Midwest MFA AgriServices

03/11 03:42 CDT Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters play in CUSA Tournament against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters play in CUSA Tournament against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens By The Associated Press Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (13-18, 7-12 CUSA) vs. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (24-5, 17-1 CUSA) Huntsville, Alabama; Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech plays in the CUSA Tournament against Delaware. The Lady Techsters are 17-1 against CUSA opponents and 7-4 in non-conference play. Louisiana Tech ranks ninth in the CUSA with 21.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Paris Bradley averaging 3.5. The Fightin' Blue Hens are 7-12 in CUSA play. Delaware is 8-7 in games decided by 10 points or more. Louisiana Tech makes 45.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.4 percentage points higher than Delaware has allowed to its opponents (40.7%). Delaware has shot at a 40.3% clip from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points greater than the 39.7% shooting opponents of Louisiana Tech have averaged. The teams square off for the second time this season. Louisiana Tech won the last matchup 65-50 on Jan. 9. Alexia Weaver scored 17 to help lead Louisiana Tech to the victory, and Aylasia Fantrov scored nine points for Delaware. TOP PERFORMERS: Bradley is averaging 14.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals for the Lady Techsters. Weaver is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games. Ella Wanzer is shooting 33.9% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin' Blue Hens, while averaging 8.7 points. Ande'a Cherisier is averaging 13.5 points and 7.8 rebounds over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Techsters: 10-0, averaging 74.9 points, 29.7 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 10.5 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.3 points per game. Fightin' Blue Hens: 3-7, averaging 60.7 points, 30.1 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

	Copyright DTN. All rights reserved. Disclaimer.