Skip to: COVID, injuries 2020-22; then, everyone stepped up in 2023 | The 2023 players | Stone and his staff | Won’t forget, can’t forget The expectation for Texas Tech soccer in 2023 was to make the NCAA Tournament, a place only five of them had played minutes in before; three as Red Raiders, two […]
Funky timeslot, funky channel, funky game: Brooks’ 182 leads Texas Tech to bowl eligibility
Texas Tech’s game against the UCF Knights started at 4:05 p.m. local time, was televised on FS2, reportedly had a fox before it started, and included a fake field goal, blocked extra point and five combined drives (excluding the last drive) that ended in opposing territory without any points. It even had an appearance from […]
Home sweet (16) Walker; Texas Tech advances past Princeton on PKs
As she got ready to take Texas Tech’s fifth penalty kick at the John Walker Soccer Complex on Friday, Peyton Parsons said Princeton fans were telling their goalkeeper what direction Parsons was going to go. They must have said Parsons was going left, because Parsons said they were correct. Thing is, it didn’t matter that […]
WBB: Hello! 37-point quarter, 62-point half, 26 from Shavers lead Texas Tech to opening victory
For a full season preview, click here. After an exhibition loss Oct. 27 to Northern Arizona, Texas Tech women’s basketball was ready to learn from it and start the season 1-0. It turns out bouncing back meant using a record-tying quarter to lead a bulldozing. The Lady Raiders sparkled to put up 37 in the […]
Amid preseason adversity, Lady Raider basketball has to find a way
Krista Gerlich’s Texas Tech women’s basketball team has already dealt with adversity, and the season hasn’t even started. On Sept. 27, Gerlich told the media that senior point guard Jazion Jackson was out for the season, and then Oct. 17 at Big 12 Media Days, Gerlich revealed sophomore 6’5” center JoJo Nworie also suffered a […]
Thursday + drone show + OPOSSUM = Texas Tech wins Saddle Trophy
For the first time since 2018, Texas Tech played a regular season game on Thursday, and they did it for the first time at Jones AT&T Stadium since 2016. The 2018 game was also the last time Tech beat TCU and took the Saddle Trophy, funny enough. This year, it was a night to remember […]
Texas Tech soccer wins Big 12 regular season title; first in program history
Texas Tech soccer’s final regular season game Monday was likely frustrating at first as they took 14 shots with seven of them on goal in the first 39 minutes. Finally, the 40th minute was all they needed. Super-senior Alex Kerr got it to senior right back Elise Anderson, and she centered it perfectly to junior […]
No. 6 Texas Tech downs Oklahoma State 1-0 on senior day; finishes regular season undefeated at home
Before Sunday, the last three soccer games between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State were even duels. The only game of those that wasn’t a draw is still considered a draw because it was a Tech win in the 2021 Big 12 Tournament on penalty kicks. No. 6 Texas Tech’s 1-0 win over Oklahoma State on […]
VOLLEYBALL: Correa, Texas Tech complete reverse sweep over No. 17 Kansas
In August, we wrote about how down two sets to none in the season opener, Texas Tech volleyball found a way to reverse sweep Houston Christian and then win the next three games to finish the Under Armour Challenge undefeated. But Friday, they found themselves in an even more precarious position: down two sets to […]
FOOTBALL: Texas Tech v. new Big 12 (for now)
by Caden Simpson The Texas Tech Red Raider football team had a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 football season. They lost their first two games by being shocked by Wyoming and having their hearts broken a week later against Oregon. Luckily, the team rebounded, blowing out Tarleton State 41-3 Saturday. No one in Lubbock was […]