Texas Tech University Athletics
Lady Raiders Head to Baylor For Season Finale
March 01, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Ivonne CookTaylor and the Lady Raiders head to Waco on Monday.
March 1, 2015
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech will head out for one final home game to end the regular season with a 7 p.m. tip against No. 3 Baylor on Monday at the Ferrell Center in Waco.
The game will be broadcast on FOX Sports Southwest with Kris Radcliffe and Jim Haller on the call.
Both teams are playing their second game in 48 hours to end the season with the Big 12 Championship beginning on Friday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Tech (15-14, 5-12 Big 12) lost its fourth consecutive game on Saturday as Oklahoma State outlasted the Lady Raiders, 47-44, on senior night at United Supermarkets Arena. Amber Battle and Rayven Brooks scored 10 points each but Tech could not close out the comeback in the final minutes to overcome a poor shooting night, hitting just 17 of 69 from the field (24.6 percent).
Battle's 10 points helped her eclipse the 1,000-point mark, becoming just the 31st Lady Raider to do so.
Baylor (26-3, 15-2) lost its second consecutive Big 12 game for the first time since 2010 with a 76-71 loss at Iowa State on Saturday after falling 68-64 to Oklahoma in Norman on Wednesday. The Lady Bears have already won the Big 12 regular season title for the fourth consecutive season and locked up the No. 1seed in this weekend's tournament.
The Lady Raiders, on the other hand, could finish anywhere between 8th and 10th depending on what happens Monday and Tuesday. Tech would face Kansas, Kansas State or West Virginia in the first round on Friday.
Tech leads the overall series 47-33 but has lost 18 of the last 19 meeting to Baylor, including 10 straight in Waco. The Lady Bears enter senior night with an 18-game win streak at the Ferrell Center.
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GAME 30: TEXAS TECH at No. 3 BAYLOR
When: 7:00 p.m. CT - Monday, March 2, 2015
Where: Ferrell Center (10,284) - Waco, Texas
Who: Texas Tech (15-14, 5-12), Baylor (26-3, 15-2)
Series: 81st Meeting (Texas Tech leads 47-33)
Last Meeting: Baylor 67, Texas Tech 60 - Feb. 18 - Lubbock, Texas
Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network - 97.3 FM Lubbock
Talent: Ryan Hyatt (Play-by-Play)
TV: FOX Sports Southwest Talent: Kris Radcliffe (Play by Play), Jim Haller (Color)
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (CAREER STARTS)
G- Ivonne CookTaylor (13 Starts); G- Amber Battle (54 Starts); G- Rayven Brooks (29 Starts); F- Kelsi Baker (74 Starts); F- Jamie Roe (12 Starts)
INSIDE THE BAYLOR SERIES
Texas Tech and Baylor are meeting for the 81st time overall in the series. Texas Tech leads the all-time series, 47-33, but Baylor has won 18 of the last 19 meetings dating back to 2004. Tech's lone win came in 2011 (56-45). The Lady Raiders have lost 10 straight at the Ferrell Center with its last win coming in 2004 (62-59).
BATTLE 1K
Texas Tech senior Amber Battle scored 10 points on Saturday against Oklahoma State to become the 31st Lady Raider to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in her career. She is the first to do so since Chynna Brown and Casey Morris each passed the mark in 2013. Battle sits just four points behind Keitha Dickerson in 30th on the all-time Tech scoring list.
LINEUP SHIFT
Texas Tech used its sixth different starting lineup for the third straight time on Saturday against Oklahoma State. It's the fourth different lineup in the last seven games and only the third time Kelsi Baker, Jamie Roe and Amber Battle have all started together this season.
FROM THE LINE
Texas Tech is perfect from the line in its last two games after going 6 of 6 from the free-throw line on Saturday against Oklahoma State and 2 of 2 on Tuesday against Iowa State.
DOUBLE DIGITS
Texas Tech senior Amber Battle and junior Rayven Brooks both finished with 10 points to lead Texas Tech on Saturday against Oklahoma State. It's the 20th game in double digits for Battle and ninth for Brooks, including four or her last six.
OFF THE GLASS
Texas Tech tied a season high with 48 rebounds on Saturday against Oklahoma State. It's the highest total in Big 12 play this season and fourth time the Lady Raiders have tallied 48 rebounds (Morgan State, ACU, Nicholls).
