2025–26 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

2025–26 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
CUSA regular season champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record26–6 (17–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Stoehr
  • Josh Ashley
  • Olivia Grayson
  • Caleb Livingston
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
2025–26 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 17 – 1   .944 26 – 6   .813
FIU 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Middle Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Sam Houston 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Liberty 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Missouri State † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Jacksonville State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Delaware 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Kennesaw State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
UTEP 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
New Mexico State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Western Kentucky 4 – 14   .222 8 – 21   .276
† 2026 CUSA tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by tenth-year head coach Brooke Stoehr, play their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Lady Techsters finished the 2024–25 season 18–16, 8–10 in C-USA play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated New Mexico State,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Liberty in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament.[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[4] where they would defeat Texas Southern in the second round,[5] and Lindenwood in the Super 16,[6] before falling to Illinois State in the Great 8.[7]

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. Louisiana Tech was picked to finish atop the conference, with five first-place votes.[8]

Preseason rankings

Conference USA Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Louisiana Tech 128 (5)
2 Liberty 125 (5)
3 Middle Tennessee 123 (2)
4 Missouri State 107
5 Western Kentucky 96
6 FIU 74
7 Sam Houston 59
T-8 UTEP 57
Kennesaw State
10 New Mexico State 51
11 Delaware 36
12 Jacksonville State 23
(#) first-place votes

Source:[8]

CUSA Preseason Player of the Year

CUSA Preseason Player of the Year
Player Position Year
Paris Bradley Guard Sophomore

Source:[8]

Preseason All-CUSA Team

Preseason All-CUSA Team
Player Position Year
Paris Bradley Guard Sophomore
Jordan Marshall Forward

Source:[8]

Roster

2025–26 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexia Weaver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Three Rivers College Louisville, Kentucky
F 3 Hillary Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Malakoff High School Malakoff, Texas
G 4 Joy Madison-Key 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Tulane Grand Prairie, Texas
G 10 Jayden Terry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gainesville High School Gainesville, Florida
F 15 Jordan Marshall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Little Rock Central High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 18 Isla Airey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Caulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
G 21 Kennedy Evans 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Oklahoma State Little Elm, Texas
G 22 Jianna Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Sylvan Hills High School Sherwood, Arkansas
G 23 Paris Bradley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hebron High School Carrollton, Texas
F 25 Averi Aaron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Boerne High School Boerne, Texas
G 30 Kaleigh Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Three Rivers College Lonoke, Arkansas
F 33 Mackenzie Wurm 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Allen High School Allen, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Arkansas L 81–93  0–1
  20 – Marshall   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (2,111)
Fayetteville, AR
November 7, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 62–70  0–2
  16 – Weaver   7 – Tied   4 – Bradley  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,593)
Monroe, LA
November 11, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana Christian W 121–34  1–2
  20 – Marshall   18 – Marshall   6 – Bradley  Thomas Assembly Center (1,386)
Ruston, LA
November 18, 2025*
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–49  2–2
  17 – Morris   8 – Marshall   3 – Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (4,200)
Ruston, LA
November 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 93–66  3–2
  18 – Bradley   13 – Marshall   7 – Weaver  Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
November 26, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 15 Baylor L 46−75  3−3
  10 – Bradley   6 – Dawson   5 – Madison-Key  Foster Pavilion (3,247)
Waco, TX
December 4, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 82−80  4−3
  27 – Weaver   16 – Marshall   5 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center (1,374)
Ruston, LA
December 9, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Grambling State W 74–60  5–3
  20 – Marshall   9 – Dawson   6 – Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (1,457)
Ruston, LA
December 13, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. No. 5 LSU
Compete 4 Cause Classic 		L 61–87  5–4
  19 – Bradley   7 – Tied   3 – Weaver  Smoothie King Center 
New Orleans, LA
December 17, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 70–55  6–4
  16 – Tied   10 – Marshall   3 – Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (1,364)
Ruston, LA
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Baptist W 97–24  7–4
  14 – Tied   10 – Tied   6 – Weaver  Thomas Assembly Center (1,379)
Ruston, LA
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston L 64–67  7–5
(0–1) 		 16 – Thompson   6 – Tied   7 – Weaver  Thomas Assembly Center (1,431)
Ruston, LA
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Delaware W 65−50  8−5
(1–1) 		 17 – Weaver   10 – Aaron   7 – Aaron  Bob Carpenter Center (701)
Newark, DE
January 11, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Liberty W 86–72  8–5
(2–1) 		 31 – Bradley   7 – Aaron   6 – Tied  Liberty Arena (1,042)
Lynchburg, VA
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 61–48  10–5
(3–1) 		 17 – Bradley   8 – Marshall   4 – Bradley  Thomas Assembly Center (1,405)
Ruston, LA
January 17, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 79–65  11–5
(4–1) 		 16 – Weaver   8 – Thompson   7 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center (1,568)
Ruston, LA
January 22, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State W 60–51  12–5
(5–1) 		 20 – Bradley   8 – Marshall   3 – Tied  Great Southern Bank Arena (2,326)
Springfield, MO
January 24, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at FIU W 74–59  13–5
(6–1) 		 16 – Thompson   8 – Thompson   8 – Bradley  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (188)
Miami, FL
January 29, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 72–44  14–5
(7–1) 		 15 – Bradley   6 – Tied   5 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center (1,496)
Ruston, LA
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State W 71–51  15–5
(8–1) 		 13 – Bradley   9 – Aaron   8 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center (1,736)
Ruston, LA
February 5, 2026
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTEP W 87–48  16–5
(9–1) 		 21 – Morris   6 – Marshall   6 – Weaver  Don Haskins Center (1,127)
El Paso, TX
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State W 77–58  17–5
(10–1) 		 20 – Weaver   7 – Tied   5 – Bradley  Pan American Center (787)
Las Cruces, NM
February 12, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		FIU W 71–49  18–5
(11–1) 		 14 – Tied   9 – Marshall   3 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center (1,568)
Ruston, LA
February 14, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 68–67  19–5
(12–1) 		 14 – Weaver   7 – Marshall   6 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
February 19, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 58–57  20–5
(13–1) 		 15 – Morris   8 – Thompson   3 – Madison-Key  Pete Mathews Coliseum (597)
Jacksonville, AL
February 21, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State W 63–59  21–5
(14–1) 		 14 – Tied   5 – Airey   4 – Tied  VyStar Arena (835)
Kennesaw, GA
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston W 75–60  22–5
(15–1) 		 14 – Bradley   9 – Tied   6 – Madison-Key  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (738)
Huntsville, TX
March 5, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		New Mexico State W 88-47  23–5
(16–1) 		 19 – Morris   9 – Bradley   3 – Weaver  Thomas Assembly Center (1,442)
Ruston, LA
March 7, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTEP W 91-87  24–5
(17–1) 		 26 – Bradley   9 – Tied   6 – Madison-Key  Thomas Assembly Center (2,490)
Ruston, LA
C-USA tournament
March 11, 2026
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Delaware
Quarterfinals 		W 72-43  25–5
  25 – Bradley   7 – Airey   9 – Madison-Key  Propst Arena 
Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2026
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Liberty
Semifinals 		      Propst Arena 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  2. ^ "New Mexico State women's basketball falls to Louisiana Tech in Conference USA tournament". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  3. ^ "Defense Leads Liberty Back to CUSA Title Game with 80-53 Win Over LA Tech". Liberty University. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  4. ^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  5. ^ "Lady Techsters season still alive, advance to WNIT third round". KNOE. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
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  7. ^ "ISU women's basketball earns another home game in WNIT Fab 4". WGLT. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
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