No. 16 Lady Raiders now 23-3 with 70-65 win over Kansas, win No. 100 for Coach Gerlich

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The No. 16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders (23-3, 10-3 Big 12) chalked up another victory Tuesday night in what has arguably been their best season in more than two decades, a 70-65 win over the Kansas Jayhawks. This victory was also the 100th win at Tech for women’s head basketball coach Krista Gerlich.

Tech was off to a slow start Tuesday night and trailed the Jayhawks 17-7 late in the first quarter. However, the Lady Raiders’ first lead came with 6:23 left in the half, courtesy of a three-point shot from senior guard Bailey Maupin. From there, Tech led for almost the remainder of the game. The Gruver-native Maupin led the with 23 points.

The game was tied 59-59 with 1:34 left in the game until Snudda Collins went two-for-two in free throws. Seconds later, Jayhawk Sania Copeland missed what would’ve been the tying free-throw and the Lady Raiders took control in the final minute of the game.

Collins had 17 points, Sidney Love had nine, and Sarengbe Sanogo had six.

This game was played in-front of a pink crowd. A majority of the fans chose that color for Texas Tech’s “Play4Kay” initiative.

The Lady Raiders now have three days of rest before they head off to Stillwater, Okla., where they will face the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. Tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m.