Preview: Lady Techsters vs UAB

RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech will play their final regular-season game at home this Saturday, Mar. 2 at 2:00 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center against UAB with a chance to claim the conference USA West division title.

Saturday's Pack the TAC game will also honor the program's seniors before the game.

GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Saturday, Mar. 5 | 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.)
TV/Stream: CUSATV (HERE)
Radio: 97.7 FM | LA Tech Sports Network (HERE)
Stats: LATechSports.com (HERE)
Tickets: Get your tickets HERE

ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (18-10, 10-7 C-USA)
Louisiana Tech has won eight of their last ten games entering the final game of the regular season and currently hold the top spot in conference USA's West division. The Techsters will have a chance to clinch the West division title and a one seed in next week's C-USA tournament.

Tech returns home after a big win on the road at Old Dominion in which Anna Larr Roberson scored 31 points on just 10-13 shooting including going a perfect 10-10 from the free-throw line. Robyn Lee (11) and Salma Bates (10) also scored in double figures in a game where Tech shot 59 percent from the field.

Roberson leads the league in free-throw percentage (.874), is second in rebounds (8.6), No. 4 in field-goal percentage (.526), and ranks sixth in scoring at 15.1 ppg. She has recorded eight double-doubles this season and has scored in double figures in 24 of her 27 games.

Tech is led in scoring by Keiunna Walker (18.3 ppg) who is ranked No. 4 in C-USA and also leads the league in free-throw makes (143) and is second in attempts (186). Her 143 makes and 186 attempts also place her in the top 10 nationally.

Walker has scored in double figures in all but one game this season and currently sits at No. 31 all-time in Lady Techsters scoring with 1,289 points. She needs 17 more to crack the top 30.

Her 27 points against Rice moved her ahead of Erica Smith-Taylor and Tasha Williams into 31st on the

The Lady Techsters continue to be one of the best defensive teams in Conference USA this season ranked in No. 4 in scoring defense (59.4 ppg), No. 3 in turnovers forced (18.9 tfpg), and No. 6 steals (8.89 spg).

The Techsters average 66.6 ppg this season on a league second-best 42.5 percent shooting from the field and rank as the No. 1 team in conference USA in free-throw percentage (.765).

ABOUT UAB (15-13, 8-9 C-USA)
UAB comes into Ruston winners of their last three games after sweeping UTSA and UTEP in Birmingham but fell to Southern Miss at home Thursday.

The Blazers bring in the No. 3 offense in the league at scoring 66.9 ppg and on 42 percent shooting while also ranking second in free-throw percentage (.752).

They are led by senior Zakyia Weathersby who averages a double-double with 14.8 ppg and 11.3 rpg. She leads C-USA in rebounds and field-goal percentage (.558) and is also ranked No. 2 in blocks per game (2.0).

UAB also has junior Margaret Whitely (11.0) and freshman Emily Klaczek (10.9) who score in double figures for the Blazers.

Defensively, the Blazers give up 62.4 ppg on 37.3 percent shooting and they rank second-best rebounding team in the league pulling down 41.7 boards per game.

THE SERIES
Louisiana Tech and UAB meet for the 15th time in women's basketball as the Lady Techsters lead the all-time series 8-6.

The road teams have dominated this series as LA Tech is just 1-5 all-time in games played in Ruston while posting a 6-1 record in Birmingham. Tech's last win in the Ruston came back in the 2016-17 season.

The Techsters beat UAB in Birmingham earlier this season on Jan. 22 (58-52).

Eight of the 14 matchups have been decided by ten points or less.

TICKETS
To purchase tickets, visit LATechSports.com/tickets or call the LA Tech Ticket Office at (318) 257-3631. The box office at the TAC opens 90 minutes before tip-off.

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