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Lady Raiders travel to Louisiana Sunday
November 19, 2022 | Women's Basketball
Tech closes Preseason WNIT play in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La. – The Texas Tech Lady Raiders hit the road for the first time in 2022-23 when they close out Preseason WNIT action at the Ragin' Cajuins of Lafayette, Sunday from the CAJUN Dome. Â
The matchup will be the first between the two programs in school history. Â
With a victory, the Lady Raiders can secure a share of the overall Preseason WNIT team title. Â
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE: MATCHUP:Â Texas Tech (2-1) at Louisiana (1-3) LOCATION:Â Lafayette, La. (CAJUN Dome) TIME:Â 4 p.m. Â
TV:Â Big 12 Now/ESPN+ Â
LAST TIMEÂ
Lady Raider Nation, it was worth the wait.
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In the first matchup between former Big 12 foes in 4,295 days, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders downed the University of Colorado, 86-85 in overtime Wednesday night at United Supermarkets Arena in a nearly three hour thriller.
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The game was the second of three games that Texas Tech (2-1) will play in the 2022 Preseason WNIT Tournament, Â and featured 13 lead changes and 15 ties. In the victory, Texas Tech (2-1) made 36-of-41 from the line, tying the school record for free throws made in a contest.
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On head coach Krista Gerlich's birthday, her entire roster delivered quite the birthday present, securing the fifth-consecutive overall victory in the all-time series against Colorado (3-1).
The win avenged last night's 69-63 nailbiter against Jackson State, and opened the door for the Lady Raiders to share the Preseason WNIT Team title with a win Sunday at Louisiana.Â
KNOW YOUR FOE: Â
• Louisiana will look to salvage the finale of the Preseason WNIT after falling in the first two games they played in Lubbock. The Ragin' Cajuns fell 73-43 on Tuesday to Colorado before falling 70-41 • The Ragin' Cajuns have lost three games in-a-row, dating back to their loss against then ranked No. 3 Texas (68-45). Â
• This season, Louisiana is avergaing fewer than 50 points a game. The Cajuns have hit the 50-point mark just once all year. Â
• The Cajuns have just one player, Tamera Johnson, averaging in double figures. Johnson is averaging 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds this season. • Johnson opened the season with back-to-back strong performances against Houston and Texas. Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Cougars in the opener before adding 15 points and 7 rebounds at UT. • As a team, the Ragin Cajuns are shooting just 27.4 percent from the floor. Â
 STORYLINES:
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES Â
• After struggling to put the ball in that basket against Jackson State on Tuesday, the Lady Raiders saw much more success on Wednesday against 2022 NCAA Tournament participant Colorado. Tech shot 41.2 percent (21-of-51) from the floor and a blistering 53.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc (8-of-15). The Lady Raiders sharp shooting also translated to the charity stripe where the team shot an impressive 36-of-41 (87.8 percent) from the line. Four different Lady Raiders were perfect at the line on Wednesday night highlighted by Bryn Gerlich and Bailey Maupin both going a perfect 8-for-8. GLAD YOU'RE WITH US: • West Texas product Bailey Maupin has been nothing short of outstanding on the offensive end of the floor during her brief Lady Raider career. Maupin has reached double figures in all three games she's played, and has set a new career high in all three games so far. On Wednesday night against Colorado, Maupin was one of the differences, scoring 20 points on the night. The guard was 4-of-6 from long range and a perfect 8-of-8 from the line. Maupin is now 16-of-17 from the line this season and is averaging 14.3 points and 4.3 rebounds through the first three games of the season. EXTRA FIVE? SURE WHY NOT  • Head coach Krista Gerlich is a perfect 4-0 as the Lady Raider head coach when a game goes an extra session. Wednesday's overtime victory over Colorado extended an 11-game winning streak for Gerlich in overtime games. Â
BIG JAZZ =Â Â BIG IMPACT
• Jazmaine "Big Jazz" Lewis has made a massive impact in both Lady Raider wins this season. After scoring a career-best 15 points and grabbing 7 rebounds in the Lady Raiders 69-49 victory over Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Lewis scored 11 points on perfect 5-of-5 shooting against Colorado. In Lewis' 18 minutes she also grabbed six rebounds. The Lady Raiders are 2-0 this season when she reaches double figures in a contest. • In the victory over Colorado, Lewis scored five massive points in the fourth that helped send the game into overtime. In the extra session, Lewis got in double figures on a baby hook-shot with 31 seconds remaining.Â
UP NEXT: The Lady Raiders return to action later in the week for the Las Vegas Invitational. The Lady Raiders will open the event on Friday (Nov. 25) against Middle Tennessee and will also face defending Southern Conference Postseason Champions Mercer on Nov. 26. Â
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