RUSTON — The Louisiana Tech women's basketball team will head to Waco, Texas, for a non-conference matchup with Baylor on December 1 at 2 p.m. inside Foster Pavilion.
GAME INFORMATION
DATE/TIME: Sunday, December 1, 2 p.m. CT
LOCATION:Â Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
TV: ESPN+
STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics App
SERIES RECORD:Â LA Tech, 4-2
LAST MEETING:Â Baylor 77-67 (12/5/09)
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (4-2)
Louisiana Tech struggled to get the offense going in the first half in the 59-47 loss to Southeastern. Robyn Lee led the way with 17 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Jianna Morris had 12 points, and Isla Airey added six and eight boards.
Airey earned Conference USA Freshman of the Week on November 25 after her performances against Mississippi Valley and Southeastern. Against MVSU, the Australian recorded her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, adding five blocks and three steals. She followed that up with six points, eight boards, two blocks, and two assists against SLU.
Lee, Airey, and Jordan Marshall became the first trio to record double-doubles in the same game for the Lady Techsters since Shanavia Dowdell, JoKeirra Sneed, and Tarkeisha Wysinger had one against Northwestern State on November 23, 2007. Lee had 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Marshall added 18 and 14 boards against Mississippi Valley.
Marshall continues to be one of CUSA's best freshmen and ranks in the top six in several categories. She leads the lead in total rebounds with 59 while being second with 9.8 boards a game. Her 14.5 points per game ranks sixth in the league, and her 23 free throws are third in the conference.
ABOUT BAYLOR (6-2)
Baylor was ranked inside the top 25 before falling to Indiana at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. The Bears rebounded and beat Villanova before topping New Orleans on Friday night.
The Bears have a balanced scoring attack, with four players averaging double figures and two others at 9.5 or higher.
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs is the top performer for Baylor at 15.5 points and 9.4 boards a game. She has recorded three double-doubles on the year, including a 14-point and 12-rebound performance against UNO. Littlepage-Buggs sits 23rd in the nation with 75 total rebounds and 54th in rebounds per game.
Aaronette Vonieh is their second-leading scorer at 13.3 points per game and has the 22nd best shooting percentage in the country at 61.3 percent. The 6-3 center has two double-doubles and is coming off back-to-back performances of 19 and 20 points.
Baylor was picked to finish third in the 16-team Big 12 Conference and garnered two first-place votes. The Bears began the season ranked 12th but fell out of the top 25 after losses to Oregon and Indiana.
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