Texas Tech Athletics
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Baylor
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Tech falls to No. 25 Baylor
February 15, 2025 | Women's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – Despite a good shooting performance from the Lady Raiders and two players getting in double-figures, Texas Tech fell in a hard-fought battle to the No. 25 Baylor Bears, 66-60, on Saturday afternoon in the United Supermarkets Arena.
For Texas Tech (14-13, 3-11 Big 12), junior Bailey Maupin posted her 19th double-digit scoring game of the season with a team-best 15 points on 50 percent shooting (5-for-10). Adding four rebounds on the day, Maupin also went 2-for-4 from behind the arc against Baylor (22-5, 12-2 Big 12).
Junior Jasmine Shavers picked up her team-leading 23rd double-figure scoring game and ninth in a row after recording 10 points, while also totaling four rebounds and an assist. Leading the way on the rebounding side was Denae Fritz, who tallied a season-high of seven and also had seven points, two assists and a team-high two steals.
Graduate Maya Peat scored eight points and grabbed four boards against Baylor, while Kilah Freelon had six rebounds in the game. Sophomore Loghan Johnson went a perfect 3-for-3 from the field for seven points and had three rebounds and a steal. As a team, the Lady Raiders shot 40.7 percent from the field (22-for-54) and made seven 3-pointers. Totaling 33 rebounds on the day, the Lady Raiders recorded more assists than Baylor with 13, holding the Bears to only 10 in the game, which is nine below their season average.
Shavers and Fritz helped Tech to a 6-0 run to open the first quarter with back-to-back triples. Baylor responded with an 8-2 run to tie things at 8-8 before Maupin helped the Lady Raiders to an 8-0 run to answer – scoring all eight points herself – thanks to a jumper and two 3-pointers. Tech held a 16-8 lead before the Bears scored the next seven points. With two minutes left, Peat and Johnson made consecutive buckets. Then, the two teams traded points the remainder of the period as Tech held on to a 23-19 advantage, their first time scoring over 20 points in a first quarter since November 29, 2024 against Gonzaga.
Baylor made the first basket of the second period, before Jalynn Bristow nailed a three for a 26-21 lead. At the 6:26 mark, the Bears scored another layup followed by a Maupin layup. Then, the Lady Raiders went on a 7-2 run thanks to a 3-pointer from Fritz, a jumper from Shavers and a layup from Freelon. Baylor responded with the next seven points to make it 35-33. Then, the Bears went up 39-38 with three seconds left to lead at half.
In the third quarter, Sarengbe Sanogo started it off with a layup. Then, Baylor tied it back at 40-40 with a free throw. Maupin answered with a layup before Baylor scored the next five points. Maupin connected with a couple of free throws, but the Bears went on a 4-0 run going into the media timeout with a 49-44 advantage. Out of the timeout, Shavers hit a three to cut the deficit to two points. Both teams only scored two points apiece to close out the period as Baylor held a slim 51-49 lead.
To open the fourth and final quarter, Peat would convert a successful and-one play for three points, before the Bears scored five consecutive points. Sanogo and Johnson made back-to-back layups for a little 4-0 run and got within a point of Baylor, 57-56. Both teams didn't score again until the 3:42 mark when Baylor got a layup. Tech added two free throws until the Bears made a three. In the last two minutes, Baylor slightly outscored Tech to win the game, 66-60.
Up next, the Lady Raiders host the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday, February 19 at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena. Â Â
Quoteables
Head Coach Krista Gerlich
On what went wrong in the second half…
"I thought we were still competing. I mean, our defense was just as good. They didn't produce as much offense either. So, I thought it was a great battle. You know, we just missed opportunities. I mean, we have to make free throws. We had some great looks from the 3-point line that we needed to knock down. I thought we had really good ball security in the second half. So, we were getting the looks that we wanted. We just weren't ready."
