Lady Raiders Top Texas Southern, 75-55

Saturday, December 22

Lubbock, Texas

1 PM

Texas Tech Athletics

8-2

Texas Southern

4-7

Texas Southern

Texas Tech

Lady Raiders Top Texas Southern, 75-55

December 22, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Texas Tech improves to 8-2, the best start for a head coach in their first season

LUBBOCK, Texas – Lady Raider Basketball kicked off the Christmas break with a bang as Texas Tech defeated Texas Southern, 75-55, on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Raiders improve to 8-2 on the season. With the eighth win after 10 games played, Coach Stollings has the best start by a Lady Raider head coach in their first season since Gay Benson started the 1977-78 season at 8-2.

After a slow start, the Lady Raiders fired back with a 22-7 second quarter. It was the third time this season that Tech has held an opponent to less than 10 points in a quarter.

Tech opened the final quarter on a 12-2 run to extend the lead to 25 points, the biggest lead of the day. Freshman Chrislyn Carr scored 11 of the 22 points in that quarter. The Lady Tigers tried to battle back, but it wasn't enough to overcome the 20-point lead.

Texas Tech's 53.8 percent from the 3-point line is the best shooting percentage of the season.

Junior forward Brittany Brewer led the team with 21 points and 13 rebounds for her seventh double double of the season and 10^th of her career. Carr followed with 19 points of her own in just 19 minutes of action.

Sophomore Sydney Goodson was one-point shy of her career high as she scored 16 points. Twelve of her 16 points came from beyond the arc.

QUICK HITS

Lady Raiders improve to 8-2 for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
This is the best start by a Lady Raider head coach in their first season since Gay Benson started 8-2 during the 1977-78 season.
Three Lady Raiders scored in double figures today against the Lady Tigers. Texas Tech has had 3+ players in double figures in all 10 games played this season.
The Lady Raiders have scored 20+ points in 23 of the 40 quarters played this season.
Sophomore guard Sydney Goodson had an outstanding day from the three-point line. Goodson scored 16 total points, 12 from the perimeter. Goodson went 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, tying a career high with 4 makes.
Senior forward Zuri Sanders recorded 12 rebounds, putting her 16 rebounds away from 500 career boards.

UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders return to action on Saturday, Dec. 29, as they host Abilene Christian for the final non-conference game of the season. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. on FOX Sports Southwest.