Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech will look to remain unbeaten when the Lady Techsters host Northwestern State Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Thomas Assembly Center.
The contest will be streamed on ESPN+ with Kyle Roberts and Malcolm Butler providing a call of the game.
The matchup will mark the second straight game against an in-state opponent for the Lady Techsters (3-0) and a reunion of sorts for Tech coaches Brooke and Scott Stoehr, who spent four seasons leading the Northwestern State program before coming to Ruston.
Louisiana Tech is coming off an impressive 82-59 road win over McNeese Monday at Townsley Law Arena, where the Lady Techsters dominated the paint and saw three players turn in standout performances. Tech outscored the Cowgirls 50-20 in the paint, with 25 of its 30 field goals coming from inside. The Lady Techsters recorded assists on 21 of their 30 baskets.
Hillary Dawson scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field while adding six rebounds and three assists. Dawson also connected on 5 of 7 free throws in recording the first 20-point performance of her career. Jordan Marshall added 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, along with five rebounds, two blocks and two steals. It marked the fifth 20-point performance of Marshall’s career.
Brittani Wells narrowly missed recording the program’s first triple-double in four years, finishing with 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. It was the first double-double of her career. Wells has led the Lady Techsters in assists in each of their first three games and leads the Sun Belt Conference with 20 assists, averaging 6.7 per contest.
With Monday’s victory, Louisiana Tech has won its first two road games of a season for the first time since 2018-19.
Northwestern State (1-2) enters Thursday’s contest following a 94-56 loss to No. 22 Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
The Lady Demons are led by Chloe Donnell, who made national headlines in the season opener against Ecclesia when she scored 46 points and tied an NCAA Division I record with 14 3-pointers. Donnell connected on 14 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc, earning Southland Conference Player of the Week honors.
Northwestern State ranks second in the Southland in scoring at 78.3 points per game and field goal percentage at 44.3%. The Lady Demons lead the league in 3-point field goal percentage (35.3%) and 3-pointers made per game (10).
First-year Northwestern State head coach Alan Frey has longstanding ties to the Louisiana Tech coaching staff. Frey coached Brooke Stoehr during her AAU playing days and coached Tech assistant Olivia Grayson during her playing career at Tulane. Frey and Grayson also served on the same coaching staff at Tulane from 2018-24.
Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series 22-7, although the Lady Demons won the most recent meeting, 69-57, on Nov. 18, 2014, at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches. The Stoehrs were coaching Northwestern State at the time, while Tyler Summitt was in his first season at Louisiana Tech.
Tickets for Thursday’s game are available at LATechSports.com/Tickets.
