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G-Men top Southern for third straight victory

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Tennis Techsters to host JSU

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Ana Jover and the Louisiana Tech Tennis Team will play host to Jackson State at noon, Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Ruston Sports Complex.

 

Hilltoppers defeat Dunkin’ Dogs

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — It was a frustrating night for Louisiana Tech with turnovers, missed layups and fouls committed. Even the radio broadcast went out for an extended period of time.

All in all, the Bulldogs ended up falling to the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky by a final score of 65-54 on Thursday night inside E.A. Diddle Arena.

Tech (17-6, 8-3 C-USA) dug itself a big hole in the first half, falling behind 44-24 as WKU (15-8, 8-3 C-USA) turned nine forced turnovers into 15 points and put in 12 free throws.

Techsters fall to WKU

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Louisiana Tech battled for all 40 minutes but was unable to come away with a victory on Thursday evening as the Lady Techsters fell 84-75 to Western Kentucky in front of 1,427 fans at the Thomas Assembly Center.

Grayson Bright led the Lady Techsters with 25 points on 11-15 shooting, including a 3-4 day from beyond the 3-point arc.

Amber Dixon added 15 points and five re bounds for the Lady Techsters.

Five Lady Toppers scored in double figures with Whitney Creech pouring in a team-high 21 points.

GSU hoops teams to host Southern

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In-state rivals will meet in a Southwestern Athletic Conference showdown as Grambling State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams collide with Southern in the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center this weekend. Devante Jackson (above left) and the G-Men (11-11 overall, 5-4 in the SWAC) will take on Southern at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8. Earlier this season, Grambling won 65-61 at Southern (9-13, 6-3 SWAC) on Jan. 11. Jackson leads the G-Men with 12.8 points per game. At 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

GSU’s Delgado tabbed preseason first-teamer

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2020 Preseason Baseball honors Wednesday with the Alabama State Hornets and the Southern Jaguars picked as favorites to claim their respective divisions. Grambling pitcher Bryan Delgado was the lone Tiger to be named first team All-SWAC, while Tigers outfielders Jahmoi Percival and Ian Bailey were named second team All-SWAC.

G-Men add 25 new football players

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Having failed to reach the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship football game the past two years after taking consecutive titles in 2016 and 2017, Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs wants to make a bigger impact in 2020.

Oravcova crosses world to make new home at Tech

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Claudia Oravcova’s experience as a collegiate athlete has been anything but easy, and yet the junior from Piestany, Slovakia, has weathered both literal and metaphorical storms to make Louisiana Tech feel like home.

SEC’s recruiting dominance particularly apparent this year

The Southeastern Conference dominated the recruiting landscape even more than usual this year.

Five Bearcats moving on up

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Five Ruston High School seniors announced on Wednesday their destinations to try and continue their football careers on the collegiate level, joining teammate Jordan McClaine, who in November inked scholarship papers with Northwestern State University on Early Signing Day.