Article: No. 3 Purdue 71, No. 4 Louisiana Tech 65


AP Online
12-20-1998
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Louisiana Tech was just as tough the second time.

The only difference, Purdue coach Carolyn Peck said, was the outcome.

``They are just as good as they were last year. Don't think that they're not,'' Peck said after No. 3 Purdue's 71-65 victory on Saturday, almost the identical score by which the Lady Techsters ousted the Boilermakers from the NCAA tournament.

``They have a strong bench, great 3-point shooters and they play great pressure defense. I'm proud of the way our senior captains handled the pressure down the stretch,'' Peck said. ``I'm proud of the way we handled the pressure as a team.''

Stephanie White-McCarty scored 25 ...

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