Box Score RUSTON, La. | Despite leading by six points at the break, the Grambling State Lady Tigers fell to the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters 70-66 at the Thomas Assembly Center in a battle of two Lincoln Parish universities.

With nine seconds left in the game, Grambling trailed 68-66 and had a chance to at least tie the game or even take the lead with a 3-pointer, but La Tech's defense forced a five-second call and a turnover on the inbounds play. Seconds later, the Lady Techsters inbounded the ball and converted two free throws to seal the deal.

"We had a good play drawn up at that time," said Coach Freddie Murray. "I thought it was a quick count, but nonetheless, we battled until the end. Unfortunately Tech was able to capitalize on the turnover. To me, that was the turning point in the game. We planned to score with little time left on the clock or at least go to overtime, but it didn't work out. Hats off to the Lady Techsters for the comeback win."

Grambling had a total of three scorers in double figures and was led by Ariel Williams who finished with 17 points, three boards and four assists while teammate Justice Coleman produced 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, had three steals, one assist and one block in the loss.

"We lean on Ariel and Justice and they delivered," said Coach Murray. "It is no surprise what they have done for us in the last couple of years, and that showed last night. They have the most experience on the team." 

Fellow Lady Tiger Alexus Holt missed only two shots the entire evening and scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss.

The Lady Techsters were led by Amber Dixon who finished with 20 points and shot more free throws than the entire Grambling team (7-of-8). The Lady Tigers were 6-of-7 from the charity stripe for the game.

Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State shot 45 percent (27-of-60) from the floor and 86 percent (6-of-7) from the charity stripe
> La Tech was 22-of-54 (41 percent) from the field and 23-of-35 (66 percent) from the foul line
> GSU registered 32 rebounds, including 24 on the defensive glass
> La Tech pulled down 39 rebounds, with 25 coming on the defensive end
> The Lady Tigers finished with 36 points in the paint, 23 bench points, 10 second-chance points and 13 fast break points
> The Lady Techsters recorded 32 points in the paint, 25 bench points, 15 second-chance points and 10 fast break points












Up Next
Grambling State continues its non-conference schedule on Thursday, December 19 as they participate in two games at the Florida International Holiday Tournament. Tip-off against Florida International University is set for 11 a.m. EST at FIU Ocean Bank Arena.
 
Follow Grambling State Athletics
For complete coverage of Grambling State athletics, follow the Tigers on social media at @GSU_Tigers (Twitter), /gramblingstateathletics (Facebook), @gramblingathletics01 (Instagram) or visit the official home of Grambling State Athletics at gsutigers.com.