LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL PREVIEW: No. 25 TCU

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Lady Raider basketball team opens its final homestand of the 2019-20 regular season as it hosts No. 25 TCU this Sunday. The Lady Raiders and Horned Frogs tip off at noon at United Supermarkets Arena. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Networks

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: United Supermarkets Arena
Place: Lubbock, Texas
Opponent: No. 25 TCU
Date: Sunday, March 1
Tip-off Time: 12 p.m. CT
TV: Fox Sports Networks
TV Talent: Ron Thulin and Brenda VanLengen
Radio: 107.7 FM
Radio Talent: Mark Finkner and Chuck Heinz

ABOUT THE LADY RAIDERS
The Lady Raiders (16-10, 5-10 Big 12) look to rebound from a tough loss at Oklahoma State on Wednesday that followed the program's first road win over Iowa State in 18 years last weekend which gave the team 16 wins for the first time in seven years.

Second-year Lady Raider head coach Marlene Stollings boasts a deep team. Led by All-America candidate Brittany Brewer, who ranks second in the nation in blocks and is averaging a double-double, and 2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech has already experienced plenty of success in 2020 which the team will look to build on over the final month of the season. The Lady Raiders finished the nonconference schedule undefeated for the first time in eight seasons at 11-0. Additionally, Tech picked up its first overtime win in four years last month, knocking off Big 12 foe Oklahoma.

EYEING THE OPPONENT
The TCU Horned Frogs (20-6, 11-4 Big 12) remain in second place in the Big 12 standings following a home loss to Texas earlier this week. TCU is ranked in the latest AP poll for the first time in two years. Coming off her second Big 12 Player of the Week honor, Lauren Heard leads TCU and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in points per game with a 17.6 average. Heard and Kianna Ray lead the conference in steals per game as well, with 2.19 per contest. The Horned Frogs are led by sixth-year head coach Raegan Pebley, who is 115-77 during her time in Fort Worth.

LADY RAIDER STORYLINES
- Last season, the Lady Raiders completed the second-biggest turnaround of any Power Five team, doubling their previous year's win total to 14. Tech has continued its impressive turnaround, surpassing last year's win total in just 22 games, and reaching 16 wins for the first time in seven years.

- Senior Brittany Brewer was named one of the top 10 centers in the country last week as she was selected as one of 10 midseason candidates for the Lisa Leslie Award. In six games against other Leslie Award finalists this season, Brewer is averaging 21.5 pts, 9.5 rebs and 3.8 blks.

- Coach Marlene is one of six active coaches to have five or more WNBA draft picks in the last five seasons

- With seven blocks in the Lady Raiders' win over the Cyclones, Brittany Brewer broke the program single-season blocks record held by Cisti Greenwalt. With 116 blocks this year, Brewer is now ninth in the Big 12 record book for blocks in a single season.

- While the Lady Raiders have been stacking wins this season, Lady Raider Nation has shown up to support the team as well. After ranking 33rd last season with an average of 3,563 fans per game, Texas Tech ranks 21st this season, getting almost 1,000 more fans per home contest.

- Texas Tech was one of nine teams in the entire country to reach the New Year undefeated, and finished the nonconference schedule undefeated for the first time in eight seasons.

LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL PREVIEW: No. 25 TCU

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Brittany Brewer

Chrislyn Carr