RUSTON – Louisiana Tech women's basketball will welcome around 2,800 elementary, middle, and high school students on Thursday for the annual education game against Louisiana Christian at 11:30 a.m. CT in the Thomas Assembly Center.
MATCH INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday, Nov. 9 | 11:30 a.m. CT
Location: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.)
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KNBB 97.7 FM | LA Tech Athletics app
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
QUOTABLES
Head coach Brooke Stoehr
"It was great to be back on the court Monday night to get the season started. We're excited to get another chance to compete together for our annual Education Day game. We will look to improve on some things from game one and build on the things we did well. This is one of our favorite games of the year. The crowd will be loud and filled with youthful energy. Anytime we can have a positive impact and encourage someone through the game and our actions, we want to be able to do so. We have a great group of young women who excel in the classroom and on the court. I want all of the students and fans to be able to see that through how they compete and what kind of teammates they are. We look forward to having the TAC rocking and taking the next step as a team on the court against LCU."
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (1-0, 0-0)
The Lady Techsters are coming off a dominating 93-37 win over LSU-Alexandria to open the season on Monday, Nov. 6.
Robyn Lee, Salma Bates, Anna Larr Roberson, and Autumn Smith all finished in double figures for Tech. Lee (21), Bates (18), and Smith (13) all had career-highs. Roberson finished with 13 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes.
Jianna Morris had an impressive start to her Lady Techster career. The freshman finished with six points, six assists, and five rebounds. Although she only finished with one steal, Morris was active on the defensive side of the ball by disrupting the passing lanes, helping Tech to 17 steals.
Bates came out knocking down four 3s in the first half on her way to 6-12 shooting, all from behind the arc.
ABOUT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN (0-0, 0-0)
Louisiana Christian, an NAIA program out of Pineville, La., is led by Anna Phillips in her second season with the Generals.
Last season, LCU finished with a 17-12 overall record and 13-7 in the Red River Athletic Conference. The Wildcats were picked to finish fourth (out of 12 teams) in the RRAC preseason poll.
LCU returns only four players from last year's squad that lost in the RRAC semifinals. The Wildcats added four freshmen and 10 transfers.
The Wildcats lost RRAC Player of the Year Miya McKinney, who averaged 16.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.
The four returners, Maya Washington, Olivia Scott, An'Tiesha Griffin, and DaKayla Howard, averaged 23.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
THE SERIES
Louisiana Tech is 12-0 all-time against LCU, with the last matchup being a 96-61 Lady Techster victory on Jan. 2, 1993, in Ruston.
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