RUSTON – Louisiana Tech heads on the road for the second straight time to face off against in-state foe ULM.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 7 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, Louisiana)
TV: ESPN+
Radio: LA Tech Sports Network (97.7 FM) | LA Tech Athletics App
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
 
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (0-1)
Louisiana Tech opened the 2025-26 season with an offensive shootout at Bud Walton Arena against Arkansas. The game finished with a combined 174 points — the highest total since Feb. 9, 2019, when LA Tech beat Southern Miss 106-85 in Ruston. The Lady Techsters jumped out to a quick 17-2 lead behind Jianna Morris' long-range shooting and Paris Bradley's efficient scoring. Arkansas answered with an 11-0 run to start the second quarter and slipped ahead 41-40 at halftime. The teams traded runs throughout the second half, including a Jordan Marshall basket that tied it at 70-all with 6:10 to play. From there, the Razorbacks closed on a 23-11 run to seal a 93-81 win.
 
Morris was lethal from deep, hitting five 3-pointers to match her career high and setting a new mark with 10 attempts. She scored 19 points overall.
 
Marshall delivered a strong performance as well, finishing with 20 points — her second career 20-point game and 24th in double figures. She also tied for the team lead with six rebounds, marking the 28th time she's grabbed at least six boards.
 
Joy Madison-Key provided a spark off the bench in her Lady Techsters debut. The redshirt sophomore set career highs in four categories: 13 points, six field goals made, 11 attempts and six rebounds.
 
Four Techsters scored in double figures: Marshall (20), Morris (19), Bradley (16) and Madison-Key (13). Averi Aaron, Marshall and Madison-Key shared the rebounding lead with six apiece.
 
ABOUT ULM (1-0)
ULM opened the Scotty Fletcher era with a win, knocking off Eastern Michigan 80-71. The Warhawks got a huge boost from their bench, which accounted for 40 points. ULM shot 48.4 percent from the field and went 15 of 20 at the free-throw line, including 9 of 10 in the fourth quarter, to put together an efficient performance against the Eagles. Fletcher's rotation ran deep, with eight players logging at least a dozen minutes. The Warhawks dominated the paint, outrebounding Eastern Michigan 37-29 and outscoring the Eagles in the paint 30-18.
 
Four Warhawks scored in double figures, led by Nakiya Mays-Prince and Keshunti Nichols with 12 points apiece. Mays-Prince also dished out a team-high five assists, while Marcavia Shavers and Asjah Innis shared the rebounding lead with six each.
 
ULM is coming off an 11-19 season, including a 7-11 mark in Sun Belt play. The Warhawks closed the 2024-25 campaign on a three-game skid and finished ninth in the league standings.
 
THE SERIES
Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series against ULM 49-10. The Lady Techsters have won five of the last six meetings and own 21 road victories over the Warhawks. Tech also boasts impressive streaks of 20 straight wins from 1975-84 and 12 in a row from 1986-92. ULM has only won two games in a row twice, with one streak extending to three.
 
The first game in the series was just the third in Lady Techsters history, with ULM winning 84-78 in Monroe. The most recent matchup was a defensive battle, as the Warhawks prevailed 60-52 at the Thomas Assembly Center.
 
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