Texas Tech University Athletics
Lady Raiders Get Set to Face Oklahoma
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
January 25, 1999
#6 Texas Tech (17-2, 6-1)
vs.
Oklahoma (8-8, 2-4)
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. CT
Site: Lloyd Noble Center (11,100)
Series: Tech leads, 15-2
Lady Raiders Regroup to Face Oklahoma on the Road
After sustaining a 55-45 loss to Kansas on Saturday, the sixth-ranked Lady Raiders look to get back on the winning track with a midweek contest against Oklahoma in Norman. Texas Tech had its 16-game winning streak snapped while Oklahoma had its two-game winning streak snapped at Texas on Saturday. The Sooners sport a 7-1 home record while the Lady Raiders' two losses took place on the road.
Probable Starting Lineups
Texas Tech Lady Raiders
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 3 Melinda Schmucker Jr-2L G 5-9 19/19 6.2 2.7 5.533 Rene Hanebutt Sr-3L G 5-8 19/19 13.2 3.8 2.323 Julie Lake Sr-3L G 5-8 14/11 8.6 3.0 2.025 Keitha Dickerson Jr-2L F 6-0 19/19 9.7 7.6 2.845 Angie Braziel Sr-1L P 6-3 19/19 19.9 8.9 1.9Oklahoma Sooners
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG20 LaNeishea Caufield Fr. G 5-9 16/16 12.6 4.1 2.721 Stacey Dales Fr. G 6-0 16/16 12.0 6.3 5.013 Sunny Hardeman So. G 5-7 16/3 2.4 0.9 1.800 Desiree Taylor So. F 6-1 16/16 11.3 4.9 0.534 Phylesha Whaley Jr. F 5-10 16/16 19.1 7.8 1.0Texas Tech Reserves
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. G/GS PPG RPG APG10 Kristi Washington So-1L G 5-10 18/0 4.2 1.6 0.912 Cara Gibbs Sr-3L P 6-2 19/0 3.9 2.7 0.815 Aleah Johnson Jr-TR F 6-1 12/0 5.8 4.2 0.824 Katrisa O'Neal So-1L G 5-6 19/8 6.5 2.7 3.132 Amber Tarr Fr-HS G 6-0 12/0 0.9 0.7 0.734 Tanisha Ellison Fr-HS C 6-1 11/0 0.5 0.6 0.052 Alison Cudnoski* Fr-HS C 6-2
* out due to injury
Lady Raider Head Coach Marsha Sharp
One of the most respected and well-known coaches in Texas Tech history, head coach Marsha Sharp is 393-127 (.756) in her 17th year at the helm of the Lady Raiders. The 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year, she has led the Lady Raiders to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, seven consecutive and five NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in six years, including the NCAA National Championship in 1993. While in the SWC, Coach Sharp and the Lady Raiders never finished below third, they won or shared the last five championships, and they captured three Post Season Classic titles. Sharp captured her 350th career victory during the 1997 NCAA Tournament when on March 16 Tech defeated Montana, 47-45, in Palo Alto, Calif.
A 1974 graduate of Wayland Baptist University, Sharp was named National Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1994. She also reaped SWC Coach of the Year honors seven times, five consecutively. Sharp needs seven victories to eclipse the 400 career-win mark.
1998-99 Big 12 Standings (through 1/24/99)
Big 12 OverallTeam W-L Pct. W-L Pct.Texas Tech 6-1 .857 17-2 .895Iowa State 5-1 .833 13-3 .813Kansas 4-3 .571 14-6 .700Kansas State 4-3 .571 11-6 .647Texas 4-3 .571 10-7 .588Nebraska 3-3 .500 14-5 .737Colorado 3-4 .429 10-7 .588Oklahoma State 3-4 .429 11-6 .647Baylor 2-4 .333 10-8 .556Missouri 2-4 .333 9-7 .563Oklahoma 2-4 .333 8-8 .500Texas A&M 1-5 .167 6-10 .375
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Wrap-Up of the TTU-Kansas Game
Lynn Pride scored 19 points, and Kansas held No. 6 Texas Tech to 33-percent shooting and upset the Lady Raiders 55-45 Saturday for its 18th straight home-court victory.
Kansas (14-6, 4-3 Big 12) shot 50 percent from the floor in the second half, and Pride made a key play when she stole the ball and scored on a layup to put the Jayhawks ahead 38-31 with 9:20 left.
Brooke Reves made several key offensive and defensive plays for the Jayhawks in the final 10 minutes, and finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. Nakia Sanford added 11 points for Kansas, and Jaclyn Johnson had 10 rebounds.
Angie Braziel led the Lady Raiders (17-2, 6-1) with 15 points and eight rebounds. Julie Lake added 11 points. Texas Tech scored a season-low 45 points and snapped a 16-game winning streak.
Kansas outrebounded the Lady Raiders, 43-28. Kansas' home winning streak is the sixth longest streak in the nation.
About Oklahoma
Sherri Coale is in her third season as head coach of Oklahoma. The Sooners enter Wednesday's game with an 8-8overall record, 2-4 in Big 12 play. The Sooners have lost four of its last six games - three of those were on the road. Four of Coale's starters average double-figure scoring numbers.
Leading the Sooners is junior forward Phylesha Whaley, who averages a team-high 19.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. Whaley, though, has grabbed nearly nine rebounds per conference game. The Slaton, Texas, native is hitting 50% of her shots.
As a team, the Sooners score slightly over 77 points per game while allowing nearly 67 opponent points. But during conference games, Big 12 opponents have outscored Oklahoma, 73.6 points vs. 70.7 points per game. Oklahoma is turnover-prone, averaging 21 turnovers per contest. The Sooners hold the rebound edge and have been to the free throw line 77 more times than their opponents.
The Series Record...
The Lady Raiders hold a significant edge in the series history with Oklahoma, 15-2. Texas Tech has won 11 straight from the Sooners, including a 93-69 win earlier this month in Lubbock. The last time Tech lost to Oklahoma occurred on Dec. 11, 1982 as the Sooners defeated Texas Tech, 93-91, in overtime in Norman.
Climbing up the Ladder...
After opening the 1998-99 season with a preseason ranking of #12, the Lady Raiders have steadily climbed up in the polls since November. In the weeks following, Texas Tech spent time at #14, #15, #12, #10, #8, #7 and is in its second week at the sixth position in the Associated Press and seventh in the USA Today/ESPN poll.
Earlier this season against Oklahoma...
Rene Hanebutt fired away from outside and Angie Braziel was devastating inside. The combination was more than Oklahoma could handle on Jan. 6 as No. 7 Texas Tech captured its12th straight victory, 93-69. It's the Lady Raiders' best start since the 1993-94 season. Hanebutt scored a career-high 30 points, including a school-record seven 3-pointers, and Braziel chipped in 25 points inside and pulled down 11 rebounds. Texas Tech also got 10 points and 11 rebounds from Cara Gibbs. Stacey Dales led Oklahoma with 28 points. Phylesha Whaley, who entered the game averaging 19.3 points, finished with nine. The Sooners shot 43 percent from the field to 51 percent for Tech.
A Look Ahead ...
After spending four of its last five games on the road, Texas Tech now enjoys the comforts of home for four of its next five games. The Lady Raiders host Baylor on Saturday, Jan. 30, with a 7:00 p.m. tip time. Tech then travels to Austin to take on the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, Feb. 6 for a 7:00 p.m. game.
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma
Jan. 27, 1999
1998-99 Lady Raiders Roster
Oklahoma Sooners (8-8, 2-4 Big 12)
No. Name Yr Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School00 Desiree Taylor So. F 6-1 Richardson, Texas/Berkner11 Miranda Stacy Jr. F 5-8 Tulsa, Okla./Metro Christian13 Sunny Hardeman So. G 5-7 Norman, Okla./Norman14 Jaimie Anderson Sr. C 6-3 Epping, Victoria, Australia/Miles City CC15 Jennifer Cunningham Fr. C 6-3 Kingston, Ontario, Canada/Frontenac Secondary20 LaNeishea Caufield Fr. G 5-9 Ada, Okla./Ada21 Stacey Dales Fr. G/F 6-0 Brockville, Ontario, Canada/Thousand Islands22 Michele Workman Sr. F 5-11 Chickasha, Okla./Chickasha24 Zuzana Krumlova So. C 6-4 Prague, Czech Repuboic/Durant, Okla.31 Nola Wainohu Jr. G/F 5-10 Hamilton, New Zealand/Casper College32 Kelley Workman Sr. F 5-11 Chickasha, Okla./Chickasha34 Phylesha Whaley Jr. F 5-10 Slaton, Texas/Slaton40 Shannon Selmon Fr. F 6-1 Norman, Okla./Norman
Head Coach: Sherri Coale, third seasonAssistant coaches: Bo Overton, Jan Ross, Andy Jaynes
Texas Tech Tidbits...
The Lady Raiders 16-game winning streak was snapped with a 55-45 loss to Kansas Saturday. Techs 17-2 overall start is still a program-best mark.
Head coach Marsha Sharp needs seven victories to eclipse the 400-career win mark. During her previous 16 years as head coach at Tech, Sharp has averaged 23.5 wins per season.
Sophomore guard Katrisa ONeal comes into Saturdays game with a career 131 steals - good for 10th on Techs all-time career list for steals. She needs five more steals to move into ninth.
Tech posted a few season-low marks against Kansas. They include first-half points (23), second half points (22), total game points (45), field goals made (20), field goal per. (33%), free throws made (1), free throw attempts (5), free throw per. (20%), and assists (10).
Texas Techs three-point deficit at halftime against Kansas marks only the fifth time this season the Lady Raiders went into the halftime break trailing their opponent.
Junior forward Keitha Dickerson, second on the team in rebound average, was held to one rebound against Kansas. The only other time this season Dickerson collected one rebound was against Old Dominion on Nov. 21 - this game also was Techs first loss.
Texas Techs all-time record coming into Wednesdays game is 531-231 for a winning per. of .697.
Senior guard Rene Hanebutt is currently second on Techs all-time career list for three-point field goals made. She comes into Wednesdays game with 229 three-point field goals and needs 28 three-point field goals to become Techs all-time three-point field goal shooter. Noel Johnson currently holds the top spot with 256 three-point field goals made during her career (1991-95).
1998-99 Texas Tech Season Stats
A Tale of the Tape Between
Texas Tech and Oklahoma
Texas Tech Category Oklahoma.450 Field Goal per. .453.384 Opponent Field Goal per. .397.385 3-Point Field Goal per. .318.634 Free Throw per. .71538.8 Rebound Average 40.5+2.6 Rebound Margin +5.774.1 Points Per Game 77.158.8 Points Allowed Per Game 66.9+15.3 Point Differential +10.215.3 Turnovers Per Game 21.0-6.0 Turnover Differential -0.311.0 Steals Per Game 8.53.6 Blocks Per Game 2.016.5 Fouls Per Game 22.3
During the 1998-99 season, Texas Tech is ...
14-2 When winning the opening tip
12-1 When scoring the first points of the game
12-0 When outrebounding its opponents
5-2 When outrebounded by its opponents
When rebounding is tied
14-0 When leading at halftime
When score is tied at halftime
3-2 When trailing at halftime
7-1 When scoring 40 or more points in the first half
10-1 When scoring less than 40 points in the first half
11-0 When scoring 40 or more points in the second half
6-2 When scoring less than 40 points in the second half
13-0 When shooting per. is higher than opponents
3-2 When shooting per. is lower than opponents
1-0 When shooting per. is tied with opponent
4-0 When shooting 50% or better for the game
12-2 When shooting under 50% for the game
7-2 When forcing 20 or more turnovers
2-1 When turning it over 20 or more times
13-0 When turning it over less than 20 times
2-0 When scoring 90 or more points
4-0 When scoring 80-89 points
8-0 When scoring 70-79 points
3-2 When scoring less than 70 points
When allowing 90 or more points
0-1 When allowing 80-89 points
1-0 When allowing 70-79 points
16-1 When allowing less than 70 points
Overtime games
7-0 Play at home
7-2 Play on the road
3-0 Play at a neutral site
8-0 Wear white uniforms
Wear red uniforms
9-2 Wear black uniforms
5-1 Plays on television
11-1 Plays a non-conference game
14-2 Wins the game before
1-0 Loses the game before
5-0 Against WAC opponents
3-1 Games in November
8-0 Games in December
6-1 Games in January
Games in February
Games in March
5-2 Day games
12-0 Night games
2-0 Sunday games
2-0 Monday games
2-0 Tuesday games
6-0 Wednesday games
Thursday games
1-0 Friday games
4-2 Saturday games
Texas Tech and the Big 12 Stats
(through 1/24/99)
As a team, Texas Tech ranks
overall ranking/Big 12 games scoring offense 4th/5th scoring defense 1st/1st scoring margin 1st/1st field goal per. 6th/6th field goal per. def 4th/4th free throw per. 11th/10th 3-point fld goal per. 1st/6th 3-point fld goals made 3rd/5th 3-point fld goal def 3rd/9th rebounding offense 5th/6th rebounding defense 7th/7th rebounding margin 7th/7th blocked shots 3rd/4th assists 1st/1st steals 4th/3rd turnover margin 1st/1st assist/turnover ratio 1st/1st offensive rebounds 3rd/3rd defensive rebounds 9th/10thNotable individual stat leaders
overall ranking/Big 12 gamesscoring Angie Braziel, 1st/3rd Rene Hanebutt, 17th/20threbounds Angie Braziel, 2nd/2nd Keitha Dickerson, 7th/4thfield goal per. Angie Braziel, 6th/9thassists Melinda Schmucker, 3rd/6thsteals Katrisa ONeal, 2nd/2ndblocked shots Angie Braziel, 1st/T5th3-point fld gl per. Rene Hanebutt, 4th/8th3-point fld gl per game Rene Hanebutt, 1st/2ndoffensive rebounds Keitha Dickerson, 3rd/T12th Angie Braziel, 8th/T4thdefensive rebounds Angie Braziel, 3rd/2nd Keitha Dickerson, 8th/4thassist/turnover ratio Melinda Schmucker, 1st/1stTexas Techs Production By Class
Pts. Pct. Reb. Pct. Min./Avg.Sr (4) 825 59 291 43 1759/23.1Jr (3) 372 26 245 36 1339/23.5So (2) 194 14 80 12 638/16.8Fr (3) 17 0 15 2 64/0.9Texas Tech Team Highs/Lows
Points 1st half High 50 Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) Low 23 Kansas (1/23/99)Lady Raider Career/Season Highs
Points 2nd half High 59 Oklahoma (1/6/99) Low 22 Kansas (1/23/99) 2
Total Points High 96 Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) Low 45 Kansas (1/23/99)
Field Goals Made High 36 Oklahoma (1/6/99) Low 20 Baylor (1/2/99)/Kansas (1/23/99)
Field Goal Att High 73 Loyola Marymount (12/22/98) Low 54 James Madison (12/21/98)
Field Goal per. High .560 Rice (12/6/98) Low .333 Kansas (1/23/99)
3-pt. Fld Gls Made High 8 Okla (1/6/99)/Okla St (1/16/99) Low 2 Baylor (1/2/99)
3-pt. Field Goal Atts High 19 Iowa State (1/20/99) Low 7 Wisconsin (12/5/98)
3-pt. Field Goal per. High .545 JMU (12/21/98) Low .222 Baylor (1/2/99)/Kansas (1/23/99)
Free Throws Made High 27 Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) Low 1 Kansas (1/23/99)
Free Throw Attempts High 41 Wisconsin (12/5/98) Low 5 Kansas (1/23/99)
Free Throw per. High .844 Texas-San A(12/2/98) Low .200 Kansas (1/23/99)
Offensive Rebounds High 24 Texas-San A (12/2/98) Low 7 SMU (11/23/98)/James Madison (12/21)
Def Rbnds High 31 Baylor (1/2/99)/Texas A&M (1/13/99) Low 12 Oklahoma State (1/16/99)
Total Rbnds High 53 Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) Low 26 Oklahoma State (1/16/99)
Assists High 27 New Mexico (12/29/98)/Oklahoma (1/6/99) Low 10 Kansas (1/23/99)
Turnovers High 29 Old Dominion (11/21/98) Low 8 Loyola Marymount (12/22/98)
Personal Fouls High 24 SMU (11/23/98) Low 8 New Mexico (12/29/98)
Steals High 20 Kansas State (1/9/99) Low 6 Stanford (11/27/98)
Blocked Shots High 8 Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) Low 1 three times 0 TCU (12/9/98)/JMU (12/21/98)
POINTS No. Player Career 1998-99 Season 3 Melinda Schmucker 19 vs. UCLA (11/29/96) 13 vs. Wisconsin (12/5/98)10 Kristi Washington 12 vs. JMU (12/21/98) 12 vs. James Madison (12/21/98)12 Cara Gibbs 16 vs. Kansas (1/30/97) 10 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99)15 Aleah Johnson 14 vs. Tex-San A (12/2/98)14 vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98)23 Julie Lake 28 vs. Rice (3/2/96) 14 vs. SMU (11/23/98)24 Katrisa ONeal 14 vs. N. Mex (12/29/98) 14, twice25 Keitha Dickerson 21 vs. Kansas St (1/9/99) 21 vs. Kansas State (1/9/99)32 Amber Tarr 6 vs. N. Mex (12/29/98) 6 vs. New Mexico (12/29/98)33 Rene Hanebutt 30 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99) 30 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99)34 Tanisha Ellison 2 vs. Tex-San A (12/2/98) 2 vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98)45 Angie Braziel 34 vs. TCU (12/9/98) 34 vs. TCU (12/9/98)52 Alison Cudnoski
REBOUNDS
No. Player Career 1998-99 Season 3 Melinda Schmucker 9 vs. Oklahoma St (1/28/98) 8 vs. Kansas (1/23/99)10 Kristi Washington 5 vs. St. Francis (11/28/97) 4 vs. New Mexico (12/29/98)12 Cara Gibbs 11 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99) 11 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99)15 Aleah Johnson 9 vs. ODU (11/21/98) 9, three times23 Julie Lake 11 vs. Kent (11/24/95) 6 vs. SMU (11/23/98)/TCU (12/9/98)24 Katrisa ONeal 8 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99) 8 vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99)25 Keitha Dickerson 16 vs.Baylor (1/2/99) 16 vs.Baylor (1/2/99)32 Amber Tarr 4 vs. New Mexico (12/29/98) 4 vs. New Mexico (12/29/98)33 Rene Hanebutt 14 vs. SMU (12/29/97) 9 vs. Texas-San Ant (12/2/98)34 Tanisha Ellison 2 vs. Texas-San A (12/2/98) 2 vs. Texas-San Ant (12/2/98)45 Angie Braziel 17 vs. Texas A&M (1/13/99) 17 vs. Texas A&M (1/13/99)52 Alison Cudnoski
ASSISTS, BLOCKS, or STEALS
No. Player Career 1998-99 Season 3 Melinda Schmucker 17 asts vs. Grambling (3/13/98) 13 assists vs. Loyola Mary (12/22/98)10 Kristi Washington 4 steals vs. JMU (12/21/98) 4 assists vs. Tex-San Ant (12/2/98)12 Cara Gibbs 3 blocks, twice 3 asst vs. Old Dominion (11/21/98)15 Aleah Johnson 4 assists vs. Stanford (11/27/98) 4 assists vs. Stanford (11/27/98)23 Julie Lake 9 assists, twice 3 assists three times24 Katrisa ONeal 9 steals vs. Kansas St (1/9/99) 8 assists vs. New Mexico (12/29/98)25 Keitha Dickerson 6 assists vs. Texas A&M (1/13/99) 4 steals vs. New Mexico (12/29/98)32 Amber Tarr 2 assists vs. JMU (12/21/98) 2 assts, three times33 Rene Hanebutt 10 assists vs. Texas (2/5/97) 6 assts vs. Kansas State (1/9/99)34 Tanisha Ellison 3 blocks vs. Tex-San A (12/2/98) 3 blocks vs. Tex-San A (12/2/98) 45 Angie Braziel 6 blocks vs. New Mexico (12/29/98) 6 blocks vs. New Mexico (12/29/98)52 Alison Cudnoski
