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Maupin scores 19, Tech downs Arkansas on Sunday
November 16, 2025 | Women's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – Senior Bailey Maupin led the team with 19 points as the Texas Tech Lady Raiders defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 80-68, on Sunday afternoon in the United Supermarkets Arena.
Maupin was one of five Lady Raiders (5-0) to reach double-figures on the day as she went 6-for-13 (.462) from the field and 3-for-6 (.500) from behind the arc. She added four rebounds, an assist and a steal in the win. Senior Snudda Collins was just behind as she posted 15 points, while totaling five boards and a couple of steals. Junior Jalynn Bristow almost had a double-double with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds. She also tallied a team-best three assists and two blocks against the Razorbacks (4-1).
Gemma Núñez had a great game – shooting 57.1 percent from the field (4-for-7) and 50 percent from three (2-for-4). Núñez grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds and added an assist. Denae Fritz was also in double-digits, posting a season-best of 12 points on 71.4 percent shooting from the field (5-for-7). She was perfect from the 3-point line with two triples and recorded a steal against Arkansas. Jada Malone scored nine points on 60 percent shooting (3-for-5) and led the team with four offensive rebounds, while picking up six total.
As a team, the Lady Raiders shot 30-for-65 from the field (.462) and 8-for-19 from behind the arc (.421). They outrebounded the Razorbacks 41 to 37 and totaled 11 offensive boards. Forcing 19 Arkansas turnovers, Tech held the Hogs to just 38.5 percent from the field (25-for-65).
Fritz started the scoring in the game with a 3-pointer. Bristow followed with a second-chance layup after grabbing the offensive rebound for a 5-0 lead. Arkansas scored its first basket at the 6:36 mark with a three, then made a layup just after to tie things up. Sarengbe Sanogo retook the lead for Tech with a layup, then got a block which led to a Maupin triple. After the Hogs made two free throws, Maupin nailed another three thanks to the dish from Sidney Love. With 2:18 left, the Lady Raiders scored six of the next 10 points for the 21-13 advantage to end the period. Â
Love scored on a reverse layup to begin the second quarter, then Núñez connected with a triple to continue the Lady Raider momentum. Both teams went back-and-forth after that, until a layup from Malone sparked a 6-0 run for Tech. Arkansas responded with the next five points before Collins made a floater. Malone followed with another second-chance layup, then Bristow hit a 3-pointer as Tech led 43-22. The Hogs scored five points to close the half as the Lady Raiders held a 16-point advantage.
Fritz connected with a 3-pointer at the start of the third, giving Tech a 46-27 lead. Tech held Arkansas scoreless until the 7:20 mark when the Hogs hit a three. Arkansas made another one from behind the arc a minute later to help start a 7-0 Razorback run. Layups from Fritz and Collins made layups to stop Arkansas' momentum, but the Hogs scored six-straight after that in response. The Lady Raiders closed the period with two free throws from Maupin, but Arkansas outscored Tech, 23-18, in the third to cut into the lead, 61-50.
The Hogs scored first in the final quarter, but Collins and Maupin responded each with a layup. Arkansas and Tech traded buckets after that until the Lady Raiders scored four-consecutive points on buckets from Collins and Fritz. Arkansas answered with a three heading into the media timeout as Tech held a 71-62 lead. With 1:20 left and Arkansas cutting into the Lady Raider lead, Núñez hit a big three to make it an 11-point game. Then, Maupin put the nail in the coffin with a triple as Tech defeated Arkansas, 80-68.
Up next, the Lady Raiders host another SEC school in the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena.
QUOTEABLES
Head Coach Krista Gerlich
On the 1993 getting inducted into the Ring of Honor…
"I think when they got to talking about Lady Raider Basketball and who could they induct, it just made sense for them to think about the team… We're the ones who showed Texas Tech can be nationally known. That team ignited Lady Raider Nation, in my opinion, and really made women's basketball across the state and region, just explode. So many great memories, so many great fans and Coach [Marsha] Sharp is the leader of all of that. For the team to be recognized was the greatest thing that I could have seen happen because our teammates deserve that. I just preach to my team every single day about that team and how unselfish we were and how much we all understood our roles. And if we can create that type of chemistry and trust amongst one another, we will have elite success. I just think it was so appropriate that our team was inducted because we were the first national champions at Texas Tech."
Senior guard Denae Fritz
On the confidence level of the team at this point of the season…
"I would say it's pretty high. We're 5-0, so as it should be, but I think it obviously starts in practice. Everyone is in the gym for the most part getting extra shots up and that really helps offensively. And then defensively, I think we've just locked in as a team and we always have each other's backs."
Senior guard Bailey Maupin
On the 1993 getting inducted into the Ring of Honor…
"It's something so special and I'm so glad that I'm able to be a small part of it. Just to be able to play in this game today while they were being honored was something that I'll remember forever. I'm super happy that their name is finally up there where it belongs."
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