LADY RAIDER RECAP: Texas Tech 98, Florida A&M 60

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LADY RAIDER RECAP: Texas Tech 98, Florida A&M 60

November 18, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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By: Harry Endicott

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Lady Raider basketball team stretched its record to 2-0 on Monday night with a 98-60 win over Florida A&M at United Supermarkets Arena.

How It Happened
Senior Brittany Brewer turned in her second double-double of the season on Monday, finishing with 18 points and 14 rebounds to go along with five blocks, two assists and two steals. Junior Sydney Goodson led the team in scoring with 21 points to set a new career high. Jo'Nah Johnson and Alexis Tucker each finished with 17 points to score in double digits as well.

Texas Tech tied the school record for made threes in a game with 14 on the night, matching the Lady Raiders' long-range outburst against Oklahoma in 2004 that's stood as the school record for 15 years. Goodson converted five of her eight three-point attempts, while Nailah Dillard and Jo'Nah Johnson both tallied three apiece to pace Tech.

The Lady Raiders led the Rattlers, 22-19, after the first quarter, but a record second quarter put Tech in front for good. Texas Tech hit eight threes in the frame that set a new school record for threes in a quarter. Additionally, Tech's 36 points in the period set a single-quarter program record as well. Overall, the Lady Raiders outscored the Rattlers, 36-14, to take a 58-33 advantage into the half.

Tech never looked back as they outscored a 26-10 fourth quarter to finish off the win.

Notables
- The Lady Raiders started Chrislyn Carr, Sydney Goodson, Jo'Nah Johnson, Brittany Brewer and Alexis Tucker against the Rattlers. It was the team's second new starting lineup of the 2019-20 season.
- Junior Sydney Goodson had nine points in the first quarter for Tech. She finished with 21 points, five rebounds and three steals.
- Texas Tech ran off a 22-4 run in the second quarter to seize control of the game.
- Tech scored a school record 36 points in the second quarter, outscoring the Rattlers, 36-14 in the period to take a 58-33 lead into the locker room. The 36 points were the most since 2017.
- The Lady Raiders hit eight threes in the second, which was also a school record. The most since January 2109 against Texas.
- Texas Tech's 10 assists in the second quarter were a new school record, and the most since November 2018 against Louisiana Monroe.
- Brittany Brewer finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for her second double-double of the season and 18th of her career.
- The Lady Raiders hit 14 threes to tie a school record for threes in a game set in January 2004 against Oklahoma.

Up Next
The Lady Raiders will return to the USA on Friday to host Northwestern State at 7 p.m.