PREVIEW: Texas Tech closes out road swing with Oklahoma

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech closes out its first road swing in Big 12 action against Oklahoma Sunday afternoon at John Crain Field.

The Red Raiders (4-3-5, 0-1-2 Big 12) opened up the road trip Thursday with a 1-1 draw against Oklahoma State. In the matchup, Elise Anderson netted the first goal of her career, a shot that went in from well outside the 18-yard-box.

Thursday, Penelope Mulenga and Molly Skurcenski both earned their first starts of the 2022 campaign.

Scouting the Sooners
Oklahoma (7-2-2, 2-0-0 Big 12) extended its win streak to six games with a 3-1 come-from-behind win over Iowa State on Thursday. The Sooners scored three goals in the final seven minutes of the game to secure three points and remain undefeated in conference play.

Senior forward Emma Hawkins paces the Sooner offense with five goals on the year.

Quick Hitters

Scoring is the key to winning, of course. The Red Raiders have yet to be beaten in a matchup where the squad scored at least one goal (4-0-3).
Last season, the Red Raiders offensive attack was led primarily by forward Kirsten Davis. Now in the absence of a leading scorer like Davis, Texas Tech has eight different players who have netted a goal this season.
Texas Tech has taken 45 more shots than its opponents. On average, Tech is holding opponents to 7.8 shots per contest while firing off 11.2 shots.
Madison White enters the weekend ranked fifth in Tech's career goals against record (0.92), third in career shutouts (22) and seventh in career saves (174).
The Red Raiders boast a young roster with the addition of 10 freshmen. Freshman Kylie Bahr is the only freshmen to have started every games so far this season while freshman Peyton Parsons has split starts with junior Jillian Martinez in the midfield.
This season's captains are super senior Charlotte Teeter and fourth-year senior Hannah Anderson. Teeter opened up her last season as a Red Raider with a goal in the opener against Troy while Hannah Anderson netted her first goal of the season at North Texas.
The Red Raider backline has limited five different opponents to less than five shots, including allowing Fresno State to just one shot. The defense has limited all but two opponents to five or fewer shots on goal.
Excluding the 2020 conference only seasons due to COVID-19, Tech has recorded at least three shutouts through the opening six games in five straight seasons, dating back to 2017.
With the continuation of Big 12 action this week, Texas Tech ranks third in the league in goals-against average (.750), third in save percentage (.800) and fifth in shutout percentage (.417).
Individually, Madison White ranks first in the league in goalie minutes plater (108:00), fourth in goals-against average (.750), fifth in save percentage (.791) and second in shutouts (5).
Texas Tech freshman Molly Skurcenski recorded her first collegiate goal against West Virginia. The defender netted the goal on the first shot attempt of her career.
As team's begin to shorten their substitution list heading into conference play, Tech still relies on its bench depth. The Red Raiders have played 16 or more players in both conference matchups.

PREVIEW: Texas Tech closes out road swing with Oklahoma

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Players Mentioned

Elise Anderson

Hannah Anderson

Kylie Bahr

Kirsten Davis

Jillian Martinez

Penelope Mulenga

Peyton Parsons

Molly Skurcenski

Charlotte Teeter

Madison White