No. 11 Louisiana Tech Tops Hawaii, 67-55

Ford scores 24 points, pulls down 17 rebounds as Lady Techsters improve to 6-0 in the WAC.

Jan 14, 2002

By B.J. REYES
Associated Press Writer

HONOLULU (AP) - Cheryl Ford had 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 11 Louisiana Tech to a 67-55 victory over Hawaii in a Western Athletic Conference game on Sunday night.

Amber Obaze scored 10 of her 22 points in the second half, and Ayana Walker added 10 points for the Lady Techsters (11-3, 6-0 WAC).

Natasja Allen led Hawaii (10-3, 3-1) with 13 points and seven rebounds.

Louisiana Tech took control inside after Hawaii center Christen Roper picked up two fouls in the first 4 minutes.

Ford scored 17 first-half points and the Lady Techsters built a 40-24 lead by the break. Hawaii shot 35 percent from the field in the half.

The Wahine opened the second half with a 7-2 run and closed within 42-33. A short jumper by Ayana Walker pushed Louisiana Tech's lead back to double figures, and Hawaii never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way.