Texas Tech University Athletics
Maupin named Big 12 Player of the Week
January 12, 2026 | Women's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – After aiding the No. 17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders to wins at West Virginia and Cincinnati, senior Bailey Maupin earned the first Big 12 Player of the Week honor of her career announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. This is Tech's first Big 12 Player of the Week award since Jan. 16, 2023.
Against the Mountaineers, Maupin led the team with 27 points and a career-high four 3-points, shooting 53.3 percent from the field (8-for-15) and 57.1 percent from behind the arc (4-for-7). She went 7-for-8 from the free throw line and added four rebounds, three assists and a steal for her team-high third 20+ scoring game of the year. Against Cincinnati, Maupin posted a 17-point day after shooting 5-for-10 from the field (.500), 2-for-3 from behind the arc (.667) and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line (.833). She added three rebounds and an assist to total her team-leading 16th double-digit scoring game this season.
Over the week, Maupin led the way with 22.0 points per game and shot 52.0 percent from the field (13-for-25) as well as 60.0 percent from behind the arc (6-for-10) to tie for the team lead in three-point shooting. Maupin also led the team in free throws after going 12-for-14 (.857) at the line. Maupin is on a team-best, 10-game double-digit scoring and leads the Lady Raiders in points per game at 15.2. In Big 12 play so far, Maupin is averaging 16.0 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game and 2.6 assists per game. She now ranks tied for seventh all-time in program history with 1,580 career points.
With Tech's wins this week, it marked the team's first victory in Morgantown since Jan. 14, 2015 and only the third time in program history winning in Mountaineer territory. It also marks the first win for Tech against Cincinnati in program history, as the Lady Raiders were previously 0-3 all-time against the Bearcats. In addition, Texas Tech posted back-to-back road wins in conference play, which hasn't been done since the 2004-05 season. Tech remains the only undefeated team in conference play at 5-0 and is also one of three teams nationally to not lose a game yet at 18-0 overall.
