LUBBOCK, Texas – The HCU women's basketball team held Texas Tech scoreless for almost five minutes to open the game but fell to the Lady Raiders, 79-34, on Friday evening at United Supermarkets Arena.
Senior
N'Denasija Collins began the game with a made jumper, with an assist from
Jo Oly, on the first possession for HCU (3-5). The Huskies forced four Texas Tech (9-0) turnovers over the next three minutes before buckets from Collins and
Enya Maguire staked the Huskies to a 6-0 lead with 5:28 left in the first quarter. The Lady Raiders, however, scored the next 16 points and held a 16-8 lead at the end of the period.
The Lady Raiders out-scored the Huskies, 14-6, in the second quarter and then 27-2 in the third to build a 57-16 advantage. To start the final quarter,
Erin Maguire made a layup and following a TTU basket Collins made a pair of free throws followed by a
Lyric Barr triple.
Collins ended the game with 14 points, shooting 5-of-10 from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. The senior also had five rebounds and a steal. Freshman
Hannah Fields finished with five points and four rebounds while
Amy Cotton pulled down a team-high six rebounds with three assists.
Texas Tech shot 49.3 percent (34-of-69) from the field with Jazmane Lewis and Jordyn Merritt each leading the way with 12 points. The Lady Raiders also held a 45-26 advantage on the boards.
HCU heads to Kansas next, first to take on Wichita State on Monday, Dec. 4, before moving on to Kansas for a Wednesday, Dec. 6.
