Louisiana Tech 81, San Jose State 66
Shanavia Dowdell scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Louisiana Tech to an 81-66 win over San Jose State Sunday afternoon in WAC action at the Thomas Assembly Center.
Tech (16-6, 7-3 WAC) won its fourth straight contest and improved its all-time record against the Spartans to 18-0 while San Jose State (5-19, 1-10 WAC) lost its sixth straight despite a valiant effort.
Tech shot 45 percent (29-of-65) from the field while hitting 78 percent (21-of-27) of its free throws. The Spartans hit 50 percent (26-of-52) of their field goals, only the second time all season an opponent shot 50 percent or better against the Lady Techsters. LA Tech out-rebounded San Jose State 41-32.
Adrienne Johnson added 19 points, while Tarkeisha Wysinger had 11 for the Techsters.
Chasity Shavers scored 27 points, while Sayja Sumler added 17 points in the loss.