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2014-15 LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OPENING TIP GAME 3 LOUISIANA TECH UL-LAFAYETTE Date: Nov. 22, 2014 LADY TECHSTERS VS. RAGIN CAJUNS Tipoff : 12 p.m. CT (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) Location: Lafayette, La. Head Coach: Tyler Summitt Stat Leaders (per game) Head Coach: Garry Brodhead Stat Leaders (per game) Arena: Earl K. Long Gym Record at LA Tech: 1-1 (1st) Points: Jackson 14.0 Record at School: 26-37 (3rd) Points: Veal 15.5 Series: LA Tech leads 39-0 Career Record: Same Rebounds: Shelton 8.5 Career Record: Same Rebounds: Fields 8.0 Television: None Assists: Walter 4.5 Assists: Gordon 4.0 Radio: KNBB 97.7 FM (Ruston/Monroe), KTKC Blocks: Walter 0.5 Blocks: Steals: Shelton 2.5 Steals: Brown 2.5 92.9 FM (Springhill) Talent: Malcolm Butler Webstream: LATechSports.com PROBABLE STARTERS Louisiana Tech Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other G 10 Chrisstasia Walter 5-8 Sr. Texarkana, Ark. 9.0 5.0 4.5 apg G 1 Kelia Shelton 5-8 Sr. Rock Hill, S.C. 10.0 8.5 2.0 apg G 21 Kanedria Andrews 5-8 Sr. El Dorado, Ark. 4.0 2.5 1.5 spg 2014-15 SCHEDULE G/F 2 Whitney Frazier 6-0 Sr. El Dorado, Ark. 7.0 4.5 3.0 apg Date Opponent [TV] Time/Result F 33 Savanna Langston 6-2 Sr. El Dorado, Ark. 4.5 2.5 1.0 apg Nov. 1 Mississippi College (Ex) W, 85-36 Nov. 8 LSU-Alexandria (Ex) W, 91-36 Setting the Stage Nov. 15 at Stephen F. Austin W, 76-69 Louisiana Tech (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) will play its third straight road game to start the season as the Lady Nov. 18 at Northwestern State L, 69-57 Techsters travel to face UL-Lafayette (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) Saturday at 12 p.m. at Earl K. Long Gym in Nov. 22 at UL-Lafayette 12 p.m. Lafayette, LA Tech is coming off a 69-57 loss at Northwestern State Tuesday while UL-Lafayette is Nov. 29 at Alabama A&M 2 p.m. coming off a a 69-53 win against Xavier at home Tuesday. Dec. 3 at LSU (SEC Network) 6 p.m. Dec. 7 Loyola-New Orleans 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at Mississippi State 7 p.m. Tech vs. Sun Belt Conference Dec. 15 Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech is 164-16 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference. Tech has Dec. 20 at Utah 4 p.m. not faced Troy, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. Dec. 29 vs. Harvard# 1 p.m. Dec. 30 vs. Georgia Tech/Lipscomb# 1/3 p.m. Arkansas State 37-3 South Alabama 21-0 Jan. 4 Southern Miss* 3 p.m. UALR 8-3 Texas Arlingon 12-0 Jan. 8 UTEP* 6:30 p.m. Georgia State 1-0 Texas State 2-1 Jan. 10 UTSA* 6 p.m. UL-Lafayette 39-0 Troy 0-0 Jan. 15 at UAB* 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Middle Tennessee* (ASN) 7 p.m. UL-Monroe 44-9 Georgia Southern 0-0 Jan. 22 North Texas* 6:30 p.m. Appalachian State 0-0 Jan. 24 Rice* 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at WKU* 7 p.m. Series History Jan. 31 at Marshall* 12 p.m. Today’s contest is the 40th meeting ever between Louisiana Tech and UL-Lafayette in women’s Feb. 5 UAB* 6:30 p.m. basketball action with the Lady Techsters leading the all-time series 39-0. Tech is 16-0 all-time Feb. 7 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. against the Ragin’ Cajuns in Ruston. Tech and UL-Lafayette were both conference foes in the Feb. 12 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. American South (1987-1991) and Sun Belt (1991-2001). The two programs have not met since Feb. 14 at FIU* 5 p.m. Feb. 19 Charlotte* 6:30 p.m. the 2002-03 season when the Lady Techsters defeated UL-Lafayette 81-50 in Ruston. Feb. 22 Old Dominion* (FOX) 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at UTEP* 8 p.m. Overall: Tech 39-0 Feb. 28 at UTSA* 2 p.m. in Ruston: Tech 20-0 March 7 at Southern Miss* 4 p.m. in Lafayette: Tech 16-0 M 11-14 at C-USA Tournament^ TBA Neutral site: Tech 3-0 All home games in bold | All times Central Last 10 Meetings * indicates C-USA contest #, Georgia Tech Tournament 1996-97 Tech 97-34 Ruston ^ - C-USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) 1997-98 Tech 100-50 Ruston 1997-98 Tech 83-36 Lafayette MEDIA RELATIONS 1998-99 Tech 90-43 Lafayette WBB/Associate AD:.........................Malcolm Butler 1998-99 Tech 92-51 Ruston Twitter:..........................................@LATechMButler Cell Number:........................................318-614-4513 WE ARE ... “LOUISIANA TECH” E-mail:....................................... 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Tech #WeAreLATech @LATechWBB | 1 2014-15 LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1999-00 Tech 95-40 Lafayette 1999-00 Tech 114-69 Ruston HEAD COACH 2000-01 Techc 83-68 Lafayette TYLER SUMMITT 2002-03 Tech 81-50 Ruston 2013-14 Tech 51-44 Ruston When Tyler Summitt was introduced April 2 as the sixth head coach in Loui- Series Perfection siana Tech women’s basketball history, it UL-Lafayette isn’t the only team that Louisiana Tech has dominated over the wasn’t the fi rst time that the 23-year-old years. There are nine programs that the Lady Techsters have played at least 10 had been to Ruston. Tyler, the son of legendary Hall of times and have never lost against. Fame coach Pat Summitt, followed the Tennessee Lady Vols and his mother to UL-Lafayette 39-0 the Thomas Assembly Center numerous times during the course of one UTPA 24-0 of the greatest rivalries in the history of the women’s game. So. Alabama 21-0 Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland made a bold SMU 18-0 hire that could pay huge dividends for a Lady Techster program that Idaho 17-0 ranks second all-time in wins (1,043), trailing only Tennessee. Louisiana College 12-0 Tyler’s challenge is to rebuild the storied program back into a con- UT Arlington 12-0 ference contender and annual NCAA Tournament participant. Tech’s 27 UCLA 11-0 NCAA Tournament appearances ranks fourth all-time although the Lady Kansas 10-0 Techsters have not made an appearance since 2011. Tyler spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Marquette University under head coach Terri Mitchell where he oversaw the te- Winning Ways am’s offense while overseeing skill development for every position. He The 39 wins that Louisiana Tech has recorded against UL-Lafayette are the also served as the scouting coordinator. third most against any women’s basketball program in Lady Techster history. In addition to his coaching duties in the collegiate ranks, Tyler is Tech’s 44 wins against UL-Monroe rank fi rst and 40 wins against New Orleans also a co-founder and board member of The Pat Summitt Foundation, rank second. participates in public speaking engagements and is active in church with his wife. UL-Monroe 44-9 He graduated from the University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Honors New Orleans 40-2 Program where he was a member of the Tennessee men’s basketball UL-Lafayette 39-0 team for two seasons, learning from Cuonzo Martin and Bruce Pearl. Arkansas State 36-3 Tyler also served as a student assistant coach for his mother and the SFA 27-6 Tennessee women’s basketball program. He was actively involved in WKU 26-14 the 2007 through 2009 seasons for the Tennessee women, two of which Hawaii 25-5 resulted in national championships. He was the head coach of numerous AAU teams in Tennessee, including the Tennessee Fury 17U who went on to win the State Cham- State Domination pionship. He has also been a head coach at the Pat Summitt, Cuonzo Louisiana Tech is 235-50 all-time against Louisiana-based universities and colleges. Martin and Bruce Pearl Summer Camps from 2005-2011. Tech plays four in-state schools this year, including Northwestern State (L, 69-57), Tyler married his high school sweetheart, Anne Dennis (“AnDe”) UL-Lafayette (Nov. 22), LSU (Dec. 3) and Nicholls State (Dec. 15). Ragsdale Summitt, on June 1, 2013. UL-Monroe 43-10 UNO 40-2 UL-Lafayette 39-0 Northwestern St. 22-7 McNeese 18-6 LSU 14-15 Nicholls State 15-1 LC 12-0 Southern 9-1 Tulane 8-3 Southeastern LA 7-5 Centenary 4-0 Grambling 3-0 LA Tech in Season Openers With its 76-69 win at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15, Louisiana Tech is 31-10 all-time in season openers. Tech improved to 26-15 all-time in road openers. 2014-15 ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Class Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Pronunciation Guide 00 JaQuan Jackson 5-8 G So. 1L Killeen, Texas (Harker Heights HS) JaQuan (juh-KWON) Jackson 1 Kelia Shelton 5-8 G Sr.