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RUSTON, La. (AP) -- It's a good sign for No. 2 Tennessee coach
Pat Summitt: The Lady Vols can win even when Tamika Catchings has
an off game.
Catchings scored only 2 points, leaving Tennessee (7-0) relying
on Ashley Robinson and Gwen Jackson, who came up with 14 points
each in a 70-62 victory over Louisiana Tech (7-3) on Sunday.
"I struggled the whole game, although I felt like I helped the
team outside of offense," Catchings said. "The game is more than
just scoring."
She came into the game averaging 15 points, but she was 1-for-11
from the field and 0-for-4 in 3-pointers against Louisiana Tech (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 Associated Press). She
had three assists and three steals.
"Tech brought out the physicalness of our team on the inside,"
Summitt said. "This is a perfect game for us to check on our post
play."
Robinson and Jackson helped the Lady Vols build on a 40-36
halftime lead. The Lady Vols went on a 14-5 run with 11:20 left and
held off the Lady Techsters.
Robinson was 6-for-12 from the field and 2-for-2 from the line,
and added five rebounds. Jackson was 5-for-9 from the floor and
4-for-6 from the line.
Louisiana Tech got within five with 2:55 remaining on 3-pointers
from Ayana Walker and Amber Obaze.
Walker, averaging 16 points a game, led the Lady Techsters
with 26 points. Takeisha Lewis added 19 points.
Tennessee outrebounded Louisiana Tech 50-39.
The loss ended a home winning streak at 30 games for the Lady
Techsters.
Tennessee and Louisiana Tech have played each other 33 times
since 1978, with Tech owning 17 victories.
"I honestly felt like we could have won this game," said Lady
Techsters coach Leon Barmore. "The thing about Tennessee is that
they have so many good players coming off the bench."
The Lady Vols' reserves outscored Louisiana Tech's reserves
24-10.
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Louisiana Tech Clubhouse
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