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K-State up next for the No. 17 Lady Raiders
January 15, 2026 | Women's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders welcome the Kansas State Wildcats for a game on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the United Supermarkets Arena. K-State leads the all-time series against Texas Tech with a 31-17 record. The Wildcats have won the last three meetings, taking last year's matchup by a 77-57 score in Manhattan, Kan.
As of Thursday afternoon, the Lady Raiders are the only team in the country with 19 wins and one of three teams, including Vanderbilt and UConn, to remain undefeated on the season. With the win over Houston, the Lady Raiders tied the program record single-season win streak of 19 wins, which was set in the 1992-93 national championship season. The 6-0 Big 12 start is also the first time since 2000-01 to begin conference with that record. The Lady Raiders last went 7-0 to start conference play in the 1995-96 season, which Tech can do today.
Senior Denae Fritz has played on another level the last four games. Over these four games, she is averaging 12.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game, while totaling five blocks, six assists and a team-best 11 threes and 13 steals. Fritz is second on the team in field goal percentage, going 61.5 percent from the field (16-for-26), and 61.1 percent from behind the arc (11-for-18). Her 24 rebounds are second on the team over these four games as well. In Big 12 play so far, all of Fritz' defensive assignments were averaging 14.2 points per game going into the game against Tech… Fritz is holding them, on average, to 1.8 points per game.
The Lady Raiders are one of the best teams in the country on defense. Tech ranks 13th in the nation and second in the Big 12, holding teams to 53.6 points per game. The Lady Raiders are holding teams to 23.7 percent from behind the arc as well as 33.1 percent from the field to rank sixth nationally in both categories. The Lady Raiders' 5.7 blocks per game is good for 14th nationally, while they are forcing 20.68 turnovers per game to check in at third in the Big 12.
The Lady Raiders have recorded eight or more blocks in three of the last four games. Posting a season-high of 11 against Arizona on Jan. 3, Texas Tech also had eight against Cincinnati and seven against Houston. In the last four games, Jalynn Bristow leads the team with nine blocks, followed by both Sarengbe Sanogo and Snudda Collins with six each. Fritz is just behind with five blocks of her own.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Kansas State Wildcats are 9-9 on the season and 2-3 in Big 12 play. K-State picked up key wins over SMU, Creighton, No. 13 Ole Miss and Cincinnati. Most recently, they lost to Utah, West Virginia and TCU. Kansas State is averaging 70.3 points per game, while allowing opponents to just 65.6 points per game. Shooting 43.3 percent from the field, the Wildcats are averaging 34.9 rebounds per games and 14.5 assists per game. There are two players averaging double-figure scoring so far in Taryn Sides (12.7) and Nastja Claessens (11.4). On the rebounding side, Brandie Harrod leads the team with 5.4 per game, followed by Jenessa Cotton with 4.5.
FAN INFORMATION/PROMOTIONS
- Doors open one hour prior to tipoff at the United Supermarkets Arena.
- The clear bag policy is in effect for all Texas Tech Athletics events.
- All tickets are now mobile using a new digital ticketing system.
- Fans can also purchase tickets online or at the arena.
- Theme: Battle of the Halls - Residence halls go head-to-head for campus bragging rights! Bring the energy and rep your hall loud and proud.
- Giveaway: Lady Raider bucket hats for first 1,000 fans
- Promotion: Students who attend the Lady Raider game against Kansas State will receive early entry to the men's basketball game against BYU later that evening. More details will be provided during the Lady Raider game.
- Ticket deal: Fans can use the promo code doubleheader to get $7 tickets to the game
LIVE STATS/STREAMING
Live stats will be provided on StatBroadcast here and the game will be streamed on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the game in the Varsity Network App.
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