MONROE, La. – The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team picked up their first road win of the season and moved the 3-0 for the first time since 2017 with a 68-53 win over ULM in Monroe, La. behind Amaya Brannon's career-high 18 points. Brannon also tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
LA Tech (3-0) overcame a slow start from the floor with offensive rebounds and defense to build a 17-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Techsters pulled down seven offensive rebounds in the first period leading to six second-chance points. ULM was just 3-15 shooting in the first.
In the second, ULM (1-1) used a 13-4 run over three minutes to cut Tech's lead to 28-24 with 1:48 remaining, but a 5-0 close to the period gave the Techsters a nine-point advantage at the break, 33-24.
Tech came out firing in the third using a 9-2 run over the first 2:32 capped off Silvia Nativi's three to build the lead to 16 (42-26), but ULM responded again, closing the quarter 18-5 with Tech clinging to a 47-44 lead after three.
LA Tech put together their most complete quarter in the final stanza, beginning with a quick 6-0 run in the first two minutes forcing ULM into a timeout. The Techsters extended the run to 14-2 with five minutes remaining and used the clock mixed with timely stops to build their biggest lead at 17 (65-48).
Three other Lady Techsters joined Brannon in double figures.
Anna Larr Roberson posted her first double-double of the season, with 13 points and ten rebounds;
Keiunna Walker added 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists;
Robyn Lee chipped in with 10 points and added five rebounds and three assists of her own.
Tech shot over 41 percent from the floor on 28-68 shooting, went 4-11 from three, and hit 8-11 free throws. Tech has shot over 40 percent in each game this season, while holding their opponents to under 35 percent each contest. The Warhawks were 21-61 (.344) on the day.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Brooke Stoehr…
"It's always good to get a win on the road. I'm proud of the way we started and finished the game, but we needed to take better shots and be more disciplined at times today. We are three games in and still figuring some things out with this group. We have the next week to finish the quarter strong academically and get some things worked out with practice. We will get back to work and clean up several areas as we prepare to head into a four-game stretch on the road."
NOTABLES
• LA Tech is 49-9 against ULM in the all-time series and is 20-7 in Monroe.
• Tech is 3-0 for the first time since 2017.
• Amaya Brannon had a career-high 18 points and tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
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Anna Larr Roberson now has 17 career double-doubles.
• Roberson is nine points away from 1,000 for her career.
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Keiunna Walker posted her 75th career-game in double figures.
• The Techsters took three charges in the game: Salma Bates, Amaya Brannon and
Keiunna Walker.
• Salma Bates made her 40th career start.
UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech will travel to Dallas, Texas to face SMU inside Moody Coliseum Tuesday, Nov. 122 at 4 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on the LA Tech Sports Network app.
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