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Arizona up next for No. 21 Lady Raiders
January 02, 2026 | Women's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders continue Big 12 play with a game against the Arizona Wildcats at 6 p.m. on Jan. 3 in the United Supermarkets Arena. The all-time series between Tech and Arizona is tied 2-2, with the Wildcats winning the last game by a 66-57 score in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 25, 2025.
With their win against UCF, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) tied for the best start in program history with the 2003-04 team, a team in which Coach Gerlich was the assistant coach. Tech's 2-0 start in conference play is also the best start in conference since the 2011-12 season. A win against Arizona would give the Lady Raiders a new best start to a season in program history.
Texas Tech has three players who average double-figure scoring in Snudda Collins (14.6ppg), Bailey Maupin (14.4ppg) and Jalynn Bristow (14.1ppg). Texas Tech is the only Big 12 school and one of five schools nationally to have three players average at least 14.0 points per game or better. These schools include South Carolina, NC State, UCLA, Murray State.
Collins is the only player in the nation who has come off the bench in every game her team has played so far this season and is also leading her team in points per game (14.6). The only other player this season to lead her team in scoring and come off the bench is East Carolina's Taylor Barner. However, she has only played in 13 of ECU's 14 games.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Arizona Wildcats are 9-4 on the season and 0-2 in conference play. Arizona has key wins over UC Irvine, NAU and Northern Colorado. Their four losses were against Southern, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. The Wildcats average 76.6 points per game and are holding opponents to 66.6 points per game. Shooting 47.5 percent from the field, Arizona also tallies 16.8 assists per game and 8.9 steals per game. There are three players averaging double-figure scoring on the season in Mickayla Perdue (18.1), Noelani Cornfield (13.9) and Daniah Trammell (10.8). On the rebounding side, Tanyuel Welch leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game, followed by Cornfield with 4.1.
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: Scout Night & Alumni Night
- Ticket Deal: Tickets are $7 for the women's basketball games against Arizona on Jan. 3 and Kansas State on Jan. 17. Fans can get the deal here with the promo code doubleheader.
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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