2015-16 LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OPENING TIP LOUISIANA TECH #9 MISSISSIPPI ST GAME: #9 LADY TECHSTERS VS. BULLDOGS (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) (6-1, 0-0 SEC) Date: Dec. 13, 2015 Tipoff : 3 p.m. CT Head Coach: Tyler Summitt Stat Leaders (per game) Head Coach: Vic Schafer Stat Leaders (per game) Location: Ruston, LA Record at LA Tech: 20-19 (2nd) Points: Wingate 16.4 Points: Vivians 17.9 Arena: Thomas Assembly Center Career Record: Same Rebounds: Wingate 7.5 Rebounds: McCowan 7.7 Series: Tied 7-7 Assists: Anthony 4.1 Assists: William 4.8 Blocks: Moten 0.4 Blocks: McCowan 1.9 TV: None Steals: Anthony 1.9 Steals: Dillingham 1.9 Radio: KNBB 99.3 FM, Webstream: LATechSports.com PROBABLE STARTERS Louisiana Tech Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other G 4 Kierra Anthony 5-7 Fr. New Iberia, La. 8.1 2.9 4.1 apg G 12 Brooke Pumroy 5-9 Jr. Fairborn, Ohio 10.9 3.0 16-44 3FG G 30 Ashley Santos 5-11 Jr. Geneva, Ill. 8.6 4.7 2015-16 SCHEDULE F 25 Brandi Wingate 6-1 Sr. Columbia, Maryland 16.4 7.5 Date Opponent [TV] Time/Result F 24 Tiara Davenport 6-0 So. Dallas, Texas 8.0 6.5 Nov. 14 at Wisconsin L, 79-65 Nov. 18 Loyola-New Orleans W, 76-40 Setting the Stage Nov. 21 Stephen F. Austin W, 76-44 Louisiana Tech (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) returns home to face No. 9 ranked Mississippi State (6-1, 0-0 \JUNKANOO JAM (BAHAMAS)# SEC) Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Lady Techsters are coming off a 77- Nov. 27 vs. (RV) UCLA# L, 68-57 Nov. 28 vs. Denver# W, 58-53 67 loss at Arizona on Thursday night in Tuscon. Mississippi State hasn’t played since a 53-47 loss Dec. 2 Prairie View A&M L, 77-68 to Texas on Dec. 2. Dec. 5 at Nicholls State W, 58-55 Dec. 10 at Arizona L, 77-67 Milestone Game Dec. 13 Mississippi State 3 p.m. Today’s game will be a milestone for the Lady Techster program. It will be the 500th game every Dec. 19 UL-Lafayette 6 p.m. played by the Lady Techsters in the Thomas Assembly Center, dating back to the opening of the Dec. 22 McNeese State 6 p.m. arena in 1982-83. Tech is 436-63 all-time in games in the TAC. It will also be the 100th home Jan. 2 at Southern Miss* 4 p.m. game against a Top 25 team (Tech is 79-20 all-time in Ruston against Top 25 teams). Jan. 7 at Old Dominion* 6 p.m. Jan. 9 at Charlotte* 6 p.m. Jan. 14 FIU* 6:30 p.m. TAC Milestone Games Jan. 16 Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. No. 1 USC 64, LA Tech 58 Jan. 4, 1982 Jan. 24 Southern Miss* (ASN) 12 p.m. No. 100 LA Tech 72, Georgia 55 Dec. 13, 1988 Jan. 28 at UTSA* 7 p.m. No. 200 LA Tech 90, UL-Lafayette 42 Jan. 28, 1995 Jan. 30 at UTEP* 3 p.m. No. 300 LA Tech 65, FIU 58 Feb. 1, 2001 Feb. 4 Rice* 6:30 p.m. No. 400 LA Tech 70, Nevada 64 March 1, 2008 Feb. 6 North Texas* 6 p.m. No. 500 LA Tech vs. Miss State Dec. 13, 2015 Feb. 11 at Middle Tennessee* 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at UAB* 2 p.m. Feb. 18 UTSA* 6:30 p.m. Series History Feb. 20 UTEP* 6 p.m. Today’s contest is the 15th time that Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State have met in women’s Feb. 25 at North Texas* 7 p.m. basketball. The series is tied at 7-7. Tech is 4-2 all-time against MSU in Ruston. Four of the last Feb. 27 at Rice* 2 p.m. fi ve meetings have been decided by four points or less. Mar 3 Marshall* 6:30 p.m. Mar 5 WKU* 7 p.m. Overall: Tied 7-7 Mar8-12 at C-USA Tournament TBA in Ruston: Tech 4-2 in Starkville: Miss State 5-2 Neutral site: Tech 1-0 All home games in bold | All times Central * indicates C-USA contest 1979-80 Tech 89-54 Neutral #, Jankanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) 1999-00 MSU 74-72 Starkville ^ - C-USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) 2000-01 Tech 83-65 Ruston 2003-04 Tech 94-65 Ruston MEDIA RELATIONS WBB/Associate AD:.........................Malcolm Butler Twitter:..........................................@LATechMButler WE ARE ... “LOUISIANA TECH” Cell Number:........................................318-614-4513 WE ARE EXCITED YOU ARE COVERING LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL THIS YEAR BUT WE ASK E-mail:....................................... [email protected] THAT YOU REFER TO US BY OUR CORRECT NAME AND ABBREVIATION. WHEN REFERRING TO US AS LA WBB Twitter.....................................@LATechWBB TECH, PLEASE KNOW ITS PRONOUNCED “LAH TECH” . 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Tech #WeAreLATech @LATechWBB | 1 2015-16 LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2004-05 MSU 72-55 Starkville 2005-06 Tech 52-41 Ruston HEAD COACH 2006-07 Tech 60-54 Starkville TYLER SUMMITT 2007-08 MSU 63-50 Ruston 2008-09 MSU 72-42 Starkville During his fi rst year at the helm of one of the most storied 2009-10 MSU 72-68 Ruston programs in women’s basketball history, Tyler Summitt’s 2010-11 Tech 69-61 Starkville main goal was to change the culture both on and off the fl oor. 2011-12 Tech 63-62 Ruston On the heels of the fi rst two losing seasons in program 2012-13 MSU 57-55 Starkville history, winning games in his fi rst year was important to Summitt, but teaching his players to do things the right way 2014-15 MSU 81-77 Starkville on the court, in the classroom and in life was even more important. Summitt believes that if his players focus on the Tech vs. SEC process, the positive results will follow. Louisiana Tech is 83-61 all-time against current members of Year No. 1 in Ruston was well documented by the local, regional and national media. In the SEC. Tech has faced all 14 members at least once with fact it was like a who’s who as the Lady Techster program received national exposure from the most games coming against Tennessee (41) and LSU (30). NBC Nightly News, 60 Minute Sports, ESPN.com, USA Today, CNN.com, SI.com, the Tech has lost eight straight games against SEC teams with the New York Times and more. last win being a 57-54 win over Ole Miss on Dec. 1, 2012. And although most times the focus was on Summitt’s fi rst year as a head coach on the Division I level, the exposure that the Lady Techster program received was priceless for Alabama 11-2 Arkansas 3-0 both recruiting and for reviving a fan base longing for the days of conference titles and Auburn 5-2 Florida 0-1 NCAA Tournament appearances. Georgia 6-1 Kentucky 3-0 Summitt is a well-rounded, high-energy, basketball junky. He has all of the charac- teristics of a winner. And in his fi rst year, the main ingredient he provided was that of LSU 14-16 Ole Miss 6-2 consistency. Whether there was a national TV camera in his face or he was one-on-one in Miss State 7-7 Missouri 1-0 his offi ce with a player, Summitt’s message was always the same. He preached execution. USC 3-3 Tennessee 17-24 He demanded effort. And he wouldn’t accept anything less. Texas A&M 6-2 Vandy 1-1 It showed in 2014-15. Time after time during the season, Louisiana Tech fell behind in games, many times way behind. Summitt’s philosophy of playing hard regardless of the Wingate Earns All-Tournament Team Honors score or situation allowed his team to record some impressive comeback wins. Credit the Louisiana Tech senior Brandi Wingate earned all-tournament players. team honors and Conference USA Player of the Week honors In fact, Louisiana Tech recorded two of the largest come-from-behind wins in program following her performance in the Lady Techsters two games history this season. Tech trailed by 19 points late in the fi rst half at Florida Atlantic in early at the 2015 Junkano Jam in Freeport, Bahamas (Nov. 27-28). February and won 73-68. Tech trailed by 18 points early in the second half at UAB in Wingate recorded a double double with 17 points and a mid-January and won 61-56. career-high 12 rebounds in a 68-57 loss to Top 25 UCLA. She Even in losses, Tech showed signs of a never-say-die mentality. then scored a career-high 22 points and added 6 rebounds in a Tech played toe-to-toe with Top 25 Mississippi State in Starkville in early December, leading with two minutes to play before falling 81-77. The 77 points were the most surren- 58-53 win over Denver. For the tournament, Wingate shot 71 dered by State in a non-conference game while only Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt percent (17-24) from the fi eld. scored more in SEC play. Tech overcame an abysmal fi rst half in Baton Rouge in early December (trailing LSU Notes from Wisconsin Game (L, 79-65) 37-13 at half), scoring 48 points against the Tigers in the second half, the most points sur- * 62 of the 65 points came from the Louisiana Tech starters rendered by LSU in a half all year (tied with SEC champion South Carolina).