Preview: LA Tech vs. Northwestern State

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech women's basketball hosts Northwestern State in the second in-state action of the season for the Lady Techsters Thursday night, a faceoff against the Stoehr's previous coaching destination.

GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday, Nov. 12 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Thomas Assembly Center
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TV:ESPN+
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ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (3-0)
Louisiana Tech is coming off a 3-0 opening week, most recently defeating McNeese at Townsley Law Arena 82-59 Monday afternoon.

The Lady Techsters dominated the paints against the Cowgirls, outscoring McNeese 50-20. Of the 30 baskets made by LA Tech, 25 were in the paint and 21 were assisted.

Brittani Wells nearly made history in her third game as a Lady Techster. Wells was two assists shy of a triple-double, which would have been the first triple-double in four years. Wells put up a 12 point, 10 rebound, eight assist stat line, leading the team in assists for the third straight game. It was the first double-double in her career.

Hillary Dawson scored a career-high 21 points on 8-9 shooting against the Cowgirls on Sunday afternoon, her first 20 point game in her career. Dawson also dished three assists and grabed six boards, shooting 5-7 from the free throw line.

Jordan Marshall scored her fifth career 20 point game at Townsley Law Arena, scoring 20 points on 9-12 shooting. Marshall also added a pair of blocks and steals, grabbing five boards in the win.

The Lady Techsters have won their first two road games for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

Wells leads the Sun Belt with 20 assists and 6.7 assists/game, dishing at least six in all three games.

ABOUT NORTHWESTERN STATE (1-2)
The Lady Demons are coming off a 1-2 week, most recently losing to #22 Oklahoma State in Stillwater 94-56.

Chloe Donnell made history against Ecclesia in the opening game of the season, scoring 46 points on 14-23 shooting from deep. Her 14 three pointers tied the NCAA DI record, winning her SLC player of the week honors.

Head coach Alan Frey enters his first season with the Lady Demons as a familiar name in the LA Tech staff circle. Frey coached Brooke Stoehr in AAU as she grew up and also coached assistant coach Olivia Grayson as a player at Tulane. Grayson and Frey on the same coaching staff for Tulane from 2018-24.

The Lady Demon's are second in the Southland Conference in offense at 78.3 points per game and in field goal percentage at 44.3 percent. Unsurprisingly, the Demons also lead in three-point percentage at 35.3 percent and in three-pointers per game at 10.

THE SERIES
The Lady Techsters lead the all-time series history 22-7 against the Lady Demons, with the only loss coming in the last matchup on Nov. 18, 2014. Head Coaches Brooke and Scott Stoehr hosted the Lady Techsters at Prather Coliseum, winning 69-57 over Tyler Summitt in his second game as LA Tech's coach.

As head coaches of the Lady Demons, Brooke and Scott Stoehr led the program to a 71-58 record with three winning seasons. In their first season, the Stoehr's doubled the Northwestern State's previous winning total from six to 12. Under the Stoehr's the Lady Demons won two Southland Conference tournaments, making two appearances in the NCAA tournament.

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Players Mentioned

Hillary Dawson

Jordan Marshall

Brittani Wells

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