Lady Raiders Rout Alcorn State, 90-37

Sunday, December 18

Lubbock, Texas

3 p.m.

Texas Tech Athletics

7-3

Alcorn State

0-9

Alcorn State

Texas Tech

December 18, 2016 | Women's Basketball

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Texas Tech wins by biggest deficit of the season

By: Jessika McKernan

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Lady Raiders picked up their largest win of the season, routing Alcorn State, 90-37, on Sunday.

Texas Tech (7-3) outscored the Lady Braves (0-9) 52-10 in the paint and scored 20+ points in three of the four quarters.

"I'm proud of our girls' consistency throughout the game," Head Coach Candi Whitaker said. "We had multiple people step up and make plays on both ends of the floor. I'm really proud of our execution and effort."

Defensively, the Lady Raiders held Alcorn State to just 37 points. The last time the Lady Raiders held an opponent to 40 points or fewer was when TCU scored 37 on Jan. 4, 2015. The Lady Raiders also forced a season-best 11 turnovers in the first half alone.

Six Lady Raiders scored double-digit points for the first time this season. Junior center Jada Terry led the team with 15 points as she went 6-for-7 from the field. Freshman Arella Guirantes followed with 13 points, marking her eighth double-digit game of the season. Junior Dayo Olabode scored a season-best 12 points against the Lady Braves while sophomore Recee' Caldwell scored 11 points and a season-best nine assists.

Junior Larryn Brooks and freshman Grayson Bright both scored 10 points. Bright tied her career high in points, assists and steals while recording a career-high five rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders return to the United Supermarkets Arena to host UT-Arlington for the final non-conference home game of the season. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.