The Texas Tech Lady Raiders had lost eight in a row to the Texas Longhorns at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, coming into Wednesday night. As this is the last year for the Longhorns at the Erwin Center, the Lady Raiders got the last laugh as they came out with guns blazing and […]
Women’s Basketball Recap – Euphoria at the Erwin Center: Texas Tech Defeats No. 9 Texas in Austin
Women’s Basketball Recap: Lady Raiders Fall to Oklahoma in Big 12 Opener Despite Thomas’ Career-High
In the Big 12 women’s basketball opener for both teams, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders lost to the Oklahoma Sooners 97-91 on Jan. 2 at the United Supermarkets Arena. The Lady Raiders hung in with Sooners in the first half, who came in averaging 89.1 points per game, good for second in the nation. Tech […]
Football Recap: Red Raiders Destroy Leach and Mississippi State in Liberty Bowl
Texas Tech came into this game looking for their first bowl win since 2013, but they were 10-point underdogs to Mississippi State at Caesars Sportsbook. But it’s bowl season, and amid chaos with players missing, and an interim staff in Tech’s case, the Red Raiders defeated their former head coach Mike Leach and his Mississippi […]
Volleyball Recap: A Historic Season Ends in Disappointing Fashion as Tech Gets Reverse Swept in First Round
It had been 20 years since Texas Tech volleyball made the NCAA Tournament, and for moments on Thursday, it looked like they would make more history. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles had other plans, pulling off the reverse sweep as they came back from losing the first two sets to defeat the Red Raiders in […]
Women’s Basketball Recap: Texas Tech Starts Strong, but Can’t Hold On Against No. 20 Georgia on Education Day
There were 6,500 students at the Lady Raider basketball “Education Day” game Dec. 2 between Texas Tech and the No. 20 Georgia Lady Bulldogs, and they made their presence known even before tipoff. Tech head coach Krista Gerlich said the crowd helped energize the team, and that combined with the Lady Raiders’ focus helped them […]
Volleyball: Texas Tech Back in the NCAA Tournament For the First Time Since 2001
On Nov. 29, 2001, Texas Tech volleyball lost to the Utah Utes in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament. They did not make it back for 20 years. That all changed Sunday when Texas Tech (17-12, 7-9 Big 12) learned they are back in the NCAA Tournament and will start […]
Joey McGuire Announced as Texas Tech Football’s New Head Coach
Joey McGuire will be the new football head coach at Texas Tech after the 2021 season, Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced Monday. He will be formally introduced in a press conference at the club level of the West Stadium Building to Jones AT&T Stadium at 12 p.m. Tuesday. He was an assistant at Baylor […]
Volleyball Recap: Tech’s Karrington Jones Leads the Way in Two Wins v. TCU
Tech senior middle blocker Karrington Jones led the team with 21 kills over Friday and Saturday, including a career-high 13 on Saturday, as the Red Raiders swept TCU twice at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock. It was two quick three-set matches for the Red Raiders, who have played the most matches and most sets […]
Basketball Preview: Texas Tech Will Start the Mark Adams Era Tuesday With Many Other New Pieces
Mark Adams was introduced as the new Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach on April 6. On Nov. 9, his first basketball game in that position will take place against North Florida at 7 p.m. at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock. Adams will lead a 14-man roster with nine transfers. “This is an unusual […]
Kirsten Davis Wins Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Year
For the second time in her career, Texas Tech super senior forward Kirsten Davis has won Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, the Big 12 office announced Tuesday. Davis, a native of St. Louis, was the lone Red Raider on the All-Big 12 First or Second Team. She leads the Big 12 and […]