Tech hits the road for Wednesday Clash at OSU

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Texas Tech Lady Raiders hit the road Wednesday for the annual journey to Stillwater to conflict with the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State.
 
Tip-off from Iba-Gallagher is about for 6:30 p.m.
 
Seeking to snap a six-game shedding streak general and win in Stillwater for the first time since 2012-13, the Lady Raiders enter Wednesday’s contest simply one-half sport again Oklahoma State in the standings and would surpass OSU with a victory.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

MATCHUP: Texas Tech Lady Raiders (15-6, 3-5 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (14-7, 4-5 Big 12)

DATE: Feb. 1, 2023

TIME: 6:30 PM

LOCATION: Stillwater, Okla. (Iba-Gallagher Arena)

 

LAST TIME OUT:

On the thirtieth anniversary celebration of the 1993 National Championship, the Texas Lady Raiders fell to Baylor, 79-59 in entrance of an electrical crowd of over 8,000 Saturday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena.

 

With over 85 former gamers in attendance and in the National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration, Texas Tech (15-6, 3-5 Big 12) struggled to beat a 1-for-17 stretch in Saturday’s third quarter.

 

The chilly spell got here at the worst attainable time for the Lady Raiders who raced out of the halftime break by scoring the second half’s first seven factors to trim a 36-26 halftime to simply 36-33.

 

With all the momentum and the crowd of 8,235 roaring, the pictures simply stopped falling.

 

Despite lacking the subsequent 14 pictures from the area they tried, the Lady Raiders trailed simply 40-36 with 5:49 to play in the third and by seven with 3:32 to play in the quarter, however Baylor (14-6, 5-3 Big 12) closed the third quarter on a 13-4 run to take a 54-40 lead into the fourth.

 

In the fourth, Tech scored seven of the first 11 factors to get to inside 58-47, however Baylor closed with 21-12 run to shut out a 79-59 victory.

 

Tech was led by guards Bre’Amber Scott and Jasmine Shavers. Scott scored 22 factors, whereas Shavers added 19 factors and 5 rebounds. The guard hit the solely two triples the Lady Raiders made on the afternoon.

 

Baylor noticed 5 of its seven gamers that performed Saturday attain double figures together with Caitlin Bickle who scored 14 factors and grabbed 12 rebounds. Freshman Darianna Littlepage-Buggs added 16 factors and 10 rebounds off the bench. 

 

 SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS:

• Oklahoma State enters the sport in opposition to Tech at 14-7 and 4-5 in the Big 12. OSU has gained three straight video games at Iba-Gallagher and are an impres­sive 10-2 general at dwelling and 3-1 in convention play. The Cowgirls final 4 losses have occurred on the road.

 

• One of the streakier groups in the convention, OSU opened Big 12 play 0-2 with losses at dwelling to KU and at Ok-State. The Cowgirls then instantly received scorching, successful three straight video games over UT (86-82), at Baylor (70-65) and at dwelling in opposition to TCU (80-70).

 

• The Cowgirls have been extraordinarily balanced this season offensively as 4 gamers are at present averaging in double figures. If the season have been to finish right this moment, OSU would have 4 gamers averaging at least 10 PPG for the first time since the 2014-15 season.

 

• Fifth-Year senior and UMKC switch Naomie Alanatas has led the approach for OSU, scoring 13.7 factors per sport. Alanatas adopted HC Jaycee Hoyt when she received the HC job. The guard was a First Team All-Summit League choice after ending second in the convention in scoring (18.6 factors).

 

• Villanova switch Lior Garzon is second on the OSU group in PPG (11.8) adopted by UTA switch Claire Chastain (11.0) and Lexy Keys (10.0). In complete OSU added eight totally different transfers highlighted by Alanatas, Chastain and Garzon. Like Ferrell, Chastain was recruited by and signed by coach Krista Gerlich at UT Arlington.

 

ROAD WARRIORS

• The Lady Raiders have already gained twice on the road in Big 12 Confernece play by means of their first 4 convention video games away from United Supermarkets Arena. If the Lady Raiders are capable of win on Wednesday at Oklahoma State, they are going to win three Big 12 Conference road video games for the first time beneath HC Krista Gerlich and for the first time since the 2019-20 season. Tech is 3-2 this season away from United Supermarkets Arena.

 

 ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

• Ironically sufficient, the final timne that the Lady Raiders defeated Oklahoma State was Feb. 1, 2020. Tech and OSU will once more meet on Feb. 1, this time throughout the yr 2023. The Lady Raiders haven’t defeated OSU in Stillwater since the 2012-13 season. In complete, Tech has misplaced six in-a-row vs. OSU and the final 10 matchups in Stillwater.

 

 THE ONES THAT STARTED IT ALL

• The Lady Raiders will wore model new “retro” black uniforms on Saturday in opposition to the Bears. Unveiled final Thursday afternoon, the uniforms have been modeled after the uniforms that the Lady Raiders gained the National Championship in again throughout the ’92-’93 season. In the finish, Coach Gerlich and the Lady Raiders welcomed again over 80 former gamers Saturday in opposition to Baylor for alumni weekend. At halftime of the sport, every decade of Lady Raider Basketball was honored highlighted by the 1992-93 National Champions. 1992-93 Most Outstanding Player throughout the Final Four, Sheryl Swoopes highlighted the group of over 80 alumna in attendance.

 

BRE’S ON FIRE

• Senior Bre’Amber Scott is again for her senior season and is enjoying at a excessive stage. After lacking the first two video games of the season on account of private causes, Scott made her return to the Lady Raider lineup earlier than the Colorado sport. Tech is now 13-5 this season in Scott’s 18 video games. The guard leads the group in points-per-game (17.2) and has grabbed a team-best 116 rebounds. Her 6.4 rebounds a sport are additionally the finest on the Lady Raider squad. Scott has additionally made a team-best 106 free throws and has taken a team-high 131 makes an attempt. In eight Big 12 video games, Scott has scored 177 factors, reaching 20 in six of these video games. • Scott is main the Big 12 in convention solely scoring checking in at 23.4 factors per sport. Scott is taking pictures 47-of-61 (77.0) from the line in Big 12 play this season and the Lady Raiders are 4-3 when she reaches 20 factors this season. Scott’s 37 factors at Ok-State are tied for the fifth-most level {that a} Tech participant has scored on the road. The Lady Raiders are actually 71-13 in the 84 video games the place somebody has scored 30+.

 

WE’LL TAKE THAT

• Texas Tech has compelled 265 turnovers over the final 15 contests (17.7/sport) together with a Krista Gerlich Era report 24 vs. Alabama State. As a group the Lady Raiders have compelled 348 turnovers by means of the seasons first 20 video games (18.4). All of final season Tech compelled simply 396. The Lady Raiders are 13-2 this season when forcing greater than 15 turnovers and have compelled at least 20 turnovers 5 occasions. Tech didn’t pressure at least 20 turnovers in a sport at all final season.

 

WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE

• The Lady Raiders are 14-1 this season when holding groups to beneath 30 factors in the paint and 15-1 when holding groups to 32 or much less in a sport. Oklahoma scored 42 factors in the paint, the most Tech has allowed in a sport this season. The Lady Raiders allowed 34 factors in the paint in opposition to JSU, 38 factors in the paint in opposition to ISU and a season-high 44 in opposition to KU. For the season, opponents are scoring simply 28.7/sport inside the paint. The loss at WVU was the first time this season Tech fell when permitting fewer than 30 factors in the paint. WVU managed simply 14.

 

UP NEXT:

The Lady Raiders return dwelling for a uncommon Sunday afternoon sport in opposition to Kansas State. The sport which was initially schedule for Feb. 4 was moved to accommodate ESPN. Sunday’s sport in opposition to Ok-State will tip at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.