The Blue Raiders are 7-1 this season when they dish out at least 15 assists as MT assisted on 18 of their 27 field goals (66.7 percent).

MT won the rebounding edge, 44-39, and is 8-0 when it rebounds the opposition.

With the Blue Raiders scoring 82 points, the Blue Raiders are 87-2 when reaching at least 80 points under Head Coach Rick Insell .

. The Blue Raiders scored a season-high 36 points from the bench in the victory. MT is 8-3 this season when the bench outscores the opponent's reserves.

MT's 23-point victory over LA Tech is the largest margin of defeat this season for the Lady Techsters.

Four players scored in double figures and the Middle Tennessee women's basketball team (10-5, 4-1 C-USA) got back to its winning ways with a convincing 82-59 victory over Louisiana Tech in front of 4,917 at Murphy Center Saturday.With the win over LA Tech (8-8, 3-2), the Blue Raiders moved into sole position of second place in Conference USA and handed the Lady Techsters their largest margin of defeat (23) this season.Sophomorepoured in a game-high 28 points on an efficient 11-for-17 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 from outside the arc to lead the Blue Raiders. Jones bounced back in a big way after making only one trey in Thursday's loss to Southern Miss.Seniorposted her seventh double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 boards, and hit a career-high eight throws. Parker also blocked four shots. Sophomorestepped up off the bench as the guard scored 13 points on a career-high four 3-pointers. Dow also pulled eight rebounds.Senior guardfilled the box score with season highs in points (12), assists (8), rebounds (6) and steals (4), and she was just one assist shy of her career-high (nine). The point guard has been doing a great job playing facilitator over the previous four games, dishing out 25 assists and turning the ball over only three times.The Blue Raiders got off to a quick start with a 7-3 lead in the first half after Petty scored on a pair of layups and Jones hitting a trey. After La Tech tied the game at 11-all, the Lady Techsters hit four-straight shots to take a 20-13 advantage.MT answered with an 11-1 run over a 5:50 span and outscored LA Tech 24-13 over the final 11:51 of the half, including a buzzer beating 3-pointer by Dow to give the Blue Raiders a 37-33 lead going into the locker room.Middle Tennessee put the clamps on defense, holding LA Tech to 35.7 percent shooting from the field during the run and forced 12 turnovers.Jones paced MT with 14 points in the first stanza on 6-of-8 shooting and two 3-pointers. Parker controlled the paint with eight points (four free throws), four boards and four swats.Despite shooting just 41.9 percent, MT doubled up LA Tech in the paint, 16-8.MT started to flex its muscle in the second half with a 12-3 run to go up by as much as 13, 55-42. Dow and Jones each hit a pair of trifectas while Parker converted a free throw to cap off the run.The Blue Raiders stayed in control the rest of the way as the lead would balloon to 22, 78-56 late in the contest on their way to clinching the bounce-back victory.MT outscored LA Tech 45-26 in the second stanza while holding the Lady Techsters to just 30 percent (9-of-30) after shooting 48 percent in the first half.Another two-game road trip awaits the Blue Raiders next week as they head to Norfolk, Va., for a 7 p.m. tip-off against Old Dominion.Beyond the Box Score