LYNCHBURG, Va. – Paris Bradley dropped a career-high 31 points, including seven mae threes, as Louisiana Tech beat Liberty 86-72 on Sunday afternoon.
 
The game in Liberty Arena started on the wrong foot with Liberty (8-7, 2-2 CUSA) racing out to a 9-1 lead. Two Paris Bradley three's ignited a 12-0 run for the Lady Techsters, eventually ending the quarter 16-15 in favor of LA Tech (9-5, 2-1 CUSA). Bradley scored 11 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting, including 3 from downtown.

Jordan Marshall let the Lady Techsters keep their foot on the gas, scoring the first five points of the second quarter. The teams would trade baskets until a bloody-nosed Jianna Morris ripped six straight points to extend the lead to 13 points for Louisiana Tech. Bradley would make her fifth three of the night, sending the Lady Techsters into halftime with a 41-30 lead. The guard from Carrollton, Texas had 17 points in the first half, shooting 5-5 from deep.
 
Both offenses found fire in the third, scoring a combined 48 points. Liberty closed the gap to six after flagrant foul free throws and a made three point shot, but the Lady Techsters kept the lead safe with elite perimeter shooting, nailing 5-7 in the frame. Paris Bradley remained perfect, shooting 7-7 from deep through three quarters.
 
The Lady Techsters lead stayed safe, never entering single digits. The Lady Flames tried to foul late to try and muster a comeback, but Paris Bradley and Averi Aaron's free throws kept Louisiana Tech ahead, going 7-8 in the final stretch. Averi Aaron led the way with 10, shooting a perfect 3-3 from the court and grabbing three rebounds.
 
LA Tech shot the ball at a season high pace, nailing 60 percent of their three-point shots, the best outing of the season. Bradley ended 7-of-8 from three after starting a perfect 7-of-7, the most by a Lady Techster this season. Alexia Weaver and Jianna Morris led the way with six assists apiece while Averi Aaron led in rebounds for the second game in a row with seven.
 
QUOTABLES
Head coach Brooke Stoehr
Proud of our effort and attention to detail today. I loved our energy as a group. I thought our team was locked in to the scout and what we were trying to accomplish. We really moved the ball well and found open players in some great matchups for us. It started with our defensive pressure and forcing them out of rhythm and into some turnovers. They run good actions and you have to be able to disrupt enough to not allow Mills and Stout to get to their spots

I felt like we were in a good offensive rhythm before Christmas and it was great to see them move the ball and knock down open shots. Paris was fantastic today and her teammates just kept finding her in rhythm.
 
It was a solid week on the road where we were able to answer runs by both teams and have extended runs of our own. We have to keep getting better and make improvements as we try to protect home court this week.
 
NOTABLES

• Paris Bradley was sensational, scoring a career high 31 points.
• Averi Aaron also tallied a new career high, scoring 21 points.
• 7 threes for Paris Bradley set a new record for threes in Liberty Arena, besting the previous record of 6 by Liberty's Emily Lytle (2/28/21).
• Bradley's 31 points tied the record for points in Liberty Arena, Josie Gilvin of Western Kentucky also had 31 (3/8/25).
• This is the first time the Lady Techsters have swept an away-stand since beating FIU and FAU in the 2022-23 season.
• Averi Aaron grabbed her second rebounding title of the week, rallying in a team high seven.
• 86 points is the fourth most by the Lady Techsters this season.
• 60 percent from three is the best mark for the Lady Techsters this season.
• 22 assists is the second most on the season.

UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech returns to Ruston to play 4-0 in conference play Middle Tennessee in the Thomas Assembly Center Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. CT.
 
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