Vandals fall at WAC tourney

RENO, Nev. – Aarica Ray-Boyd led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points to lead the 17th-ranked Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters to an 80-57 quarterfinal victory over the Idaho Vandals at the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

Tasha Williams chipped in with 17 points and nine assists while Ty Moore had 13 points and Shan Moore 12.

The Lady Techsters will face tournament host Nevada on Saturday in the second semifinal. Boise State faces New Mexico State in the first semifinal.

Leilani Mitchell had 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists to lead Idaho in all three categories.

Emily Faurholt added 14 points, while Karly Felton and Jessica Summers had 10 apiece.

Louisiana Tech 80, Idaho 57

Idaho (10-19)—Mitchell 6-10 7-7 21, Faurholt 5-11 3-4 14, Felton 4-9 2-2 10, Bown 1-5 0-0 2, Summers 4-8 2-2 10, Halliday 0-1 0-0 0, Flynn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-45 14-15 57.

Louisiana Tech (24-4)—Williams 6-8 4-5 17, Ray-Boyd 8-18 0-0 18, S.Moore 6-10 0-1 12, T.Moore 6-7 1-5 13, Kursh 3-4 0-0 6, Metoyer 2-5 0-0 4, Levingston 0-0 0-0 0, Mangum 1-3 0-0 2, DeCiman 1-2 4-4 6, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-60 9-15 80.

Halftime—Louisiana Tech 42-24. 3-point goals—Idaho 3-14 (Mitchell 2-5, Faurholt 1-2, Felton 0-1, Summers 0-1, Halliday 0-1, Flynn 0-1, Bowen 0-3), Louisiana Tech 3-7 (Ray-Boyd 2-6, Williams 1-1). Fouled out—Bowen. Rebounds—Idaho 17 (Mitchell 5), Louisiana Tech 39 (T.Moore 8). Assists—Idaho 14 (Mitchell 7), Louisiana Tech 19 (Williams 9). Total fouls—Idaho 13, Louisiana Tech 16. A—1,071.