the loss.
Sophomore Anna Larr Roberson registered her fifth double-double of the season and 12th of her career with 18 points and a career-high tying 15 rebounds. She continues to lead the Lady Techsters in rebounding while ranking second in C-USA with 9.7 boards per game.
Junior Keiunna Walker became the 43rd Lady Techster in program history to surpass 1,000 career points with 17 points in the loss. Walker ranks amongst the conference leaders in scoring (5th, 16.8), free throw attempts (107) and free throws made (85). Her 107 free throws attempted and 85 free throws made ranks her third in the NCAA this season.
Defensively, Tech ranks as one of the best defensive teams in C-USA. The Lady Techsters ranks third in both scoring defense (57.1 ppg), fourth in blocked shots (3.6 bpg) and in turnovers forced (20.1 tfpg), fifth in steals (9.9 spg) and sixth in field goal percentage defense (38.3%)
ABOUT SOUTHERN MISS (9-5, 1-2)
The Golden Eagles came away victorious in game one of the series in Ruston, using a late fourth quarter surge to defeat Tech by a final score of 65-59. Southern Miss converted eight of their last 10 free throws in the final minutes of the game to seal the win.
LSU transfer Domonique Davis went 9-of-17 from the field and 8-of-14 from the free throw line on the way to a game-high 27 points. Davis leads the Golden Eagles in scoring at 15.2 points per game, while also dishing out a league-best 55 assists.
Sophomore Rose Warren also reached double-figures for Southern Miss, scoring 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Warren also collected a new career-high five steals and five rebounds in the win over the Lady Techsters.
Southern Miss averages 69.0 points per game while yielding 65.1 points per game. The Golden Eagles shoot a league best 43.1 percent from the field, including 30.1 percent from three and 62.9 percent from the free throw line.
SERIES HISTORY
Southern Miss has taken a one game lead in the all-time series (11-10) after topping the Lady Techsters 65-59 in the Thomas Assembly Center this past Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles have now won five of the last six meetings, with three of the wins coming in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss has won six of the last total meetings in the Reed Green Coliseum The first ever meeting between the two programs came in 1989-90 when LA Tech defeated Southern Miss 89-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in Lady Techsters Basketball, follow them on Twitter (@LATechWBB), Instagram (@LATechWBB), and Facebook.com/LATechWBB.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan. 13 | 6 p.m.
Location: Reed Green Coliseum (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Series History: Southern Miss Leads 11-10
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Live Radio: LA Tech Sports Network (97.7 FM)
Live Stats: LATechSports.com
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (8-6, 0-3)
The Lady Techsters suffered their first home loss of the season falling to Southern Miss 65-59 last Sunday inside the Thomas Assembly Center. Tech dished out 18 assists, their second most assists of the season, while limiting their turnovers to just 11 in the loss.
Sophomore Anna Larr Roberson registered her fifth double-double of the season and 12th of her career with 18 points and a career-high tying 15 rebounds. She continues to lead the Lady Techsters in rebounding while ranking second in C-USA with 9.7 boards per game.
Junior Keiunna Walker became the 43rd Lady Techster in program history to surpass 1,000 career points with 17 points in the loss. Walker ranks amongst the conference leaders in scoring (5th, 16.8), free throw attempts (107) and free throws made (85). Her 107 free throws attempted and 85 free throws made ranks her third in the NCAA this season.
Defensively, Tech ranks as one of the best defensive teams in C-USA. The Lady Techsters ranks third in both scoring defense (57.1 ppg), fourth in blocked shots (3.6 bpg) and in turnovers forced (20.1 tfpg), fifth in steals (9.9 spg) and sixth in field goal percentage defense (38.3%)
ABOUT SOUTHERN MISS (9-5, 1-2)
The Golden Eagles came away victorious in game one of the series in Ruston, using a late fourth quarter surge to defeat Tech by a final score of 65-59. Southern Miss converted eight of their last 10 free throws in the final minutes of the game to seal the win.
LSU transfer Domonique Davis went 9-of-17 from the field and 8-of-14 from the free throw line on the way to a game-high 27 points. Davis leads the Golden Eagles in scoring at 15.2 points per game, while also dishing out a league-best 55 assists.
Sophomore Rose Warren also reached double-figures for Southern Miss, scoring 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Warren also collected a new career-high five steals and five rebounds in the win over the Lady Techsters.
Southern Miss averages 69.0 points per game while yielding 65.1 points per game. The Golden Eagles shoot a league best 43.1 percent from the field, including 30.1 percent from three and 62.9 percent from the free throw line.
SERIES HISTORY
Southern Miss has taken a one game lead in the all-time series (11-10) after topping the Lady Techsters 65-59 in the Thomas Assembly Center this past Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles have now won five of the last six meetings, with three of the wins coming in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss has won six of the last total meetings in the Reed Green Coliseum The first ever meeting between the two programs came in 1989-90 when LA Tech defeated Southern Miss 89-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in Lady Techsters Basketball, follow them on Twitter (@LATechWBB), Instagram (@LATechWBB), and Facebook.com/LATechWBB.
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