RUSTON — The Louisiana Tech women’s basketball team will put a nine-game home winning streak on the line when the Lady Techsters take on Middle Tennessee on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CT inside the Thomas Assembly Center on ESPN+ with tickets on sale for $5 apiece.
Louisiana Tech fell to Jacksonville State 68-55 on Saturday. However, the Lady Techsters have won nine straight games inside the TAC and nine straight home Conference USA tilts.
Against Jax State, Robyn Lee joined the 1,000-career point club. The grad student has seen her contributions rise over her five seasons. Lee has increased her production by nearly 10 points a game since her time in Ruston began. The 5-9 guard has started 36 straight games in the Techster uniform.
Jianna Morris passed 500 points against the Gamecocks. The sophomore guard has started all 57 games the past two seasons and scored double figures in 25. Morris has added 176 rebounds and 119 assists. The Arkansas native shoots 78.5 from the line for her career, ranking ninth all-time for a Lady Techster.
Paris Bradley continues to have a terrific season for LA Tech. Bradley has scored in double figures in six straight games. The 5-9 guard is the first Lady Techster to score 300 points in her freshman campaign since Tamicha Jackson did so in 1996-97.
League leader Middle Tennessee has won seven straight games since falling to WKU on January 18. The Blue Raiders rely on a stingy defense that has given up just 49 points per game over that stretch.
MTSU ranks second in the country in field goal percentage at 32.9, seventh in scoring defense at 53.1 ppg, and fifth in blocks per game at 5.8.
Much of the Blue Raiders’ defense is partly because of 6-7 center Anastasiia Boldyreva. The nations lead in blocks (87) and blocks per game (3.48), Boldyreva also ranks 26thg with 9.9 rebounds a game. Offensively, the senior adds 15.7 points per contest.
Ta’Mia Scott and Jalynn Gregory give MTSU a veteran presence at the guard position. Scott leads the Blue Raiders at 16.8 points per game, second in rebounds at 6.8, and blocks with 1.1 per contest. Gregory is a threat from behind the arc at 37.6 percent and contributes 13.4 points per game.
