RUSTON – Louisiana Tech returns to Ruston for the first time since Valentine's Day to play New Mexico State in the Thomas Assembly Center Thursday night.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday, March 5 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Thomas Assembly Center
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Video: ESPN+
Radio: LA Tech Sports Network (97.7 FM) | LA Tech Athletics App
Tickets: LATechSports.com/Tickets
 
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (22-5, 15-1 CUSA)
The 2026 regular season CUSA champion Lady Techsters got revenge against Sam Houston, avenging their lone conference loss of the season to end February.
 
LA Tech started hot, running out to a 7-0 lead and forcing three Sam Houston turnovers. Jianna Morris's triple closed the quarter to push the lead to 21-14. The Lady Techsters led by 14 at halftime and as much as 20 in the final frame. Louisiana Tech's lead was never in danger, never trailing at any point in the game, winning 75-60.
 
Paris Bradley led the Lady Techsters with 14 points, shooting 4-7 from the arc. One of those threes came in the third quarter with only one shoe on. Bradley also grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists, marking 17 games of at least five rebounds and 13 games of at least four assists.
 
Louisiana Tech outrebounded Sam Houston 49-24, the second largest margin of the season and the second most rebounds for LA Tech on the season.
 
Bradley is the only player in Conference USA with at least 130 rebounds (135), 80 assists (89), and 50 made threes (52). She is the first Lady Techster to reach those marks in a season since Betty Lennox in the 1999-2000 season. Bradley is also the only player in CUSA to average 14.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 3.0 apg.
 
Jianna Morris is one of three players in the country to average 2.7 three pointers per game and have a triple in every game this season. Morris is 13 three pointers away from tying the most in a season by a Lady Techster in program history, held by Aarica Ray-Boyd with 86.
 
Louisiana Tech is two triples away from the most three pointers in program history. It would surpass the 199 three pointers made in the 2023-24 season and mark the only time the Lady Techsters have made 200 three pointers in a season.
 
The Lady Techsters went 7-0 in February, including a 5-0 record on the road. LA Tech is one of 10 teams in the country to go undefeated on the road in conference play this season.
 
ABOUT NEW MEXICO STATE (9-19, 5-11 CUSA)
The Aggies dropped their final home matchup against Jacksonville State 57-38, the least points for New Mexico State on the season.
 
Offense was a luxury in the first quarter, with both teams scoring a combined 10 points in the frame. New Mexico State struck first with a 4-0 run, but Jacksonville State closed on a 6-0 run to give the Gamecocks a 6-4 lead after 10 minutes. Both offenses picked up in the second with Jacksonville State stretching their lead to 23-16 at the break. Neither team shot well with both teams combining for 12-51 (23.5 percent) from the field.
 
The Gamecocks erupted in the third, scoring 24 points compared to their 23 in their first half. Jacksonville State led by 47-30 heading into the final frame, and only extended it in the fourth, winning 57-38.
 
Senoj Jones led the Aggies with 12 points in her first collegiate start, adding eight rebounds. Morane Dossou led with 11 boards, with 10 coming in the first half.
 
The Aggies are last in CUSA in offense with 57.5 points per game and in margin at -8.4 per game.

New Mexico State is third in CUSA with 3.32 blocks per game.
 
Lucia Yenes leads the team with 13.1 points per game, the 10^th best mark in CUSA. Imani Warren is close behind with 12.2 points per game, 6.7 higher than the third ranked scorer on the team. Warren is ninth in CUSA with 2.0 steals per game.
 
The Aggies are currently tied for 10^th in CUSA with travel partner UTEP with a 5-11 record in league play.
 
THE SERIES
Louisiana Tech is 20-6 against New Mexico State in the all-time series history. The last matchup came in Las Cruces on February 7^th with a 77-58 Lady Techsters victory. Alexia Weaver had a career day, scoring 20 points on 5-6 3FG shooting with seven steals, the most by a Lady Techster in six years.
 
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