Texas Tech University Athletics
Women's Basketball to Face Notre Dame on Sunday
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
March 14, 1998
Lady Raider Game LeadersTeam Season Highs
Texas Tech Category Opponents 94, vs. Oklahoma Points 83, SFA 51, vs. Nebraska Rebounds 49, UTSA 38, vs. St. Francis FG Made 29, SFA 72, vs. St. Francis FG Attempts 80, Grambling .649, Baylor FG% .551, Iowa St. 10, vs. SFA 3FG Made 14, Iowa St. * 21, vs. SFA 3FG Attempts 24,Iowa St. .583, vs. Kansas 3FG% .583, Iowa St. 20, vs. UNM FT Made 22, Texas 35, vs. Grambling FT Attempts 33, SFA .895, vs. ODU FT% .846, Texas 9, vs. Kansas Fewest Fouls 7, Iowa St. 21, twice Most Fouls 30, Grambling 32, vs. Grambling Assists 24, Iowa St. 17, vs. Colorado Steals 15, SMU 9, three times Blocks 7, UTEP 27, vs. Texas Turnovers29, OSU 8, vs. Iowa St. Least Turnovers 9, Iowa St. 49, twice Most 1st Half Pts. 35, Kansas St. 23, twice Fewest 1st Half Pts. 13, Okla. State 58, vs. SFA Most 2nd Half Pts. 49, ODU & ISU 30, twice Fewest 2nd Half Pts. 19, twice *School Record Season Highs Points: 39, Thompson, twice Rebounds: 14, Thompson, twice 14, Hanebutt vs. SMU (12-29) FG Made: 17, Thompson vs. Missouri (1-4) FG Attempts: 29, Thompson vs. Texas A&M (2-22) 3FG Made: 5, Hanebutt, twice 3FG Attempts: 11, Hanebutt vs. SFA (11-23) FT Made: 11, Thompson vs. Texas (2-4) FT Attempts: 14, Thompson vs. Texas (2-4) Assists: 17, Schmucker vs. Grambling (3-13) Steals: 7, O'Neal vs. Colorado (1-17) Blocks: 4, Braziel vs. UTEP (12-9) Opponents Individual Highs Points: 30, Phylesha Whaley, Oklahoma Rebounds: 13, Christie Smith, SFA 13, Kristin Folkl, Stanford FG Made: 11, Angie Finkes, Kansas State 3FG Made: 7, Stacy Frese, Iowa State FT Made: 8, Katrina Price, SFA Assists: 11, Shiakiea Carter, Grambling Steals: 7, Karen Blair, SMU Blocks: 3, Kesha Bonds, Missouri Lady Raider Superlatives Record When... Win opening tip 23-2 Losing opening tip 2-2 Scoring first 18-4 Scoring second 8-0 Ahead at half 23-3 Tied at half 1-0 Behind at half 2-1 Shoot 30-39% FG 1-2 Shoot 40-49% FG 16-2 Shoot 50-59% FG 8-0 Shoot 60-69% FG 1-0 Shoot 0-20% 3FG 3-2 Shoot 21-29% 3FG 6-0 Shoot 30-39% 3FG 4-1 Shoot 40-49% 3FG 8-1 Shoot 50-59% 3FG 5-0 Shoot 40-49% FT 3-0 Shoot 50-59% FT 5-2 Shoot 60-69% FT 11-0 Shoot 70-79% FT 4-1 Shoot 80-89% FT 3-1 Outrebound opponents 21-1 Outrebounded by opponents 5-3 Commit fewer turnovers 18-3 Commit more turnovers 6-0 Commit same turnovers 2-0 Games decided by 5 pts. or less 3-1 Games decided by 6-10 pts. 1-2 Games decided by 11-20 pts. 12-1 Games decided by 21+ pts. 10-0 When opponent scores below 40 1-0 When opponent scores between 41-50 7-0 When opponent scores between 51-60 7-0 When opponent scores between 61-70 9-1 When opponent scores between 71-80 1-2 When opponent scores over 81 1-1 Televised games 9-1 Ranked teams 1-3 vs. Southland 3-0 vs. ECAC Northeast 1-0 vs. Sun Belt 0-1 vs. WAC 3-0 vs. Colonial 0-1 vs. Pac-10 0-1 vs. Southwestern Athletic 1-0 By the Numbers All Games 24-4 Home Games 11-2 Away Games 10-1 Neutral Games 5-1 Big 12 Games 15-1 Big 12 Home Game 8-0 Big 12 Away Games 7-1 NCAA Games 1-0 NCAA Home Games 1-0 Night Games 18-3 Day Games 8-1 November Games 3-1 December Games 4-0 January Games 7-3 February Games 8-0 March Games 4-0 Sunday Games 2-0 Monday Games 1-0 Tuesday Games 1-1 Wednesday Games 7-0 Thursday Games 2-1 Friday Games 2-0 Saturday Games 11-2 More Numbers Largest lead at anytime 56, vs. St. Francis (11-28) Largest point run 19, vs. Oklahoma (2-19) Largest deficit overcome in a win 12, vs. Kansas St. (2-28) Largest deficit at anytime 12, vs. Kansas St. (2-28) Most scored in 1st half 49, twice Most scored in 2nd half 58, vs. SFA (11-23) Least scored in 1st half 23, vs. Texas (2-4) Least scored in 2nd half 30, vs. ODU (1-1-98)
Leading Scorer: Thompson (21), Braziel (3), Lake (2), Hanebutt
Leading Rebounder: Braziel (7), Thompson (18), Washington, Gibbs, Johnson, Hanebutt(4), Dickerson (2)
Assist Leader: Lake (10), Hanebutt(7), Thompson (2), O'Neal (6), Schmucker (13), Dickerson (1)
Leading Scorer & Rebounder: Thompson (15), Braziel (3)
Double Figure Scorers: Lake (13), Thompson (29), Schmucker(2), Hanebutt (17), Johnson, Braziel (23), Gibbs, Dickerson (3)
Double Figure Rebounds: Thompson(13), Braziel(4), Hanebutt (2) Double Figures Points & Rebounds: Thompson(13), Braziel(4), Hanebutt
Lady Raider NCAA Tournament History Year Tournament Opponent Score Season Record Head Coach 1983-84 Midwest Regional, First Louisiana Tech L, 68-94 23-7 Marsha Sharp 1985-86 West Region, Second Long Beach State L, 73-78 21-9 Marsha Sharp 1989-90 Midwest Region, First Northern Illinois L, 63-84 20-11 Marsha Sharp 1990-91 West Regional, First Nevada-Las Vegas L, 65-70 23-8 Marsha Sharp 1991-92 West Regional, Second* Santa Clara W, 64-58 Sweet Sixteen Stanford L, 63-75 27-5 Marsha Sharp 1992-93 West Regional, Second* Washington W, 70-64 Sweet Sixteen Southern Cal W, 87-67 Elite Eight Colorado W, 79-54 Final Four Vanderbilt W, 60-46 National Championship Ohio State W, 84-82 31-3 Marsha Sharp 1993-94 Midwest Regional, First* Missouri W, 75-61 Midwest Regional, Second* Creighton W, 75-65 Sweet Sixteen Alabama L, 68-73 28-5 Marsha Sharp 1994-95 Mid-East Sub Regional* Tulane W, 87-82 Second Round* Wisconsin W, 88-65 Sweet Sixteen Washington W, 67-52 Elite Eight Tennessee L, 59-80 33-4 Marsha Sharp 1995-96 Mid-West Sub Regional* Portland W, 78-61 Second Round* Notre Dame W, 82-67 Sweet Sixteen Louisiana Tech L, 55-66 27-5 Marsha Sharp 1996-97 Midwest Sub Regional Montana W, 47-45 Second Round Stanford L, 45-67 20-9 Marsha Sharp 1997-98 Midwest Sub Regional* Grambling W, 87-75 25-4 Marsha Sharp *Games played in Lubbock
Not to be out done, the Lady Raider who holds the freshman record for most assists in a season (134), junior Julie Lake is now fifth on Tech's All-Time assist list. Her 356 career dishes bypassed Sharon Cain who had 311 and Stephanie Scott who racked up 310. Tabitha Truesdale is fourth with 365.
Turnover timeOne of the keys to Tech's success this season has been forced turnovers. The Lady Raiders are forcing their opponents to turnover the ball 19.1 times per game. Their highest forced turnover number of the season came against Colorado on Jan. 17. Tech caused the Buffaloes to cough up the rock 29 times. In Big 12 play, Texas Tech opponents averaged 19.8 miscues a game.
O'Neal steal at itFreshman Katrisa O'Neal, or "Kat" as her teammates call her, has made quite a defensive impact for the Lady Raiders. O'Neal currently leads the team in steals ("Kat nips" as they are now being called) with 74. Her season high came against Colorado where she accumulated seven nips.
Win streakingThe Lady Raiders are currently on an 12 game win streak that dates back to Jan. 31, when Tech lost to Stanford 71-80 in the Big 12/PAC 10 Challenge. Texas Tech finished Big 12 play on a 10 game conference win streak, The last time Tech lost to a Big 12 opponent was on Jan. 20, when Iowa State claimed a 73-82 victory.
Braziel swat patrolJunior post Angie Braziel has come to Tech and already left her mark. The South Plains College transfer has 52 blocks on the season. The mark ties her for fourth place with Carolyn Thompson and Stacey Siebert on Tech's season list. She needs one more to have the fourth place spot alone. She can then chase current Lady Raider Crystal Boles, who is third with 62 rejections set during the 1995-96 season.
Hanebutt for threeJunior Rene Hanebutt has 151 three-point field goal attempts on the season. That ranks her in sixth place on Tech's single season list. She passed Karen Farst who attempted 118 during the 1988-89 season. Krista Kirkland is fifth with 158. Hanebutt has now moved to sixth place on Tech's list for three-point field goals made in a season. Her 65 bypassed the 63 hit by Krista Kirkland during the 1990-91 season. Hanebutt will still chase Kirkland, as she holds the fifth place spot with 71 made in the 1992-93 season.
Leading the waySenior All-America candidate Alicia Thompson has been Tech's leading scorer in 21 games this season. Angie Braziel has lead the way in six, while Julie Lake has been the top scorer in two. Leading the Lady Raiders once this season was junior Rene Hanebutt
During her career, Thompson has been Tech's leading scorer in 56 of the 125 games the Lady Raiders have played. Prior to Angie Braziel's 20 point effort against the University of Texas-El Paso, Thompson had been the team's leading point-getter in 15 consecutive games. She was the leading scorer in the last 10 games of her junior season and the first five as a senior.
Clutch time free throwsIn the last three minutes of a game, the Lady Raiders are shooting .552 from the free throw line. Tech has hit 90 of 163 bonus buckets in the waning minutes of regulation.
Playing timeJuniors Julie Lake and Rene Hanebutt have seen more court time this season than any other Lady Raiders. Lake is averaging 33.1 minutes per game, while Hanebutt is putting in 32.6 minutes of work. In her three seasons at Tech, Lake has put in 33.6 minutes of action.
3-0 in the 40sFor the third time this season, Tech shot between 40-49% from the free throw line. even though the .457 against Grambling was a season low, Tech fans shouldn't worry. The Lady Raiders are 3-0 when shooting in the 40s from the charity stripe.
Lady Raiders improve record with win over Grambling Texas Tech enters the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Grambling 87-75 on Friday. Sophomore guard Melinda Schmucker tied an NCAA tournament record for most assists in a single game with 17. It was a career high and school record for the Nazareth product and helped Tech put up a season high 32 dishes. Senior All-American Alicia Thompson tied her season high 39 points and recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. Thompson's points are the third most scored in a first or second round game and are the most in a Midwest first or second round game. The mark is sixth on the NCAA tournament record list.
Notre Dame defeats Southwest MissouriThe Fighting Irish advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament after defeating Southwest Missouri 78-64. Notre Dame was led in scoring by Ruth Riley who put in 21. Sheila McMillen added 13, while Molly Peirick and Kelley Siemon added 12 a piece.
For Southwest Missouri, Jackie Stiles led the team with 15, followed by Lisa Davies and Jamie Bartlett who had 14 each. Roshonda Reed tallied 13. Southwest Missouri ends their season with a 24-6 mark.
Tech wins Big 12 Tournament crownAfter spending ten days in Kansas, the Lady Raiders brought home three wins and more Big 12 championship hardware. It was a successful trip. Tech started the Big 12 Tournament off on Wednesday, March 4 by defeating Colorado 80-49. Angie Braziel had 23 points and 12 rebounds. On Thursday, the Lady Raiders scrapped by Oklahoma state 53-49 in the semifinals. Alicia Thompson put up 22 hard earned points, while Braziel grabbed eight rebounds. In the Championship game on Saturday evening, junior guard Rene Hanebutt lit up the Municipal Auditorium as she hit five three-pointers and led Tech with 21 points in their 71-53 win.
Thompson, Braziel honoredSenior All-America candidate Alicia Thompson was named the Big 12 Player of the Year on Thursday morning. She continued to reap honors as the week progressed. After Tech defeated Kansas for the Tournament Championship, Thompson was chosen to the All-Tournament team and was named the Tournament MVP. She averaged 19 points per game and 5.0 rebounds. Junior Angie Braziel was also selected to the All-Tournament team. She put in 17.0 points and pulled down 9.3 boards in tourney play.
All-Big 12 TeamNot long after the Lady Raiders finished their 1998 regular season did the Big 12 honors start rolling in. Senior All-America candidate Alicia Thompson was honored for the second consecutive year with a spot on the All-Big 12 first team. Junior transfer Angie Braziel was chosen to the second team, while junior Rene Hanebutt was again chosen to the third team. Junior guard Julie Lake was an Honorable Mention selection. Texas Tech head coach Marsha Sharp was chosen as the Big 12 Coach of the Year by her peers.
Since becoming the court general of the Lady Raider offense, sophomore Melinda Schmucker has dished out some impressive numbers. The Nazareth product leads the team in assists with 143. "Schmick" is now holds the school record for most assists by a sophomore. On Friday, she passed Krista Kirkland who had 134. Others on the list include, Camille Franklin who had 92 during the 1984-85 season and Tammy Walker who handed out 103.
Schmick is now the Texas Tech record holder for most assists in a single game and most assists in single game by a sophomore. Her 17 against Grambling bypassed Tabitha Truesdale's school mark of 15 set againt Tulane on March 16, 1995. She also ousted Tammy Walker and Jane't Mears as the top sophomore disher in a single game. Walker and Mears each handed out 10 in their second season at Tech.
Schmick's huge performance against Grambling helped move her to tenth on Tech's list for most assists in a single season. She displaced Sheryl Swoopes, who had 139 in 1992-93. In ninth place is LeKisha Wiley with 149 set during the 1993-94 season.
#6 Texas Tech (26-4) vs. Notre Dame (21-9)Date: Sunday, March 15, 1998 Tipoff: 7 p.m. Site: Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (8,174) Series: Tech leads 1-0
Tech hosts Notre Dame in second round action The Fighting Irish are 21-9 on the season after defating Southwest Missouri State 78-64 in the first round. In Big East Conference play, they finished second with a record of 12-6. Notre Dame is led by junior guard Sheila McMillan, who is scoring 13.4 points per game. Senior guard Mollie Peirick is putting in 11.3, while freshman center Ruth Riley adds 11.2 and junior guard Danielle Green scores 10.4 per contest.Riley has a team high 7.3 rebounds per game.
Tech holds a 1-0 series record over Notre Dame. The last meeting between the two schools occurred on March 17, 1996 at the NCAA Midwest Sub Regional in Lubbock. Tech grabbed an 82-67 victory behind the 25 points from Alicia Thompson and nine boards from Melinda White.
Probable Starting Lineups Texas Tech Lady Raiders No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. G/GS PPG RPG APG 3 Melinda Schmucker So-1L G 5-9 30/30 3.5 2.6 4.8 23 Julie Lake Jr-2L G 5-9 30/30 10.0 3.4 4.1 33 Rene Hanebutt Jr-2L G 5-8 30/30 10.4 5.5 3.4 43 Alicia Thompson Sr-3L P 6-1 30/30 23.4 8.9 2.1 45 Angie Braziel Jr-Tr P 6-3 30/30 14.3 6.4 1.7(BPG) Notre Dame Fighting Irish No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. G/GS PPG RPG APG 20 Sheila McMillen Jr G 5-10 28/27 13.4 2.7 1.5 03 Mollie Peirick Sr G 5-11 29/29 12.8 2.9 0.8 23 Niele Ivey So G 5-8 29/17 8.1 3.4 2.9 50 Kelley Siemon Fr F 6-2 29-27 8.0 4.8 1.3 00 Ruth Riley Fr C 6-5 29/23 10.8 7.3 2.1(BPG)
Texas Tech Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. G/GS PPG RPG APG 10 Kristi Washington Fr-RS G 5-10 13/0 3.5 1.5 0.2 11 Katrisa O'Neal Fr-HS G 5-6 30/0 4.1 2.2 2.5(SPG) 12 Cara Gibbs Jr-2L P 6-2 29/0 3.6 2.2 0.8 13 Jennifer Cockerell Sr-3L P 6-3 9/0 0.2 0.4 0.1 20 Elesha Walker Sr-3L G 5-6 12/0 0.4 0.3 0.4(SPG) 24 Crystal Boles Sr-3L P 6-2 19/0 1.5 1.8 1.1(BPG) 25 Keitha Dickerson So-1L F 6-0 28/0 4.5 3.3 0.8 31 Kim Martinez Jr-Tr F 5-9 6/0 0.0 0.3 0.0 41 Detra Johnson So-1L F 6-1 9/0 2.2 1.4 0.2(BPG)Lady Raider Head Coach Marsha Sharp
One of the most respected and well-known coaches in Texas Tech history, head coach Marsha Sharp is 376-124 in her 16th year at the helm of the Lady Raiders. She has led the Lady Raiders to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, seven consecutively 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. During the 1996-97 season, Coach Sharp passed ex-volleyball coach Janice Hudson (333-199-6) to become Texas Tech's second winningest coach. Sharp claimed the title when she recorded her 334th win against North Texas (82-39) on Dec. 2 in Denton.
