Freshman Chrislyn Carr scores team-leading 25 points
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Texas Tech Women’s Basketball team bowed out of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Saturday after falling to No. 1 Baylor, 100-61, in the quarterfinal round.
With the loss, Texas Tech moved to 14-17 on the season.
The Lady Raiders kept it close in the first quarter as Baylor led 18-10 after 10 minutes of play. Baylor went on to outscore the Lady Raiders, 27-15, to take a 45-25 lead into the half.
Texas Tech couldn’t cut into the lead in the second half as Baylor advanced to the semifinal round with the win.
Freshman Chrislyn Carr went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in the third quarter and finished the game with seven three-pointers, the second-most makes in a quarterfinal game.
TOP PERFORMERS
Texas Tech: Three Lady Raiders scored in double figures. Chrislyn Carr led the team with 25 points, marking her eighth of the season. Sydney Goodson put up 16 points on the Lady Bears while Brittany Brewer scored 13 and tallied five blocks.
Baylor: The Lady Bears had seven players in double figures, led by Kalani Brown and NaLyssa Smith who scored 14 apiece. Chloe Jackson and Moon Ursin both scored 12 points while Lauren Cox and DiDi Richards scored 10 each.
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