RUSTON – Louisiana Tech women's basketball delivered in their home opener Tuesday night, overwhelming Louisiana Christian 121–34 inside the Thomas Assembly Center.

LA Tech wasted no time asserting control, opening the game on a Jianna Morris deep shot on the first possession to put the Lady Techsters on top 3-0. The next 18 points of the game would also be scored by Louisiana Tech as it ran away with a 21–0 run fueled by relentless defense and transition scoring. Hillary Dawson and Jianna Morris sparked the early surge with inside finishes, while Alexia Weaver drilled a three-pointer to cap the run. LA Tech shot 50% from the field in the first quarter and held LCU to just one made basket, taking a commanding 28–2 led to finish the first quarter. Isla Airey anchored the paint with two blocked shots and grabbing two rebounds. The Lady Techsters scored 16 points in the paint and 15 from turnovers.

The Lady Techsters extended their advantage with a 9-0 run, fueled by points from turnovers. barrage from beyond the arc. The Wildcats ended the run off an Alaiah Jarrell three-ball, but LA Tech would roar back on a 19-0 run with three Paris Bradley three pointers. Jianna Morris would bookend the half with another deep shot, her 12^th points of the game. Averi Aaron dominated the glass with four rebounds in the quarter, trailing only Jordan Marshall for the lead in the half with six. LA Tech poured in 35 points in the quarter, shooting 60.9 percent overall and 55.6 percent from three, entering halftime ahead 63–13.

Louisiana Tech's bench took center stage in the third, continuing the offensive onslaught and defensive pressure. Marshall led the way by controlling the paint with multiple putbacks, scoring a team high eight points and grabbing a team high six boards in the quarter. Jayden Terry was perfect from the field, adding transition buckets and a three-pointer. Louisiana Tech racked up 37 points in the frame, fueled by 15 second-chance points and 26 points in the paint. Hillary Dawson's putback would push the Lady Techsters to the century mark, closing the quarter with a 100-24 lead. Nine Lady Techsters would score in the quarter.

LA Tech closed the game with the same intensity it had throughout the match, only allowing 10 points in the quarter. Mackenzie Wurm was perfect from the field (4-for-4) and added her second block of the game. The Lady Techsters finished with 21 points in the fourth, sealing a dominant 121–34 victory.

Jordan Marshall continued her rebounding dominance with a career high 18 boards and career high 10 offensive rebounds. Marshall has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 13 games and has logged a double-double 12 times. This is the third straight game she has led the Lady Techsters in rebounding and the second time she has scored 20 points this season.

The freshman duo of Terry and Dawson got their first collegiate start. Dawson was a near perfect 8-9 from the field, scoring 16 points with five boards and three steals. Terry was just as effective, scoring 16 points on 70 percent shooting with five assists.

Seven Lady Techsters scored in double-figures (Dawson, Weaver, Morris, Madison-Key, Bradley, Marshall, Wurm) and scored 74 in the paint. Bradley's six assists and five steals set new season highs for the team in both statistics.

QUOTABLES
Head coach Brooke Stoehr
I am proud of the way my team responded to the first two games of the season and a hard week of practice. I think they are starting to understand that this is the standard, this is how we are going to compete every single day. I am proud of the way that they communicated and thought that they came out with some energy on the defensive end. We as a staff challenged them to up their toughness and competitive character because we have got to be ready for conference play, but they have competed and I think we will be tough to beat when we get to the level we want to be at.

On the new starting lineup
That group competed in practice for the last couple of days and our staff felt like they earned those spots. We need to earn everything that we get, and you are not entitled to anything. You must show up and compete every day to earn your spot. Jianna picked both freshmen for her team in Sunday's practice because she knew they would play hard, which speaks volumes to them as underclassmen. I thought it was a good wake up call to the group and I think they responded well with how they played tonight.  
 
NOTABLES

• 121 points is the fourth most in Lady Techster history.
• 87 points is the third highest margin of victory in Lady Techster history. 
• Jordan Marshall logged her 12^th double-double in her career.
• Marshall scored 20 points for the second time this season and the third time in her career.
• Marshall's 18 boards is the best in her career and the most of a Lady Techster in the last two years.
• This is Marshall and Bradley's 26^th time scoring in double-figures each.
• Jayden Terry scored her first collegiate points and her first game in double-figures.
• Hillary Dawson scored a new career high 16 points with eight field goals made, five boards and three steals, all career highs.
• Bradley's team high six assists sets a new season high for the team.
• Bradley's team high five steals also sets a new season high for the team.
• Jianna Morris' two rebounds gets her to 201 in her career.
• Seven Lady Techsters scored in double-figures (Dawson, Weaver, Morris, Madison-Key, Bradley, Marshall, Wurm)
• Mackenzie Wurm scored her first points since missing the entire 2024-25 season with a knee injury.
• The Lady Techsters recorded 20 steals, the high of the season.
• The Lady Techsters scored 74 points in the paint, the most of the season.
• Alexia Weaver set a new career high with four three pointers made.

UP NEXT
LA Tech plays its second home game in a row with the Education Game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on November 18^th at 11:30 a.m. CT.
 
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