Friday, November 25
Coral Gables, Fla.
1 p.m.
Texas Tech Athletics
3-1
59
vs
50
Fordham
3-2
1
2
3
4
F
FORDHAM
7
14
15
14
50
Texas Tech
8
12
21
18
59
Lady Raiders Advance to Tournament Championship Game
November 25, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Lady Raiders to face No. 21/22 Miami in the tournament championship game
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Texas Tech Lady Raiders advanced to the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament championship game with a 59-50 win over Fordham on Black Friday.
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The Lady Raiders are now 8-4 when playing on Black Friday and have won two straight over the Rams on back-to-back Black Fridays.
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Texas Tech (3-1) trailed Fordham (3-2) at the half, but the Lady Raiders blazed back with a 21-point third quarter and held the Rams to just 15 points.
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Freshman Arella Guirantes led the Lady Raiders with her second double-double of the season. She scored 19 points, recorded 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks against the Rams. Junior Jada Terry followed with her second double-double, scoring 17 points and 10 boards.
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Senior Ivonne CookTaylor scored 10 points and tallied 10 boards to reach her first double-double of the season and fourth of her career.
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UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders will face No. 21/22 Miami in the Thanksgiving tournament championship on Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT).
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The Lady Raiders are now 8-4 when playing on Black Friday and have won two straight over the Rams on back-to-back Black Fridays.
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Texas Tech (3-1) trailed Fordham (3-2) at the half, but the Lady Raiders blazed back with a 21-point third quarter and held the Rams to just 15 points.
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Freshman Arella Guirantes led the Lady Raiders with her second double-double of the season. She scored 19 points, recorded 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks against the Rams. Junior Jada Terry followed with her second double-double, scoring 17 points and 10 boards.
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Senior Ivonne CookTaylor scored 10 points and tallied 10 boards to reach her first double-double of the season and fourth of her career.
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UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders will face No. 21/22 Miami in the Thanksgiving tournament championship on Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT).
Team Stats
FOR
TTU
FG%
.318
.410
3FG%
.208
.273
FT%
.375
.545
RB
40
47
TO
13
14
STL
5
9
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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