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Asia Boone finished with a team-high 14 points on Thursday.
Bradley’s Big 4th Quarter Helps LA Tech Edge Liberty, 67-66
2/6/2025 10:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech freshman Paris Bradley scored 13 of her game-high 19 points during the fourth quarter of Thursday's matchup with Liberty, including the game-winning driving layup with 2.7 seconds remaining. Her heroics helped the Lady Techsters pull out a come-from-behind 67-66 win over Liberty inside the Thomas Assembly Center.
Liberty (15-6, 8-2 CUSA) led 54-44 entering the fourth quarter but could not hold off the hard-charging home team as its seven-game winning streak was halted. The Lady Flames were outrebounded on the night (27-24) and made only 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from the field in the fourth quarter as they were outscored, 23-12.
Winners of eight straight home games, Louisiana Tech (12-9, 5-5 CUSA) defeated the Lady Flames for the first time ever (in four meetings). The Lady Techsters overcame 24 turnovers by shooting 61.9 percent (26-of-42) from the field, including 88.9 percent (8-of-9) during the decisive final period.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Asia Boone – 14 points, 3 steals, 2-8 3FG; Emmy Stout – 11 points, 5 rebounds; Bella Smuda – 10 points, 4 steals; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 5 points, 7 rebounds.
Louisiana Tech Individuals: Bradley – 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 6-6 FG, 7-8 FT; Jianna Morris – 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4-5 3FG; Robyn Lee – 14 points, 6-8 FG; Jordan Marshall – 9 points, 3 steals.
Key Team Stats: Liberty ended the game at 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the field but shot just 26.1 percent (6-of-23) from beyond the arc. LA Tech attempted only 10 triples but made five of them for 50 percent. The Lady Flames enjoyed a slight advantage from the foul line, going 12-of-15 for 80 percent to the Lady Techsters' 10-of-15 for 66.7 percent. Liberty matched a season high with 11 steals but was only able to convert LA Tech's 24 turnovers into 14 points. The Lady Techsters had the upper hand in points in the paint (36-28), while Liberty controlled the bench points category (25-7).
Turning Point
Three of the game's seven lead changes came in the final minute.
Bradley hit a pair of free throws with 38.5 seconds left, putting the home team in front, 65-63.
Off a beautifully executed out-of-bounds play, Emma Hess hit a three-pointer from directly in front of her team's bench. That clutch connection gave Liberty a 66-65 edge with 32.4 ticks left.
With the game clock and shot clock both winding down, Bradley bounced it in from close range with just 2.7 seconds remaining to produce the final score of 67-66.
Hess got off a turnaround three-point attempt at the final buzzer, but it fell short and Liberty lost for the first time in the last 100 games it had led with 5:00 remaining.
Game Summary
First Quarter
Liberty will close out its road swing on Saturday, traveling to Sam Houston (10-10, 3-7 CUSA). Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, and the contest will air on ESPN+.
Liberty (15-6, 8-2 CUSA) led 54-44 entering the fourth quarter but could not hold off the hard-charging home team as its seven-game winning streak was halted. The Lady Flames were outrebounded on the night (27-24) and made only 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from the field in the fourth quarter as they were outscored, 23-12.
Winners of eight straight home games, Louisiana Tech (12-9, 5-5 CUSA) defeated the Lady Flames for the first time ever (in four meetings). The Lady Techsters overcame 24 turnovers by shooting 61.9 percent (26-of-42) from the field, including 88.9 percent (8-of-9) during the decisive final period.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Asia Boone – 14 points, 3 steals, 2-8 3FG; Emmy Stout – 11 points, 5 rebounds; Bella Smuda – 10 points, 4 steals; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 5 points, 7 rebounds.
Louisiana Tech Individuals: Bradley – 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 6-6 FG, 7-8 FT; Jianna Morris – 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4-5 3FG; Robyn Lee – 14 points, 6-8 FG; Jordan Marshall – 9 points, 3 steals.
Key Team Stats: Liberty ended the game at 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the field but shot just 26.1 percent (6-of-23) from beyond the arc. LA Tech attempted only 10 triples but made five of them for 50 percent. The Lady Flames enjoyed a slight advantage from the foul line, going 12-of-15 for 80 percent to the Lady Techsters' 10-of-15 for 66.7 percent. Liberty matched a season high with 11 steals but was only able to convert LA Tech's 24 turnovers into 14 points. The Lady Techsters had the upper hand in points in the paint (36-28), while Liberty controlled the bench points category (25-7).
Turning Point
Three of the game's seven lead changes came in the final minute.
Bradley hit a pair of free throws with 38.5 seconds left, putting the home team in front, 65-63.
Off a beautifully executed out-of-bounds play, Emma Hess hit a three-pointer from directly in front of her team's bench. That clutch connection gave Liberty a 66-65 edge with 32.4 ticks left.
With the game clock and shot clock both winding down, Bradley bounced it in from close range with just 2.7 seconds remaining to produce the final score of 67-66.
Hess got off a turnaround three-point attempt at the final buzzer, but it fell short and Liberty lost for the first time in the last 100 games it had led with 5:00 remaining.
Game Summary
First Quarter
- Louisiana Tech emerged with a 14-12 edge following a sloppy first 10 minutes of play which saw the two teams combined to commit 13 turnovers.
- The Lady Techsters tallied eight points in the paint during the opening stanza, overcoming Boone's seven points for the visitors.
- The second period was Liberty's best offensive quarter of the night. The Lady Flames scored 24 points on 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from the floor, getting 16 bench points.
- Liberty took a 36-29 halftime lead.
- Stout tallied Liberty's final seven points of the third period, helping them extend out to a 10-point advantage (54-44) heading to the final 10 minutes.
- Bradley accounted for LA Tech's final nine points over the last 2:32 of the contest and single-handedly outscored Liberty, 13-12, during the fourth quarter as a whole.
- Boone (14 points) paced the Lady Flames in scoring against LA Tech for the second time this season. The sophomore tallied a team-best 13 points during Liberty's 75-64 home triumph on Jan. 11.
- Stout finished with 11 points in 17 minutes for her third career game scoring in double figures.
- Fellow center Smuda reached double digits for the 14th time this season and the 66th time in her career. Thursday's 10 points pushed Smuda's career total to 1,405, tying her for seventh place on Liberty's career scoring chart with former teammate Mya Berkman. Smuda also came up with a career-high four steals.
- Prior to Thursday, Liberty had held 14 straight opponents below 50 percent shooting from the field. But LA Tech connected at a 61.9 percent clip, the highest field goal percentage by a Liberty opponent since Dec. 5, 1999. That day, No. 8 Notre Dame made 62.7 percent of its field goals in an 85-68 triumph over the Lady Flames in Carey Green's fifth game as Liberty's head coach.
- Liberty had closed out 99 consecutive contests when leading with 5:00 remaining prior to Thursday, when the Lady Flames could not hang onto a 61-53 edge at that juncture. The last team to come from behind to beat Liberty during the final 5:00 of a game was Memphis on Dec. 6, 2020.
- Liberty is now 12-0 this season when winning the rebounding battle but only 3-6 when being outrebounded.
Liberty will close out its road swing on Saturday, traveling to Sam Houston (10-10, 3-7 CUSA). Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, and the contest will air on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Lib
LATech
FG%
.429
.619
3FG%
.261
.500
FT%
.800
.667
RB
24
27
TO
17
24
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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