Lady Techsters Narrowly Outdone by Lady Toppers at E. A. Diddle Arena
The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters faced a challenging encounter against the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers, concluding with a scoreboard reading 56-64 in favor of the home team. The Lady Techsters now hold a record of 0-1, while the Lady Toppers stand at 1-0 after this conference game.
The match at E. A. Diddle Arena saw an intense battle where both teams displayed remarkable effort on the court. The Louisiana Tech squad started strong, outscoring their opponents with 15 points to 9 in the first quarter and maintaining their lead with a second-quarter score of 21 to 13 for the Western Kentucky team.
Despite their initial dominance, the third quarter proved challenging for the Louisiana Tech women as they managed only eight points compared to nineteen by their opponents. In an attempt to recover lost ground, they scored twelve points in the final quarter but were outpaced by twenty-three from Western Kentucky.
Louisiana Tech's performance was marked by solid shooting from beyond the arc, sinking ten three-pointers at a commendable rate of thirty-six percent accuracy. Their two-point attempts were also successful half of the time, contributing significantly to their total score.
Defensively, Louisiana Tech managed seven steals and two blocks during play but struggled with turnovers which totaled twenty-one for them compared to twelve by Western Kentucky. This aspect proved costly as it allowed twenty points off turnovers for their rivals.
The home team capitalized on fast breaks scoring twenty fast break points and dominated inside with thirty points in paint versus twenty by Louisiana Tech. Additionally, Western Kentucky excelled at free throws making eighty-two percent compared to just thirty-three percent made by Louisiana Tech.
A standout statistic for Louisiana Tech was their second-chance point tally which reached fourteen thanks largely due to offensive rebounds where they collected eight throughout game time.
Looking ahead after this hard-fought contest, fans can anticipate another opportunity for victory when The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters host Liberty Lady Flames at Thomas Assembly Center located in Ruston on February 10th starting at 2:00 PM Central Time (CT). Supporters can catch all action live from venue ensuring not miss any moment upcoming matchup between these two teams.