Texas Tech - ACU Postgame Notes
December 23, 2013 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2013
TEXAS TECH - ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTES
ABILENE CHRISTIAN 58, TEXAS TECH 57 - FINAL
SUNDAY, DEC. 22, 2013
UNITED SPIRIT ARENA - LUBBOCK, TEXAS
GETTING STARTED
- Today's attendance was 4,089.
- There were 3 lead changes during the game.
- There were 2 ties during the game.
- Abilene Christian's largest lead was 12 (51-39) at 8:50 in the first half.
- Texas Tech's largest lead was 8 (16-8) at 10:49 in the first half.
- Texas Tech's largest run was 13-2 in the 2nd half at 3:45 to make it 52-53.
- Abilene Christian's largest run was 13-2 from 3:57 in 1st half to 19:46 in 2nd Half to make it 33-26.
- Texas Tech ends non-conference play 6-5.
- Texas Tech is 6-2 at home this season.
- Abilene Christian moves to 8-5 on the season.
- Candi Whitaker is 6-5 in her first season as Tech's head coach.
TEXAS TECH STARTERS (GAMES STARTED THIS YEAR)
G Marina Lizarazu (6), G Minta Spears (11), G Amber Battle (11), G Audrisa Harrison (8), C Shauntal Nobles (11)
BATTLE DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior guard Amber Battle scored 26 points and 11 rebounds for her league-leading 4th double-double this season. It's the 10th time in Tech's 11 games that she's scored in double figures. She averaged 23.3 points and 7.7 rebounds during the World Vision Challenge this weekend.
SPEARS DOUBLE FIGURES
Redshirt freshman guard Minta Spears scored 11 points - all in the second half - for her seventh game in double figures this season. She was 4 of 7 from the field and 3 of 6 behind the arc in the second half.
BATTLE, HARRISON NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Junior guard Amber Battle was named the tournament MVP for the World Vision Challenge while junior guard Audrisa Harrison was named to the All-Tournament Team. Battle averaged 23.3 points and 7.7 rebounds this weekend, turning in her fourth double-double this season. Harrison averaged six points and led all players with 9.7 rebounds this weekend.
WORLD VISION ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Amber Battle, Texas Tech (MVP)
Audrisa Harrison, Texas Tech
Chenise Miller, Florida Atlantic
Alexis Mason, Abilene Christian
Suzzy Dimba, Abilene Christian
Queen Alford, Jacksonville
