Texas Tech University Athletics
Women's Basketball Gears Up for Texas
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
February 1, 1999
No. 10 Texas Tech (19-2, 8-1)
vs.
Texas (11-8, 5-4)
Date: Saturday, February 6, 1999
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. CT
Site: Frank Erwin Center (16,042)
Series: Texas leads,42-12
Lady Raiders Face Texas in Austin on Saturday
After a brief stint at home, the 10th-ranked Lady Raiders head out to
Austin to take on the Texas Longhorns. This is the first of two
meetings
between the two teams this month. Tech has won 18 of its last 19 games
while the Longhorns have won three of their previous four games.
A wealth of head coaching experience is prevelant for this game. Forty-five years of head coaching with a combined win-loss record of 987-275 (.782) speaks volumes for the success of Marsha Sharp and Texas head coach Jody Conradt and their respective women's basketball programs.
Saturday's game will be televised in the Lubbock area on Cox Cable channel 14.
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 21/21 5.9 2.6 5.5 33 Rene Hanebutt Sr-3L G 5-8 21/21 12.8 3.9 2.3 23 Julie Lake Sr-3L G 5-8 16/13 9.1 2.9 1.9 25 Keitha Dickerson Jr-2L F 6-0 21/21 9.6 7.2 2.7 45 Angie Braziel Sr-1L P 6-3 21/21 20.1 8.8 2.1Texas Longhorns
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 20 JoRuth Woods So. G 5-10 19/15 8.2 5.4 1.6 25 Kim Lummus Sr. G 5-8 19/19 12.4 2.5 2.9 23 Tracy Cook Fr. F 6-2 19/9 5.7 4.8 0.8 24 Edwina Brown Jr. F 5-10 19/19 15.8 8.0 5.3 54 Rashunda Johnson Fr. C 6-4 19/15 9.0 4.9 0.4Texas Tech Reserves
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. G/GS PPG RPG APG 10 Kristi Washington So-1L G 5-10 19/0 4.1 1.6 0.9 12 Cara Gibbs Sr-3L P 6-2 21/0 4.1 2.7 0.8 15 Aleah Johnson Jr-TR F 6-1 14/0 6.2 4.3 0.7 24 Katrisa O'Neal So-1L G 5-6 21/8 6.4 2.9 3.0 32 Amber Tarr Fr-HS G 6-0 12/0 0.9 0.7 0.7 34 Tanisha Ellison Fr-HS C 6-1 11/0 0.5 0.6 0.0 52 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 395-127 (.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 five victories to
eclipse the 400 career-win mark.
1998-99 Big 12 Standings (through 1/31/99)
Big 12 Overall
Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Texas Tech 8-1 .888 19-2 .905
Iowa State 7-1 .875 15-3 .833
Kansas 6-3 .667 16-6 .727
Texas 5-4 .555 11-8 .579
Colorado 4-4 .500 11-7 .611
Nebraska 4-4 .500 15-6 .714
Kansas State 4-5 .444 11-8 .579
Baylor 3-5 .375 11-9 .550
Oklahoma State 3-5 .375 11-7 .611
Missouri 2-6 .250 9-9 .500
Oklahoma 2-6 .250 8-10 .444
Texas A&M 2-6 .250 7-11 .389
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Wrap-Up of the TTU-Baylor Game
The Texas Tech Lady Raiders pulled away from Baylor in the
closing
minutes of a physical game to defeat the Lady Bears 65-48 Saturday night
at
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum.
Julie Lake sunk five free-throws in the final 1:13 to cap off a 15-2 run in the last three minutes of the game. Lake led all scorers with a season-high 21 points, including a career-high 15 of 16 free-throws, in just 23 minutes of play.
Texas Tech trailed 30-27 two minutes in the second half before the Lady Raiders went on a 10-0 run that gave them a 37-27 advantage and control of the game.
Angie Braziel and Cara Gibbs joined Lake in double figures with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Texas Tech shot just 35 percent from the field in the game but got 24 points from the free-throw to Baylor's 10. The Lady Raiders' free throw percentage of .923 was a season-high.
About Texas
Head coach Jody Conradt is in her 23rd season at the helm of the
Lady Longhorns. Texas has won three of its last four games and sport an
8-4 home record this season, including a 4-1 conference home record.
Texas' lone conference loss at the Frank Erwin Center took place on Jan.
27
as the Kansas Jayhawks narrowly defeated the Longhorns, 56-54, before a
crowd of 6,143 fans.
Leading the Longhorns in scoring and rebounds is junior forward Edwina Brown, who averages 15.8 points (18.4 in conference games) and 8.0 rebounds (8.3 in conference games) per contest. She is 12th in the league in scoring, fifth in field goal percentage and fourth in assists with 5.3 per game.
Senior guard Kim Lummus is the Longhorns' three-point threat, hitting 2.44 treys per game. She ranks sixth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (37.9%).
As a team, Texas shoots 43.1% from the floor and 35.8% from three-point range. The Longhorns struggle from the free throw line, hitting 63.5% from the charity stripe. Texas outrebounds its opponents, (+5.4) and scores 73.2 points per game, one point better than its opponents (72.2 points per game).
The Series Record...
.Texas has the upper hand over the Lady Raiders in the series
history, 42-12, but under the direction of Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech is
30-12 against the Longhorns. The Lady Raiders have won the last three
of
four meetings. The last time Tech lost to Texas in Austin took place on
Feb. 22, 1997 as the ninth-ranked Longhorns defeated Texas Tech, 72-61,
in
front of a crowd of 10,645 fans.
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, #8, #7, and
as
high as #6 before dropping to its current position of #10 in the
Associated
Press poll. This is the Lady Raiders' second straight week at this
position. In this week's USA Today/ESPN poll, Texas Tech is ranked #8.
Glancing at the National Numbers...
Texas Tech is well-represented among the national women's
basketball statistics this week. Senior post Angie Braziel is 31st in
the
nation in scoring while senior guard Rene Hanebutt is tied for seventh
in
three-point field goals made per game. Sophomore guard Katrisa O'Neal
is
ranked 21st nationally for steals.
As a team, the Lady Raiders ranks sixth in three-point field goal percentage, 17th for scoring margin, and tied for sixth in win-loss percentage.
A Look Ahead ...
Tech returns home for three straight games at the Coliseum. The
Texas A&M Aggies visit Lubbock on Wednesday, Feb. 10 followed by
Missouri
(Feb. 13) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 17). Tip for the A&M game is
scheduled
for 7:00 p.m.
Texas Longhorns (11-8, 5-4 Big 12)
No. Name Yr Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 10 Meg Brown So. G 5-9 Arlington,Texas/Arlington 11 Shilah Hudson So. G 5-5 Granbury, Texas/Granbury 12 Eryn McMahan So. G 5-2 Goldthwaithe,Texas/Goldthwaite 13 Katie Holley Fr. g 5-9 Van Alstyne, Texas/VanAlstyne 14 Vanessa Wallace Sr. G 5-9 Euless, Texas/Trinity 15 Dee Smith Sr. F 5-11 Tulsa, Okla./Union 20 JoRuth Woods So. G 5-10 Cedar Hill, Texas/CedarHill 23 Tracy Cook Fr. F 6-2 Cedar Hill, Texas/CedarHill 24 Edwina Brown Jr. F 5-10 Lockhart, Texas/Lockhart 25 Kim Lummus Sr. G 5-8 Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne 30 Tina Cullen Fr. C 6-4 Texas City, Texas/TexasCity 32 Asha Hill Fr. G 5-9 Del Valle, Texas/DelValle 33 Taryn Brown Sr. F 6-0 Memphis, Tenn./WhiteStation 34 Virginia Viverette Jr. F 5-11 Mount Belvieu,Texas/Barbers Hill 44 Carla Littleton So. C 6-4 Junction City,Kan./Junction City 50 Dana Godfrey Fr. F 6-0 Duncanville,Texas/Duncanville 54 Rashonda Johnson Fr. C 6-4 Waco, Texas/WacoMidwayWomen's PollsHead Coach: Jody Conradt, 23rd season Assistant coaches: Fred Applin, Karen Aston, Kathy Harston
Texas Tech Tidbits...
Head coach Marsha Sharp needs five 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.
Tech posted a season-high 92.3% free throw percentage against Baylor.
The Lady Raiders have won 110 of their last 117 games at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum for a winning percentage of .940. The Lady Raiders have accumulated a 183-29 record under head coach Marsha Sharp and a 114-10 record in the last eight seasons in the Coliseum.
Texas Tech has won 44 consecutive conference home games. The last time the Lady Raiders lost a conference game at home took place on Jan. 20, 1993, as Texas beat Tech, 76-75.
Senior guard Julie Lake scored a season-high 21 points against Baylor. She also established career-highs in free throws made (15) and free throw attempts (16).
Senior post Cara Gibbs scored 10 points against the Bears, tying a season high.
As a team, Texas Tech has been outrebounded by its opponents in three straight games. Its been five games since a Lady Raider has collected double-figure rebounding numbers.
Sophomore guard Katrisa ONeal recorded a career-high three blocks against Baylor.
Junior forward Keitha Dickerson has scored in double figures once in Techs last six games. For senior guard Rene Hanebutt, she has scored in double figures once in Techs last four games.
A Tale of the Tape Between Texas Tech and Texas
Texas Tech Category Texas .449 Field Goal Percentage .431 .389 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .436 .383 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage .358 .644 Free Throw Percentage .635 38.6 Rebound Average 41.2 +1.8 Rebound Margin +5.1 74.4 Points Per Game 73.2 59.6 Points Allowed Per Game 66.8 +14.8 Point Differential +6.4 15.3 Turnovers Per Game 17.2 -6.0 Turnover Differential -3.2 11.0 Steals Per Game 10.6 4.0 Blocks Per Game 2.6 17.0 Fouls Per Game 19.1During the 1998-99 season, Texas Tech is ...
16-2 When winning the opening tip
13-1 When scoring the first points of the game
12-0 When outrebounding its opponents
7-2 When outrebounded by its opponents
When rebounding is tied
15-0 When leading at halftime
When score is tied at halftime
4-2 When trailing at halftime
7-1 When scoring 40 or more points in the first half
12-1 When scoring less than 40 points in the first half
13-0 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 percentage is higher than opponents
4-2 When shooting percentage is lower than opponents
2-0 When shooting percentage is tied with opponent
5-0 When shooting 50% or better for the game
13-2 When shooting under 50% for the game
8-2 When forcing 20 or more turnovers
3-1 When turning it over 20 or more times
14-0 When turning it over less than 20 times
2-0 When scoring 90 or more points
5-0 When scoring 80-89 points
8-0 When scoring 70-79 points
4-2 When scoring less than 70 points
When allowing 90 or more points
1-1 When allowing 80-89 points
1-0 When allowing 70-79 points
17-1 When allowing less than 70 points
Overtime games
8-0 Play at home
8-2 Play on the road
3-0 Play at a neutral site
9-0 Wear white uniforms
Wear red uniforms
10-2 Wear black uniforms
5-1 Plays on television
11-1 Plays a non-conference game
15-2 Wins the game before
2-0 Loses the game before
5-0 Against WAC opponents
3-1 Games in November
8-0 Games in December
8-1 Games in January
Games in February
Games in March
5-2 Day games
14-0 Night games
2-0 Sunday games
2-0 Monday games
2-0 Tuesday games
7-0 Wednesday games
Thursday games
1-0 Friday games
5-2 Saturday games
Texas Tech and the Big 12 Stats
(through 1/31/99)
As a team, Texas Tech ranks
overall ranking/Big 12 games
scoring offense 4th/5th
scoring defense 2nd/1st
scoring margin 1st/2nd
field goal percentage 5th/8th
field goal percentage defense 5th/5th
free throw percentage 9th/8th
three-point field goal percentage 2nd/4th
three-point field goals made 3rd/5th
three-point field goal defense 2nd/6th
rebounding offense 5th/7th
rebounding defense 9th/7th
rebounding margin 7th/8th
blocked shots 1st/1st
assists 1st/1st
steals 3rd/4th
turnover margin 1st/1st
assist/turnover ratio 1st/2nd
offensive rebounds 4th/6th
defensive rebounds 8th/10th
Notable individual stat leaders
overall ranking/Big 12 games
scoring Angie Braziel, 1st/2nd
Rene Hanebutt, 20th/20th
rebounds Angie Braziel, 3rd/1st
Keitha Dickerson, 9th/11th
field goal percentage Angie Braziel, 7th/10th
free throw percentage Julie Lake, not listed/1st
assists Melinda Schmucker,3rd/5th
steals Katrisa ONeal, 2nd/2nd
blocked shots Angie Braziel, 1st/1st
three-point field goal percentage Rene Hanebutt, 3rd/9th
three-point field goals per game Rene Hanebutt, 2nd/3rd
offensive rebounds Keitha Dickerson, 4th/not listed
Angie Braziel, 11th/10th
defensive rebounds Angie Braziel, 2nd/2nd
Keitha Dickerson, 11th/9th
assist/turnover ratio Melinda Schmucker, 1st/1st
Texas Techs Production By Class
Pts. Pct. Reb. Pct. Min./Avg.
Sr (4) 924 59 324 44 1960/23.3
Jr (3) 412 26 267 36 1481/23.5
So (2) 209 13 90 12 695/16.5
Fr (3) 17 0 15 2 64/0.9
Lady Raider Highs
Texas Tech
Points 34 Angie Braziel vs. TCU (12/9/98) FG Made 15 Angie Braziel vs. TCU (12/9/98) FG Attempts 24 Angie Braziel vs. TCU (12/9/98)/Oklahoma (1/27/99) 3FG Made 7 Rene Hanebutt vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99) 3FG Attempts 12 Rene Hanebutt vs. Oklahoma (1/6/99) FT Made 15 Julie Lake vs. Baylor (1/30/99) FT Attempts 16 Julie Lake vs. Baylor (1/30/99) Rebounds 17 Angie Braziel at Texas A&M (1/13/99) Assists 13 Melinda Schmucker vs.Loyola Marymount (12/22/98) Blocked Shots 6 Angie Braziel vs. Hawaii (12/29/98) Steals 9 Katrisa ONeal vs. Kansas State (1/9/99) Minutes Played 40 Rene Hanebutt vs. Kansas State (1/9/99)Between the Numbers
Largest halftime lead 33 vs. Texas-San Antonio, 12/2/98 Largest halftime deficit 12 at Oklahoma, 1/27/99 Largest game lead 57 vs. Texas-San Antonio, 12/2/98 Largest deficit 21 at Old Dominion, 11/21/98 Largest winning margin 57 vs. Texas-San Antonio, 12/2/98 Largest losing margin 21 at Old Dominion, 11/21/98 Most cons points scored 15 vs. Texas-Arlington, 11/15/98 Most cons points allowed 13 at SMU, 11/23/98 Largest home crowd 8,174 vs. Iowa State, 1/20/99 - Baylor, 1/30/99 Largest road crowd 4,738 at Kansas, 1/23/99 Largest neutral site crowd 1,973 vs. James Madison, 12/21/98 40-point games 30-point games Braziel (2), Hanebutt (1) 20-point games Braziel (8), Hanebutt (2), Dickerson (1); Lake (1) 10-rebound games Braziel (6), Dickerson (5), Gibbs (1)Double-doubles (point/rebounds)
Braziel (6), Dickerson (3), Gibbs (1)
Games as leading scorer
Braziel (15); Hanebutt (4); Lake (2), Dickerson (1)
Games as leading rebounder
Johnson (3); Braziel (14), Dickerson (7), Gibbs (1); Hanebutt (1); Schmucker (1)
Games as assist leader
Schmucker (15); Hanebutt (2); ONeal (5); Lake (2); Washington (1); Dickerson (2)
Technical fouls
Marsha Sharp (1)
Texas Tech Starting Lineups/Records
G Schmucker, G Hanebutt, G Lake, F Dickerson, P Braziel 11-2
G Schmucker, G Hanebutt, G ONeal, F Dickerson, P Braziel 8-0
Lady Raider Career/Season Highs
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. James Madison (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)/Baylor (1/30/99)
15 Aleah Johnson 14 vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) 14 vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98)
23 Julie Lake 28 vs. Rice (3/2/96) 21 vs. Baylor (1/30/99)
24 Katrisa ONeal 14 vs.New Mexico (12/29/98) 14, twice
25 Keitha Dickerson 21 vs. Kansas State (1/9/99) 21 vs. Kansas State (1/9/99)
32 Amber Tarr 6 vs. New Mexico (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. Texas-San Antonio (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 State (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. Old Dominion (11/21/98) 9, three times
23 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 Antonio (12/2/98)
34 Tanisha Ellison 2 vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) 2 vs. Texas-San Antonio (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 assists vs. Grambling (3/13/98) 13 assists vs. Loyola Marymount (12/22/98)
10 Kristi Washington 4 steals vs. James Madison (12/21/98) 4 assists vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98)
12 Cara Gibbs 3 blocks, twice 3 assists 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 times
24 Katrisa ONeal 9 steals vs. Kansas State (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. James Madison (12/21/98) 2 assists, three times
33 Rene Hanebutt 10 assists vs. Texas (2/5/97) 6 assists vs. Kansas State (1/9/99)
34 Tanisha Ellison 3 blocks vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/2/98) 3 blocks vs. Texas-San Antonio (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
