RUSTON — Louisiana Tech women's basketball team hits the road for the first time this season to take on South Alabama at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday at the Mitchell Center.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 7, 11 a.m. CT
LOCATION:Â Mobile, Ala. (Mitchell Center)
TV: ESPN+
STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics App
SERIES RECORD:Â LA Tech, 23-0
LAST MEETING:Â Tech, 66-34 (12/21/23)
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (1-0)
Louisiana Tech is coming off a 53-51 win over Nicholls to open the season. Jianna Morris led the Lady Techsters with 19 points, and Jordan Marshall with 12 and nine rebounds.
Morris knocked down her final five free throws, including two with four seconds remaining to secure the victory. The sophomore got to the charity stripe 12 times after drawing 10 fouls throughout the contest. She has scored in double figures in three straight games, dating back to the two games in the Conference USA Tournament last season, and has 251 points in her career.
The 12 points by Marshall were the most by a Lady Techster freshman to open the season since Lotte Sant scored 15 against LSU-Alexandria to open the 2019-20 season. The Arkansas native got her collegiate career off to a strong start with six points and six rebounds in the opening quarter after playing all 10 minutes.
Robyn Lee also made an impact for Tech with six points, four rebounds, and three assists while Melissa Mwanza had a game-high 11 rebounds in her Lady Techster debut.
ABOUT SOUTH ALABAMA (1-0)
South Alabama is coming off a 63-56 win over Delta State in their season opener. The Jaguars had three players reach double figures, with Rachel Leggett and Princess Okafor Nweze leading the way with 13 apiece.
USA got out to a 22-12 lead after the first quarter before Delta State tied the game after three quarters. Okafor Nweze was a significant factor in getting the Jags a double-digit lead. The freshman scored their first six points of the game. She added six rebounds and three blocks in her debut.
Leggett is one of the leading returners from a season ago after averaging 10.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest. The junior scored in double figures 14 times last season, including six over 15, but was limited to just three in the Lady Techsters win last year.
Also returning for South Alabama is Jordan Rosier, who averaged 10.3 ppg during her sophomore season. Tech limited her to just six points on 2-10 shooting in last season's meeting.
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