Tuesday, November 22
Dallas, TX
4 P.M.
Louisiana Tech University
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SMU
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LA Tech visits SMU for first of four-game road streak
RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team begins a four-game road stand with SMU in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, November 22 at 4:00 p.m. inside Moody Coliseum.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Tuesday, Nov. 22 | 4:00 p.m. CT
Location: Moody Coliseum (Dallas, Texas)
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KNBB 97.7 FM | LA Tech Athletics app
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (3-0)
Louisiana Tech started 3-0 for the first time since 2017 with a road win over ULM Sunday, Nov. 13, 68-53, thanks to a career-high 18 points from sophomore Amaya Brannon. Brannon also tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
Anna Larr Roberson registered her 17th career double-double in the win with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Roberson is nine points away from becoming the 45th Lady Techster to reach 1,000-career points.
Keiuuna Walker joined Brannon and Roberson in double figures against he Warhawks and is 12 points from passing Whitney Jones for No. 24 on the all-time scoring list.
LA Tech has been led in scoring by three players through three games (Walker, 17; Salma Bates, 17; Brannon, 18), while averaging 72.5 ppg and shooting 48.3-percent from the floor.
The Techsters are holding opponents to just 25.9-percent shooting from the field and sub-20-percent from three (.196). Tech is holding their opponents to just 29.5-percent shooting, including 19.6-percent from three.
The Techsters hold a plus-11.5 margin in rebounding and are averaging 17 assists a game to just 14 turnovers.
Tech is looking for their first 4-0 start since 1996.
ABOUT SMU (2-2)
SMU comes into 2022-23 picked third in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll (out of 11 teams) behind Houston and South Florida. The Mustangs also received a vote in the preseason USA Today/Coaches Top 25 poll.
Toyelle Wilson leads the Mustangs as a second-year coach coming off a 14-15 overall record with a 7-7 mark in the AAC.
SMU returns eight players who saw significant playing time, including regular starters Savannah Wilkinson (9.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg), Jasmine Smith (13 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and Reagan Bradley (11 ppg, 4.3 rpg).
Additionally, the team gets reinforcements from transfers like Chantae Embry (Texas Tech, 15 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and Jessica Peterson (Fresno State, 4.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg), and a four-player freshman class. Wilkerson, a senior forward, was a unanimous selection to the preseason All-AAC First-Team.
SMU opened the 2022-23 slate with a 76-39 win over Alabama State at home before falling at Oklahoma, 97-74. The Mustangs then went toe-to-toe with 17th ranked Baylor in Waco (58-55) before handling Texas A&M Commerce in Dallas, 86-57.
The Mustangs are averaging 71.7 ppg while giving up 70.7 to opponents through four games. They are shooting 42.6-percent from the floor, including 30-percent from three and 76.1-percent from the line. Opponents are shooting 39.8-percent and 40.8-percent from three.
THE SERIES
Tuesday's meeting will be the 20th overall meeting in the all-time series between the Techsters and the Mustangs.
LA Tech leads the all-time series 18-1 and is 7-1 in games played in Dallas.
Tech won the first 18 games of the series that dates back to 1978-79, the only game played on a neutral floor.
SMU snapped the streak in Dallas in the last meeting during the 2016-17 season with a 75-70 overtime win, the only game in the series to reach an overtime period.
The largest margin of victory was 46 (82-36) in 2001-02. The closest game was a two-point victory for LA Tech (76-74) in 1997-98 played in Dallas.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in Lady Techster Basketball, follow them on Twitter (@LATechWBB), Instagram (@LATechWBB), and Facebook (LATechWBB).
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Tuesday, Nov. 22 | 4:00 p.m. CT
Location: Moody Coliseum (Dallas, Texas)
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KNBB 97.7 FM | LA Tech Athletics app
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (3-0)
Louisiana Tech started 3-0 for the first time since 2017 with a road win over ULM Sunday, Nov. 13, 68-53, thanks to a career-high 18 points from sophomore Amaya Brannon. Brannon also tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
Anna Larr Roberson registered her 17th career double-double in the win with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Roberson is nine points away from becoming the 45th Lady Techster to reach 1,000-career points.
Keiuuna Walker joined Brannon and Roberson in double figures against he Warhawks and is 12 points from passing Whitney Jones for No. 24 on the all-time scoring list.
LA Tech has been led in scoring by three players through three games (Walker, 17; Salma Bates, 17; Brannon, 18), while averaging 72.5 ppg and shooting 48.3-percent from the floor.
The Techsters are holding opponents to just 25.9-percent shooting from the field and sub-20-percent from three (.196). Tech is holding their opponents to just 29.5-percent shooting, including 19.6-percent from three.
The Techsters hold a plus-11.5 margin in rebounding and are averaging 17 assists a game to just 14 turnovers.
Tech is looking for their first 4-0 start since 1996.
ABOUT SMU (2-2)
SMU comes into 2022-23 picked third in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll (out of 11 teams) behind Houston and South Florida. The Mustangs also received a vote in the preseason USA Today/Coaches Top 25 poll.
Toyelle Wilson leads the Mustangs as a second-year coach coming off a 14-15 overall record with a 7-7 mark in the AAC.
SMU returns eight players who saw significant playing time, including regular starters Savannah Wilkinson (9.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg), Jasmine Smith (13 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and Reagan Bradley (11 ppg, 4.3 rpg).
Additionally, the team gets reinforcements from transfers like Chantae Embry (Texas Tech, 15 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and Jessica Peterson (Fresno State, 4.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg), and a four-player freshman class. Wilkerson, a senior forward, was a unanimous selection to the preseason All-AAC First-Team.
SMU opened the 2022-23 slate with a 76-39 win over Alabama State at home before falling at Oklahoma, 97-74. The Mustangs then went toe-to-toe with 17th ranked Baylor in Waco (58-55) before handling Texas A&M Commerce in Dallas, 86-57.
The Mustangs are averaging 71.7 ppg while giving up 70.7 to opponents through four games. They are shooting 42.6-percent from the floor, including 30-percent from three and 76.1-percent from the line. Opponents are shooting 39.8-percent and 40.8-percent from three.
THE SERIES
Tuesday's meeting will be the 20th overall meeting in the all-time series between the Techsters and the Mustangs.
LA Tech leads the all-time series 18-1 and is 7-1 in games played in Dallas.
Tech won the first 18 games of the series that dates back to 1978-79, the only game played on a neutral floor.
SMU snapped the streak in Dallas in the last meeting during the 2016-17 season with a 75-70 overtime win, the only game in the series to reach an overtime period.
The largest margin of victory was 46 (82-36) in 2001-02. The closest game was a two-point victory for LA Tech (76-74) in 1997-98 played in Dallas.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in Lady Techster Basketball, follow them on Twitter (@LATechWBB), Instagram (@LATechWBB), and Facebook (LATechWBB).
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