RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team begins a three-game bracket style multi-team event hosted by UNLV in Las Vegas, Nev. against Stetson on Friday, November 25 at 6 p.m. CT at the Thomas and Mack Center.
GAME INFORMATION
Tournament Central: UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament |
Bracket
Date/Time: Friday, November 25 – Sunday, November 27
Location: Thomas and Mack Center & Cox Pavilion (Las Vegas, Nev.)
TV/Stream: No Live Stream
Radio: KNBB 97.7 FM | LA Tech Athletics app
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Participating Teams: UAlbany, East Tennessee State, George Washington, Illinois State, Louisiana Tech, Stetson, UC San Diego, UNLV
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
The eight-team, double elimination bracket-style tournament will be played over three days in Las Vegas, Nev. at two host sites in the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
All four games on Friday will be played at the Thomas and Mack Center with the winners playing Friday at Thomas and Mack while the losing teams will play their Friday game at Cox Pavilion. The remaining four Sunday games will all be played at Cox Pavilion.
LA Tech will start the tournament facing off against Stetson and facing the winner/loser of Illinois State and UC San Diego. UNLV, UAlbany, ETSU, and George Washington will be on the opposite side of the bracket.
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (3-1)
Louisiana Tech dropped their first game of the season 63-59 at SMU Tuesday to move to 3-1.
Tech got off to their best start of the season taking a 20-10 lead after one quarter in Dallas and had an open look form three with six seconds left down two to win, but fell despite a season-high 22 points from
Keiunna Walker who passed Whitney Jones and Ayana Walker for No. 23 on the all-time scoring list.
Anna Larr Roberson became the 45
th member of the Lady Techsters' 1,000-point club scoring nine points.
Tech is shooting 46.2 percent from the floor through four games including 30.9 percent from three and 69.6 percent from the line with three players averaging double figures.
Walker (15 ppg), Roberson (10.8 ppg), and Amaya Brannon (10.0 ppg) have led the way in the early going for the Techsters.
ABOUT THE FIELD
Stetson Hatters | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 20-12, 11-5 Atlantic Sun
2022-23 Record: 3-1, 0-0 ASUN | 4
th in ASUN Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Jaelyn Talley (14.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg); Alyssa Hargrove (11.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg); Jordan Peete (11.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
Additional Notes: Made an appearance in the Atlantic Sun tournament championship before falling to top-20 ranked Florida Gulf Coast … The Hatters beat Bellarmine and North Alabama to reach the finals.
Illinois State Redbirds | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 19-14, 12-6 Missouri Valley
2023-23 Record: 3-0 | 2
nd in MVC Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Paige Robinson (23.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg); Mary Crompton (14.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg); DeAnna Wilson (10.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg)
Additional Notes: Won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with wins over Loyola Chicago, Southern Illinois, and Northern Iowa … The Redbirds lost to 2-seed Iowa in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
UC San Diego Tritons | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 13-14, 10-8 Big West
2023-23 Record: 1-2 | 4
th in BW Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Sydney Brown (17.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg); Denali Pinto (17.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg); Emily Cangelosi (14.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
Additional Notes: Finished the 2021-22 campaign winning four of their last five … Sydney Brown and Julia Macabuhay were selected to the Preseason All-Big West Team.
UNLV Rebels | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 26-7, 15-3 Mountain West
2023-23 Record: 4-0 | 1
st in MWC Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Desi-Rae Young (17.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg); Essence Booker (13.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg); Alyssa Brown (12.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
Additional Notes: Won the 2022 Mountain West Conference tournament with wins over Utah State, Air Force, and Colorado State … Lost to 4-seed Arizona in the first round of the NCAA tournament … The Rebels return 91-percent of last year's scoring including junior center Desi-Rae Young who was selected as the MWC Preseason Player of the Year.
UAlbany Great Danes | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 23-10, 13-5 America East
2023-23 Record: 3-1 | 1
st in AEC Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Ellen Hahne (18.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg); Freja Werth (13.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg); Lilly Phillips (7.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
Additional Notes: Won the America East Conference tournament title after wins over New Hampshire, Vermont and top-seeded Maine … Fell to No. 1 seeded Louisville in the first round of the NCAA tournament … The Danes were recently tabbed 19
th in the Mid-Major Top-25 Poll … Kayla Cooper and Helene Haegerstrand were selected to the AEC Preseason team.
ETSU Bucs | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 6-22, 5-9 Southern Conference
2023-23 Record: 4-1 | 7
th in SoCon Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Jiselle Thomas (18.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg); Nevaeh Brown (8.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg); Kendall Folley (6.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
Additional Notes: Won three of their final five regular season games in 2022 before a first-round exit to No. 2 seeded Wofford in the first round of the SoCon Conference tournament … The Bucs are led by newly appointed head coach Brenda Mock Brown who took over in August after eight years at the helm of UNC Ashville.
George Washington Colonials | Schedule Roster
2021-22 Record: 13-18, 4-11 Atlantic 10
2023-23 Record: 3-2 | 11
th in A10 Preseason Poll
Statistical Leaders: Mia Lakstigala (14.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg); Nya Robertson (11.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg), Mayowa Taiwo (7.0 ppg, 9.8 rpg)
Additional Notes: Made it to the A10 Conference championship after wins over St. Bonaventure and La Salle before falling to VCU … Mayowa Taiwo was named to the A10 Preseason Third Team and All-Defensive Team.
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