RUSTON — Four Lady Techsters scored double figures as Louisiana Tech outscored UT Arlington by 14 in the second half to pull away in a 71-60 win Sunday night in the Thomas Assembly Center.
 
Freshmen Jordan Marshall and Isla Airey combined for 36 points and 21 rebounds to lead the way. Marshall nearly had a double-double with a game-high 22 points with nine rebounds. Airey did record one with 14 and 12. Robyn Lee (18) and Jianna Morris (11) were the other Lady Techsters in double figures.
 
Louisiana Tech (3-0) started by missing their first five shots but only fell behind 6-2 in the first three minutes. After a Paris Bradly layup, the Techsters fell into a rhythm and connected on their next three to grab the lead. Tech would push the run to 14-0 over the next five and a half minutes. Four turnovers on consecutive trips would aid UT Arlington (1-2) in cutting the lead down to 16-12 at the end of the first.
 
The lead would stay around four for the first half of the second before a Mavericks three started a 16-5 run to give them their second lead of the game. Airey would take over the last minute of the half to pull Tech back to within three with a buzzer-beater.
 
Marshall and Lee came out of halftime and took over the offense for the Lady Techsters. Lee started the scoring with back-to-back layups to pull within one.
 
After UTA scored on their next possession, Marshall continued to put on a performance. The Arkansas native got the ball at the high post, drove to her left, and laid it in to start a seven-point run. The final points of the run would be another magnificent play by the freshman, in which she got the UTA defender off her feet and dropped in a floater from just outside the paint. She would end the quarter with a pull-up just inside the 3-point line off the Lee assists just as time expired.
 
Lee would finish with nine points, while Marshall had six of the Techster's 18 points in the third quarter. The defense held UTA to 10 as Tech had a 50-45 lead going into the final stanza.
 
Only up three with six minutes remaining, Lee hit a three that would help Tech extend their lead to 11 and force the Mavericks to use a timeout. UTA could only get as close as seven for the rest of the game.
 
Tech finished shooting 44.6 percent from the field and hit 19 free throws.
UT Arlington shot 36.2 percent for the game and was 1-17 from long range. Koi Love led the way with 14 points and nine rebounds.
 
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Brooke Stoehr
 
"Proud of this group's toughness tonight. We challenged them at halftime to give more defensively, and I thought they responded well. Our defensive stops led to some transition offense and allowed us to answer each of their runs. That can be hard for a young team to handle in the course of a game. We got big minutes off the bench and had solid production when we needed it down the stretch. We rebounded, and that gave us a chance to stretch it on them in that 3rd quarter. We have to value the ball and eliminate some of the turnovers, but this group is continuing to fight through mistakes and responding to those moments of adversity. We beat a quality team tonight that has a solid group of experienced players. Shereka does a great job with them, and they're well-coached. Tonight was a quality win for this young group."
 
NOTABLES

• Isla Airey's double-double was the first since December 14, 2023, when both Anna Larr Roberson and Robyn Lee had one against SMU.
• The Lady Techsters have outrebounded every opponent this season.
• LA Tech has started 3-0 for the second time in three seasons.
• Louisiana Tech improved to 13-0 all-time against South Alabama.

 
UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech won't have another game until November 16 due to finals. The Lady Techsters will travel to Stephen F. Austin for a 7 p.m. CT Saturday tipoff on ESPN+.
 
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