A roundup of Texas Tech sports news for November 6, 2024.
On Monday night, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders opened the 2024-25 season in impressive fashion. Tech came out of the gate the right way, defeating Incarnate Word 78-48 in Lubbock.
Addie Blacklock, a Lubbock native who transferred from Oregon State, impressed in her Lady Raider debut. He led the team with 14 points and made four shots from beyond the 3-point arc. She also contributed to the win by adding five rebounds and two assists.
Junior guard Jasmine Shavers was right behind Blacklock in the scoring department with 13 points. Meanwhile, fellow junior guard Bailey Maupin added 12 points to the scorebook.
For the game, Tech shot 43.9% from the floor while Incarnate Word only shot 26.3% from the floor. The Lady Raiders also sank eight 3-pointers and 20 free throws in the win.
“I’m excited for this season and this team,” head coach Krista Gerlich said. “I thought the first half was pretty good. I thought we scored well and we had some momentum. It was tough playing against the zone and right from the penalty. , because we worked really hard.”We wanted to be a really good offensive team. And I thought we didn’t run our zone offense as much as we should. But I thought the first half wasn’t terrible. It was pretty good.
“The second half wasn’t very good. We definitely didn’t adjust. We kept fouling and forcing them to the free-throw line, we passed the ball around too much and we didn’t quite get into the groove we wanted. “We played a lot of kids in the second half, we played a lot of kids in the early games, and it’s going to take a little while to figure out the rotation, but overall that’s what I thought. Obviously, a 30 point win on opening night is a good day. ”
The Lady Raiders return to action Thursday against Houston Christian at 7 p.m. The game can be watched on ESPN+.
The No. 17 Texas Tech football team will face Kansas State tonight in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals in Kansas City. If the Red Raiders win, they will advance to the conference tournament finals for the first time in program history.
Kansas and Tech did not play this season. The Jayhawks are 11-5-4 on the season and 6-4-1 in Big 12 play.
On Saturday, the Red Raiders had to come off a come-from-behind loss in the quarterfinals against Baylor. They were down 1-0 just five minutes into the game, but Maisie Blackburn scored a goal in the 10th minute to level the score.
Then, just before halftime, Story Sexton scored the winning point off a rebound. But in the 83rd minute, keeper Faith Nguyen had to make a spectacular save to preserve the victory. The diving save was one of three she made that day.
The Red Raiders are currently scheduled to play the Jayhawks. You can watch tonight’s game on ESPN+.
Finally, Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was recognized by the Big 12 for Saturday’s big game in the Red Raiders’ upset of No. 11 Iowa State. Rodriguez, a Wichita Falls native, was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after recording 13 tackles (2.5 for loss), 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble.
This is the third year the Red Raider has won the Weekly Big 12 Award. After Week 1, receiver Dre McCray was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, and after Week 6, Taj Brooks was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.
Rodriguez averages 10.5 tackles per game in conference play, leading the Big 12. Now he and his teammates are turning their attention to this Saturday’s home game against Colorado in Lubbock at 3 p.m.
