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Swoopes' Road to the WBHOF: Becoming National Champions
June 09, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Lady Raider Great Sheryl Swoopes led Texas Tech to the first and only National Championship
It's been 25 years since Texas Tech's first and only National Championship title.
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And Sheryl Swoopes and the Lady Raider Basketball team can claim it all.
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Texas Tech entered Southwest Conference play with an 11-2 record. The Lady Raiders quickly took care of Houston (W, 93-41) and SMU (W, 100-64) before facing Texas. The Longhorns defeated Tech, 76-75, in Lubbock and that didn't sit well with Swoopes and her teammates.
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The Lady Raiders went on to win 11 straight games heading into the postseason, defeating Texas for the first time in Austin in program history. Texas Tech continued its win streak as they took down the Longhorns once again, but this time for the Southwest Conference Tournament Championship title.
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Led by future Hall of Fame coach Marsha Sharp, the Lady Raiders headed into the 1992-93 NCAA Tournament with a 26-3 record.
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When the bracket was released, Texas Tech drew the No. 2 seed in the West Region and earned a first round bye before taking on the No. 7 seed University of Washington. The Lady Raiders defeated the Huskies, 70-64, to advance to the West Region semifinals to face USC.
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Texas Tech took care of business with an 87-67 win over the Trojans just before taking on Colorado in the West Region finals. Texas Tech punched its ticket to the program's first Final Four trip with a 25-point victory over Colorado.
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The 1992-93 NCAA Women's Final Four consisted of two No. 1 seeds, Ohio State (East Region) and Vanderbilt (Midwest Region), and two No. 2 seeds, Iowa (Mideast Region) and Texas Tech (West Region).
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Ohio State squeaked out a 73-72 overtime win over Iowa to advance to the championship game while the Lady Raiders handed Vanderbilt a 60-46 loss. Texas Tech was moving on to the National Championship game.
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It was the first Final Four appearance for the two and both were looking for their first women's basketball national championship.
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Swoopes was a dominating force against the Buckeyes. She tallied 23 points and gave Tech a nine-point lead at halftime.
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Both teams battled through the second half, but Swoopes and company never let up. Swoopes added 24 more points to put the Lady Raiders back in the lead as Texas Tech defeated Ohio State, 84-82.
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Swoopes totaled a National Championship game record of 47 points, a record that still stands in the NCAA record book.
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And Sheryl Swoopes and the Lady Raider Basketball team can claim it all.
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Texas Tech entered Southwest Conference play with an 11-2 record. The Lady Raiders quickly took care of Houston (W, 93-41) and SMU (W, 100-64) before facing Texas. The Longhorns defeated Tech, 76-75, in Lubbock and that didn't sit well with Swoopes and her teammates.
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The Lady Raiders went on to win 11 straight games heading into the postseason, defeating Texas for the first time in Austin in program history. Texas Tech continued its win streak as they took down the Longhorns once again, but this time for the Southwest Conference Tournament Championship title.
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Led by future Hall of Fame coach Marsha Sharp, the Lady Raiders headed into the 1992-93 NCAA Tournament with a 26-3 record.
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When the bracket was released, Texas Tech drew the No. 2 seed in the West Region and earned a first round bye before taking on the No. 7 seed University of Washington. The Lady Raiders defeated the Huskies, 70-64, to advance to the West Region semifinals to face USC.
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Texas Tech took care of business with an 87-67 win over the Trojans just before taking on Colorado in the West Region finals. Texas Tech punched its ticket to the program's first Final Four trip with a 25-point victory over Colorado.
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The 1992-93 NCAA Women's Final Four consisted of two No. 1 seeds, Ohio State (East Region) and Vanderbilt (Midwest Region), and two No. 2 seeds, Iowa (Mideast Region) and Texas Tech (West Region).
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Ohio State squeaked out a 73-72 overtime win over Iowa to advance to the championship game while the Lady Raiders handed Vanderbilt a 60-46 loss. Texas Tech was moving on to the National Championship game.
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It was the first Final Four appearance for the two and both were looking for their first women's basketball national championship.
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Swoopes was a dominating force against the Buckeyes. She tallied 23 points and gave Tech a nine-point lead at halftime.
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Both teams battled through the second half, but Swoopes and company never let up. Swoopes added 24 more points to put the Lady Raiders back in the lead as Texas Tech defeated Ohio State, 84-82.
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Swoopes totaled a National Championship game record of 47 points, a record that still stands in the NCAA record book.
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