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| Angie Felton (Leesburg High School, Leesburg Florida) scored 19 points. |
Utah State women's basketball team falls to Louisiana Tech in WAC tournament
LAS VEGAS — A second-half comeback came up just short as the second-seeded Utah State women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker to third-seeded Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, 73-69, Friday at Orleans Arena.
Trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, the Aggies were able to chisel away at the Louisiana Tech lead. With 31 seconds remaining in the game, a three-point play by senior guard Brooke Jackson cut the lead to 71-69, but USU could not get any closer.
Louisiana Tech will advance to its third-straight WAC Tournament championship game. The Lady Techsters will take on the winner of the game between top-seeded Fresno State and fourth-seeded Idaho.
With the loss, Utah State falls to 21-9. Louisiana Tech improved to 17-14.
Utah State got a stellar game from senior forward Ashlee Brown, who recorded her 12th double-double of the season with a game-high 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. She also added four assists and a career-high four blocks. Jackson added 12 points and four boards, while junior guard Devyn Christensen and sophomore guard Jennifer Schlott both scored 10 points.
Louisiana Tech was led by 21 points and four assists from Jasmine Bendolph. Angie Felton (Leesburg High School, Leesburg Florida) scored 19 points. The Aggies were able to hold Shantale Bramble-Donaldson to only six points.
This is the third time in the last four seasons that USU has reached the semifinals of the WAC Tournament and the first time it has lost to the Lady Techsters. The Aggies have to two semifinal losses to Fresno State, in 2009 and 2011. Utah State has fallen to the eventual champion the last three seasons.
Utah State ended the game shooting 25-of-63 (39.7 percent) from the floor. The Aggies were 3-of-14 from three-point range (21.4 percent), while shooting 16-of-17 (94.1 percent) from the charity stripe. Louisiana Tech was 25-of-63 (49.1 percent) from the field, going 7-of-17 from three (41.0 percent). The Lady Techsters were 14-of-16 (87.5 percent) from the free throw line.
The Aggies now await the announcements of the NCAA and Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) brackets on Monday, March 12.
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Trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, the Aggies were able to chisel away at the Louisiana Tech lead. With 31 seconds remaining in the game, a three-point play by senior guard Brooke Jackson cut the lead to 71-69, but USU could not get any closer.
Louisiana Tech will advance to its third-straight WAC Tournament championship game. The Lady Techsters will take on the winner of the game between top-seeded Fresno State and fourth-seeded Idaho.
With the loss, Utah State falls to 21-9. Louisiana Tech improved to 17-14.
Utah State got a stellar game from senior forward Ashlee Brown, who recorded her 12th double-double of the season with a game-high 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. She also added four assists and a career-high four blocks. Jackson added 12 points and four boards, while junior guard Devyn Christensen and sophomore guard Jennifer Schlott both scored 10 points.
Louisiana Tech was led by 21 points and four assists from Jasmine Bendolph. Angie Felton (Leesburg High School, Leesburg Florida) scored 19 points. The Aggies were able to hold Shantale Bramble-Donaldson to only six points.
This is the third time in the last four seasons that USU has reached the semifinals of the WAC Tournament and the first time it has lost to the Lady Techsters. The Aggies have to two semifinal losses to Fresno State, in 2009 and 2011. Utah State has fallen to the eventual champion the last three seasons.
Utah State ended the game shooting 25-of-63 (39.7 percent) from the floor. The Aggies were 3-of-14 from three-point range (21.4 percent), while shooting 16-of-17 (94.1 percent) from the charity stripe. Louisiana Tech was 25-of-63 (49.1 percent) from the field, going 7-of-17 from three (41.0 percent). The Lady Techsters were 14-of-16 (87.5 percent) from the free throw line.
The Aggies now await the announcements of the NCAA and Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) brackets on Monday, March 12.
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| Angela Felton Lady Techsters vs. NMSU, Saturday, 2/25/2012 Karl Malone Court at the Thomas Assembly Center, Louisiana Tech University,Ruston LA. (photo by Donny Crowe) Louisiana Tech University |
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