Saturday, January 11
Lynchburg, Va.
2:00 PM ET
Liberty University
10-5,3-1CUSA
75
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64
Louisiana Tech
9-6,2-2CUSA
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Louisiana Tech
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14
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26
64
Liberty
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18
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75
Pien Steenbergen
Hot-Shooting Liberty Holds Off LA Tech, 75-64
1/11/2025 5:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – On a cold, snowy Saturday in Lynchburg, Liberty used hot shooting from beyond the arc to down Louisiana Tech, 75-64. Six of the Lady Flames' 11 three-pointers came in the first quarter, enabling the home team to lead from wire to wire at Liberty Arena.
Liberty's sixth straight home victory boosts the team's mark to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in CUSA action, tying the Lady Flames with FIU for second place following the first two weekends of conference play. All 11 Liberty players found the scoring column as the Lady Flames' reserves outscored their counterparts from LA Tech, 39-12.
The Lady Techsters fall to 9-6 overall and 2-2 in CUSA after dropping their fifth consecutive road contest. LA Tech committed 17 turnovers which led to 23 Liberty points, as the Lady Techsters are now 0-3 all-time versus the Lady Flames.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Asia Boone – 13 points, 3-7 3FG; Pien Steenbergen – 9 points; Emma Hess – 9 points, 2 steals; Emmy Stout – 8 points, 7 rebounds; Brooke Moore – 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2-2 3FG; Claudia Acin – 8 points, 2-2 3FG.
Louisiana Tech Individuals: Robyn Lee – 19 points, 6 rebounds; Paris Bradley – 17 points, 3-5 3FG; Jianna Morris – 11 points.
Key Team Stats: Liberty ended up at 43.1 percent (25-of-58) from the field, 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from three-point range and a season-high 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the foul line. LA Tech countered at 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the floor, 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from beyond the arc and 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free throw line. The Lady Techsters had the upper hand in rebounding (37-34) and second-chance points (14-5). Liberty's 14 turnovers were its fewest in CUSA play this season.
Turning Point
Liberty came out firing, shooting 6-of-10 from three-point range during the first quarter.
Asia Boone knocked down three of those triples, helping Liberty build a 26-11 lead through 10 minutes.
LA Tech got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Game Summary
First Quarter
Liberty will head west for its next two contests, beginning with a Thursday visit to UTEP. Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern inside the Don Haskins Center, and the game will air on ESPN+.
Liberty's sixth straight home victory boosts the team's mark to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in CUSA action, tying the Lady Flames with FIU for second place following the first two weekends of conference play. All 11 Liberty players found the scoring column as the Lady Flames' reserves outscored their counterparts from LA Tech, 39-12.
The Lady Techsters fall to 9-6 overall and 2-2 in CUSA after dropping their fifth consecutive road contest. LA Tech committed 17 turnovers which led to 23 Liberty points, as the Lady Techsters are now 0-3 all-time versus the Lady Flames.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Asia Boone – 13 points, 3-7 3FG; Pien Steenbergen – 9 points; Emma Hess – 9 points, 2 steals; Emmy Stout – 8 points, 7 rebounds; Brooke Moore – 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2-2 3FG; Claudia Acin – 8 points, 2-2 3FG.
Louisiana Tech Individuals: Robyn Lee – 19 points, 6 rebounds; Paris Bradley – 17 points, 3-5 3FG; Jianna Morris – 11 points.
Key Team Stats: Liberty ended up at 43.1 percent (25-of-58) from the field, 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from three-point range and a season-high 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the foul line. LA Tech countered at 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the floor, 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from beyond the arc and 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free throw line. The Lady Techsters had the upper hand in rebounding (37-34) and second-chance points (14-5). Liberty's 14 turnovers were its fewest in CUSA play this season.
Turning Point
Liberty came out firing, shooting 6-of-10 from three-point range during the first quarter.
Asia Boone knocked down three of those triples, helping Liberty build a 26-11 lead through 10 minutes.
LA Tech got no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Game Summary
First Quarter
- Liberty raced out to a 7-0 advantage during the game's first 1:53 and never looked back.
- While the Lady Flames were excelling at the offensive end during the first quarter, LA Tech shot just 33.3 percent (3-of-9) and committed six turnovers.
- The Lady Techsters' Lee single-handedly outscored Liberty, 7-4, over the first six minutes of the second quarter, helping her team trim its deficit to 10 (30-20).
- But Liberty outscored the visitors by a 14-5 count during the remainder of the half with all 14 points coming from reserves.
- The Lady Flames held a 44-25 halftime lead after connecting on 69.2 percent (9-of-13) of their three-point attempts.
- Hess made a pair of baskets early in the second half, enabling Liberty to take its largest lead (48-27) at the 8:25 mark of the third quarter.
- Liberty's cushion stood at 19 points (57-38) entering the fourth period.
- The Lady Techsters exploded for 26 points during the final stanza, hitting all four of their three-point tries and getting a dozen tallies from Bradley.
- Bradley's triple with 28 seconds left got LA Tech within nine (73-64). But Avery Mills quenched any threat of a Lady Techster comeback with two free throws on the opposite end.
- Boone's three triples were her most in a game since she also hit three against Christopher Newport on Nov. 30.
- Hess's nine points push her career total to 992, leaving the senior eight away from becoming Liberty's 22nd 1,000-point scorer all-time.
- As part of her nine-point effort, Steenbergen recorded Liberty's first four-point play in four years, coming at 3:40 of the second quarter. Dee Brown was the last Lady Flame to do so on Jan. 2, 2021 vs. Lipscomb.
- Acin scored a season-high eight points, going 2-of-2 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line.
- Fellow Spanish point guard Anna Badosa led all players with five assists, her most as a Lady Flame.
- Liberty made 10 or more three-pointers for the sixth time this season.
- The Lady Flames held their ninth consecutive opponent below 50 percent from the field.
- Saturday's game marked the first time Liberty shot 90 percent from the charity stripe since last season's regular-season finale at WKU (March 9, 2024).
Liberty will head west for its next two contests, beginning with a Thursday visit to UTEP. Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern inside the Don Haskins Center, and the game will air on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
LATech
Lib
FG%
.386
.431
3FG%
.368
.524
FT%
.722
.933
RB
37
34
TO
17
14
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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