Courtesy LA Tech Communications
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Louisiana Tech used a dominant first quarter to cruise to a 71-57 win over Sam Houston on Wednesday night in the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. The Lady Techsters picked up their fourth consecutive victory and have won five of the previous six.
Sam Houston (7-20, 2-13) came into the contest as one of the top teams in the country at getting to the foul line, offensive boards, and forcing turnovers. Louisiana Tech (13-17, 7-8) held the Bearkats to half their season averages in every category.
The Lady Techsters’ offense started slow, but their defense held Sam Houston to just 2-of-15 shootings in the first quarter. After missing their first two shots, the Techsters quickly found ways to put points on the board and finished 37 percent in the opening stanza. Seven different Lady Techsters scored in the opening period, giving Tech a 22-4 lead after one.
Every time it looked like Sam Houston would start to make a run in the second, LA Tech would have an answer.
Tech’s lead grew to 22 halfway through the fourth before the Bearkats cut it down to the final margin with majority of the starters on the bench.
Robyn Lee led four Lady Techsters in double figures with 14 points and eight rebounds. Anna Larr Roberson and Mackenzie Wurm scored 12 apiece for 24 of Tech’s 42 points in the paint. Silvia Nativi added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting while adding seven assists and five rebounds.
Shanti Henry was the Bearkats leading scorer with 15 points, while Kaylee Jefferson added 13 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Louisiana Tech will travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday for the final regular-season game against Middle Tennessee. Tipoff is 9:30 a.m. CT on ESPN+ and will be broadcast on 97.7 FM and streamed on the LA Tech Sports app.
