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2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

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2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record10–15 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • JC Carter
  • Ashley Crawford
  • Eric Ely
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
No. 17 West Virginia 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Oklahoma State 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Iowa State 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Texas 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 12 12   .500
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 10 15   .400
TCU 4 14   .222 10 15   .400
Kansas State 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Kansas 3 15   .167 7 18   .280
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by first year head coach Krista Gerlich. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Prior to the season Marlene Stollings was fired after two years as head coach. USA Today revealed in a story published on August 5, 2020, that 12 players left Texas Tech since Stollings became head coach in 2018 over accusations that Stollings and her staff were verbally abusive and subject players to dangerous forms of conditioning, for instance a requirement for players to have a 90 percent heart rate in practice and games.[1] The day after that story was published, Texas Tech fired Stollings for cause.[2][3] Shortly after her firing, Krista Gerlich was hired as the new head coach.[4]

They finished the season 10–15, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to Kansas State in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

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The Lady Raiders finished the season 18–11, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish tied for sixth place. They were scheduled to be the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.[5]

Roster

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2020–21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Maka Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Stonewall Jackson
South Georgia Technical College
ʻEwa Beach, HI
G 4 Ashyln Caddel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Frenship Wolfforth, TX
G 5 Jo'nah Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Edmond Santa Fe
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Edmond, OK
G 10 Najé Murray 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Saint Mary's
San Diego State
Stockton, CA
G 12 Vivian Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Argyle
Fort Lewis
Oklahoma State
Argyle, TX
G 14 Jada Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Southwest DeKalb
Texas A&M
Lithonia, GA
F 20 Bryn Gerlich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Colleyville Heritage
Oklahoma State
Colleyville, TX
C 23 Khadija Faye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Father Lopez Catholic Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Daija Powell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sandy Creek Atlanta, GA
F 33 Khyla Wade-Warren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr McNairy Central Selmer, TN
G 34 Lexi Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr L. D. Bell
UConn
Fort Worth, TX
G 35 Alexis Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Junípero Serra Hawthrone, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTRGV W 89–56  1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (2,523)
Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Baptist W 68–51  2–0
United Supermarkets Arena (2,701)
Lubbock, TX
December 2, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Canceled Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
December 5, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice L 62–81  2–1
United Supermarkets Arena (2,714)
Lubbock, TX
December 9, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+
Angelo State W 87–42  3–1
United Supermarkets Arena (1,762)
Lubbock, TX
December 10, 2020*
Noon
Missouri Canceled United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 14, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 7 Baylor L 45–91  3–2
(0–1)
Ferrell Center (2,105)
Waco, TX
December 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
TCU W 78–72  4–2
(1–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,612)
Lubbock, TX
December 21, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern W 79–60  5–2
United Supermarkets Arena (2,610)
Lubbock, TX
December 23, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Morgan State Canceled United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 29, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 100–47  6–2
United Supermarkets Arena (2,620)
Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 48–75  6–3
(1–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,219)
Stillwater, OK
January 6, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma L 74–75  6–4
(1–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,493)
Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Iowa State L 72–99  6–5
(1–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,000)
Lubbock, TX
January 13, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia L 78–83  6–6
(1–5)
WVU Coliseum (107)
Morgantown, WV
January 17, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas W 74–66  7–6
(2–5)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,854)
Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Kansas W 75–65  8–6
(3–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (333)
Lawrence, KS
January 23, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU L 53–61  8–7
(3–6)
Schollmaier Arena (1,165)
Fort Worth, TX
January 27, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
West Virginia L 53–73  8–8
(3–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (1,989)
Lubbock, TX
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., LHN
at Texas L 53–72  8–9
(3–8)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
February 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas State W 83–75 OT 9–9
(4–8)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,014)
Lubbock, TX
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State L 73–92  9–10
(4–9)
Hilton Coliseum (789)
Ames, IA
February 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 7 Baylor L 50–82  9–11
(4–10)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,086)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma State L 66–81  9–12
(4–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,256)
Lubbock, TX
February 20, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas W 99–98 OT 10–12
(5–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,310)
Lubbock, TX
February 24, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State L 79–86  10–13
(5–12)
Bramlage Coliseum (684)
Manhattan, KS
March 1, 2021
6:00 p.m., BSO
at Oklahoma L 79–88  10–14
(5–13)
Lloyd Noble Center (487)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 11, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Kansas State
First Round
L 65–75  10–15
Municipal Auditorium (662)
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Epstein, Jori; Libit, Daniel (August 5, 2020). "Texas Tech women's basketball players describe toxic culture: 'Fear, anxiety and depression'". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Epstein, Jori (August 6, 2020). "Texas Tech fires coach Marlene Stollings amid abuse claims within women's basketball team". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Epstein, Jori (August 7, 2020). "Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said there were 'no flags' raised when hiring allegedly abusive coaches". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Cubit, Alexis (August 18, 2020). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2021.