Texas Tech University Athletics
Lady Raiders Look To Rebound At TCU On Wednesday
January 12, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Ivonne CookTaylor (13.7 ppg) is Tech's leading scorer heading into Wednesday's matchup with TCU
Jan. 12, 2016
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Texas Tech Lady Raiders will look to avenge last month's home loss vs. TCU in Wednesday night's road contest with the Horned Frogs, in Fort Worth, Texas, at 7 p.m.
The game will be carried on the Texas Tech Sports Network on 107.7 FM, and 950 AM in Lubbock with Ryan Hyatt on the call. The radio broadcast also will be available online at www.TexasTech.com and the TuneIn Radio app.
The game will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest Plus with Chuck LaMendola handling play-by-play duties and Janice Dziuk providing the analysis.
Texas Tech (9-6, 0-4) is looking to bring an end to a four-game losing streak. The Lady Raiders lost to West Virginia, 79-57, on Saturday, despite a school-record 15 fourth-quarter points from Ivonne CookTaylor.
TCU (10-4, 2-2) is coming off a 72-55 loss to Baylor on Saturday. The Horned Frogs are looking to sweep the season series from the Lady Raiders after their 78-69 comeback in Lubbock on Dec. 30.
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| Follow The Lady Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | TCU |
| Date--Time | Jan. 13--7 p.m. CT |
| Radio | 107.7 FM or 950 AM |
| TV | FOX Sports Southwest + |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Twitter Updates | @LadyRaiderWBB |
TOP GAMEDAY STORYLINES
- Leashja Grant ranks 18th nationally in field goal percentage (57.0%).
- TCU used a 30-5 second-half run to defeat Texas Tech, 78-69, on Dec. 30.
- Texas Tech is 9-1 this season when holding opponents under 70 points.
- Texas Tech is 9-0 when outrebounding opponents this season.
- Texas Tech is the only school in the Big 12 with four players ranking in the conference's top 20 in scoring.
- Tech leads the all-time series, 40-6., but has lost five of the last six to TCU.
TALKIN' TCU
TCU is currently 10-4 with a 2-2 mark in Big 12 play after its loss to Baylor on Saturday. The Horned Frogs lead the Big 12 in three-point field goal percentage (41.7), and rank second in three-pointers made per game (7.9). Zahna Medley leads TCU in points per game (16.5) and assists per game (3.8).
INSIDE THE SERIES
Tech leads the all-time series against TCU, 40-6, but has lost five of the last six meeting, including a 78-69 defeat in Lubbock on Dec. 30.
LAST TIME THEY MET
On Dec. 30, Texas Tech dominated for the first two and a half quarters, leading 54-39 midway through the third, before TCU went on a 30-5 run and eventually stole a 78-69 win in Lubbock. Japreece Dean scored 22 points to lead the Lady Raiders and Leashja Grant chipped in 21 points.
THAT 70'S SHOW
The 70-point mark seems to be the magic number for the Lady Raiders in regards to opponent scoring. Tech is 9-1 when holding opponents under 70 points this season.
START ME UP
A big portion of Tech's success has come from early runs to start games. On four different occasions this year the Lady Raiders have started a game on a run of 6-0 or better, including a 16-0 run to start the season against Niagara.
FANTASTIC FOUR
Balanced scoring has been the name of the game for Tech this season. Four Lady Raiders are averaging double digits in points per game, there have been six different leading scorers this season and five different Lady Raiders have scored 20 points in a game. Tech is the only Big 12 school to have four players ranking in the conference's top 20 in scoring.
HELLO FROM THE OUTSIDE
Texas Tech has two of the conference's top three-point shooters by percentage, Ryann Bowser (.429) and Rayven Brooks (.378). The Lady Raiders have hit at least six threes in seven different games this season.
GRAB THE WINDEX
Texas Tech is 9-0 this season when outrebounding opponents. The Lady Raiders average 43.3 rebounds a game and outrebound opponents by an average of 5.7 boards per game.
SECOND CHANCE
Texas Tech is averaging 16.2 offensive rebounds per game, which leads the Big 12 and ranks 24th in the NCAA. Three Lady Raiders (Ivonne CookTaylor, Leashja Grant & Zuri Sanders) have recorded at least 30 offensive boards this season.
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
Ryann Bowser leads the Lady Raiders and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with a 1.69 assist-to-turnover ratio.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
Even though she has only played 15 games in a Lady Raider uniform, Leashja Grant has already made a huge impact. She leads the Lady Raiders in field goal percentage (57.0%) and is one of four Lady Raiders averaging double-digit points per game. She also leads the team in rebounding (7.7 per game), as well as blocks per game (1.1).
YOUTH OF THE NATION
For the third time in four weeks, Texas Tech's Japreece Dean was named the Big 12 Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week on Jan. 4, becoming the first Lady Raider since Dominic Seals (2008) to win the award three times in a season.
Dean is Tech's leading scorer in conference play (16.0 ppg) after scoring 22 against TCU and adding 21 more against No. 5 Texas to start Big 12 play. She has hit double digits in five of her last six games.
She did so while shooting 50% (18-36) from the field in the Texas and OSU games. She has now scored at least 20 points in four of her last nine contests.
MID-SEASON DEBUT
Brielle Blaire made her debut for the Lady Raiders on Dec. 12, against Santa Clara. The Virginia Tech transfer made an immediate impact, scoring 10 points, grabbing six rebounds and recording three steals. She continued a great debut month with a career-high 19 points on 8-10 shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
NO QUARTER
Of the new rules NCAA women's basketball is transitioning to for starting with this season, the most noticeable is that the game format has moved from two halves, to four quarters, creating more exciting end-of-clock situations, among other changes.
COMING HOME
The Lady Raiders feature eight players on the current roster who began their Texas Tech career as a transfer. Five of those players are newcomers. Two of them, Brielle Blaire (Virginia Tech) and Leashja Grant (TVCC) will be eligible during the 2015-16 season, while the other three, highly touted transfers Recee' Caldwell (UCLA), Larryn Brooks (Indiana) and Jada Terry (Texas A&M) will not be eligible until the 2016-17 season.
UNDER PRESSURE
Texas Tech is shooting 63.8% from the line this season, but in clutch situations, the Lady Raiders have been better than their average would suggest. In clutch situations (when the scoring margin is under 10 points, with less than three minutes to go), Tech is shooting 16-22 (72.7%), nine percent better than the overall team average.
| Player | FTM-FTA | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Rayven Brooks | 7-8 | 87.5% |
| Japreece Dean | 4-6 | 66.7% |
| Ivonne CookTaylor | 2-3 | 66.7% |
| Dayo Olabode | 1-2 | 50.0% |
| Ionna McKenzie | 1-2 | 50.0% |
| Zuri Sanders | 1-1 | 100.0% |
