Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters at McNeese State Cowgirls
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Interstat) — The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (2-0) will visit the McNeese State Cowgirls (2-0) on Sunday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, La. Both teams enter unbeaten and will look to build on strong starts. Louisiana Tech has opened with wins over Toledo and TAMU-Texarkana, while McNeese State has defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville and Grambling. Louisiana Tech has scored at least 61 points in each win, while McNeese State has held its first two opponents to 53 points or fewer.
Louisiana Tech is coming off a 90-41 win against TAMU-Texarkana and also beat Toledo 61-57. Alana Obianozie is a player to watch for the Lady Techsters. She had 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists and one block in 29 minutes against TAMU-Texarkana. She also had 10 points and five rebounds in 23 minutes at Toledo. Isla Airey added seven points and 10 rebounds against TAMU-Texarkana, and Brittani Wells had 13 points and six assists in that game. Louisiana Tech will next host Northwestern State before visiting Mississippi.
McNeese State is coming off a 56-51 win against Grambling and earlier beat Texas A&M-Kingsville 65-53. Valencia Fontenelle-Posson is a player to watch for the Cowgirls. She had 14 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes against Grambling and 12 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Matilde Motta added 14 points and nine rebounds against Grambling, and Avari Berry had 11 points and four assists. The Cowgirls will visit LSU before hosting Biblical Stud. (TX).
The game will be played at Burton Coliseum, where McNeese State will be the home team. Louisiana Tech will be the visiting team in the women’s NCAA Division I contest. Both teams carry 2-0 records into the game and have shown balanced production in their first two victories.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Louisiana Tech 66, McNeese State 64. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Louisiana Tech with a 63.9 percent probability to win.