LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Arkansas-Pine Bluff

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lady Raider basketball team looks to stay hot this Friday night, as they host the Lady Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff at United Supermarkets Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: United Supermarkets Arena
Place: Lubbock, Texas
Opponent: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Date: Friday, Dec. 20
Tip-off Time: 7 p.m. CT
Stream: TexasTech.TV
Radio: 107.7 FM
Radio Talent: Mark Finkner and Chuck Heinz

ABOUT THE LADY RAIDERS
Winners of eight in a row to open the 2019-20 campaign, the Lady Raiders are looking to extend their hot streak heading into Friday's primetime showdown with Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Texas Tech is armed with a trio of returners from a season ago paired with a talented cast of newcomers to lead the team to its best start to a season in eight years.

Brittany Brewer is off to an outstanding start to her senior season, ranking in the top five of the conference in scoring and rebounding, and leading the nation in blocks per game at a 5.5 clip. Sophomore point guard Chrislyn Carr leads the Big 12 in assists per game, while junior two-way guard Sydney Goodson is averaging 10.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. Those three lead a squad with six players averaging double-figure scoring. That group also includes freshman standout Alexis Tucker, juco transfer Jo'Nah Johnson and UConn transfer Lexi Gordon, who just put up 16 points in her second Tech appearance on Tuesday.

EYEING THE OPPONENT
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-8) is coming off a loss at Wichita State earlier this week heading into Friday's contest. The Lady Lions have matched up with four Power Five schools so far this season, incuding Illinois, Tennessee, Iowa State and Washington State, and have yet to play a home game this year. Junior guard Kyeonia Harris leads the Lady Lions in scoring, assists and steals at 9.3 points, 3.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Head coach Dawn Brown is in her first season at the helm of the Pine Bluff program.

TEXAS TECH STORYLINES
- With a win on Friday, the Lady Raiders would begin the season 9-0 for the first time in eight seasons (2011-12).

- Off to their first 8-0 start in eight seasons, Texas Tech is one of 11 undefeated teams in Division I remaining after the first month of the season, and one of only two left in the Big 12.

- Through eight games, Texas Tech has held all eight of its opponents to 60 or fewer points and less than 40 percent shooting from the field. The Lady Raiders have held opponents to an average of 52.6 points per game which ranks No. 12 in the country and second in the conference.

- The Lady Raiders have been excellent at moving the ball through five games this season, averaging 20 assists per game to rank second in the Big 12 and seventh nationally. In fact, Chrislyn Carr (5.6 apg) and Jo'Nah Johnson 4.4 apg) both rank in the top five individually in the Big 12.

- Tech ranks 14th nationally and second in the Big 12 in rebounds per game at 44.75 boards per contest. Additionally, the Lady Raiders are outrebounding opponents by 12 boards per game, which ranks 16th in the country.

LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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Players Mentioned

Brittany Brewer

Chrislyn Carr

Sydney Goodson

Lexi Gordon

Jo'Nah Johnson

Alexis Tucker