Corynne Hauser was one of three KSU players scoring in double figures with 10 points. Mikala Morris also had 10 and Jenna Batsch 15.
Kent State held Louisiana to under 30% shooting when five players scored at least nine points as the Flashes won their season opener 64-55.
KSU led for all but eight minutes of the game.
Louisiana made only 16-of-54 shots and 2-of-12 three-pointers and had only four assists.
Kent State shot 37.5% overall and 22.7% from beyond the arc.
“In every season, our defense has to be good enough to travel when we don’t shoot the ball well,: coach Todd Starkey said. “And we did not have a great shooting night tonight. But our defense was pretty stout.”
Junior Jenna Batsch started her first college game and led the team with career highs in points (15) and minutes played (36). Corynne Hauser and Mikala Morris each had 10 points, and Katie Shumate and Janae Tyler each had nine. Shumate led the team in rebounds with nine; Morris, a graduate transfer from Quinnipiac, had seven rebounds.
Louisiana is 1-2 on the season. It lost to Auburn 60-54 on Thursday.
Kent State is 1-0 and plays at defending national champion Louisiana State on Tuesday.