NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Louisiana Tech would go over six minutes without a basket to start the fourth quarter in a 70-56 loss to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in William R. Johnson Coliseum.
 
Louisiana Tech (3-1) came out cold from the field and shot just 26.7 percent in the first quarter. Paris Bradley got the Lady Techsters on the board a minute and a half into the contest. The Tech defense kept them in the game and forced SFA (3-0) into seven turnovers and just 33.3 percent from the field as the Ladyjacks held an 11-9 lead after one.
 
Things quickly changed in the Techsters' favor after Robyn Lee tied it up to start the second. That ignited a 9-0 run where Tech would shoot 4-5 to grab an 18-11 lead at the 7:39 mark.
 
The Ladyjacks, who averaged over 10 made 3-pointers coming into the game, continued to shoot the long ball after going 1-6 in the first. They would knock down three to pull within one at the media timeout.
 
With the game tied at 24, Bradly and Jordan Marshall would give Tech six straight to regain the lead with two minutes remaining before the half. SFA would cut into the lead, but a layup by Marshall with seven seconds remaining gave the Lady Techsters a 32-27 into the locker room.
 
Marshall opened the second half with six points to help LA Tech extend the lead to seven at the media timeout. That is when the Techster's offense went cold for over 11 minutes, missing their next eight shots before jumpers by Bradley and Taylor Rietveld gave Tech a 47-46 lead heading into the fourth.
 
SFA extended their run to 24-4 in the first six minutes of the fourth, with LA Tech missing their first six shots of the quarter. An and-one by Marshall cut the deficit to 10, but the Lady Techsters wouldn't get any closer for the remainder of the game.
 
The Lady Techsters shot 38.2 percent (21-55) from the field but were just 2-17 from long range. Marshal led the way with 16 points and 14 rebounds for her first double-double in a Tech uniform. Bradley was the only other Techster in double figures with 13.
 
SFA finished shooting 49.1 percent (26-53) from the field and 42.1 from deep. The Ladyjacks had four players in double figures, led by Faith Blackstone with 17 points and seven rebounds. Haramaine Dominguez finished with 13 and was 3-5 from three before fouling out. Trinity Moore and Ashlyn Traylor-Walker finished with 12 apiece.
 
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Brooke Stoehr
 
"We learned some tough lessons on the road tonight against an experienced team that if used correctly can be very valuable for our group. I thought we had a number of concentration and toughness lapses in transition that led to some easy scores for them. They took advantage of our mistakes at critical times and converted them into points. We can't have those wasted possessions on the road. We stressed not allowing them to control tempo and let their zone impact our rhythm and flow regardless of the score. I thought they were tough at some critical times, and we couldn't find a way to score to stop their runs in the middle of the third and throughout the fourth quarters. We have to teach from the film and continue to help this group learn and grow. We have two opportunities at home this week to respond and get better."

NOTABLES

• The Lady Techsters took four charges.
• Tech forced an opponent into 20 turnovers for the first time this season.
• Louisiana Tech dropped to 28-8 all-time against Stephen F. Austin.

 
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The Lady Techsters will return home for two games this week. Tech will host Mississippi Valley at 6:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Southeastern at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+, or you can listen to them on LA Tech Sports Network or the LA Tech Athletics App.
 
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