Kansas State women dominate the glass to defeat undefeated No. 17 Texas Tech 65-59

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Four players scored in double figures as the Kansas State women used a bounce-back performance from their dominant team to beat previously undefeated No. 17 Texas Tech 65-59 on Saturday.

Tess Heal led the Wildcats (10-9, 3-3 Big 12) with 12 points, four rebounds and three steals. Gina Garcia, Jordan Speiser and Taryn Sides all scored 11 points. Speiser led with seven rebounds and added two steals.

Announcement

The Wildcats dominated the Lady Raiders (19-1, 6-1) by a 46-20 margin on the glass, leading to a 28-14 advantage on points in the paint and a 14-3 advantage on second-chance points. That rebound negated the Lady Raiders’ 18-10 advantage on turnovers, giving them an 18-5 advantage on points turnovers.

Bailey Maupin had 18 points and two steals for the Lady Raiders. Jada Malone added 15, going 5-for-8 and 5-for-5 at the free throw line. Snudda Collins had 12 to go with two blocks.

The Wildcats used a 14-3 run to build a 30-25 halftime lead. The Lady Raiders responded by taking the lead on an 11-0 run, using seven points from Malone and a four-point play from Collins to take a lead by six with 8:17 remaining.

That lead evaporated in the waning minutes. After a 3-pointer by Collins with 2:24 left, the Lady Raiders’ only point came from a free throw by Sidney Love with six seconds left as the Wildcats went on an 8-1 run.

Announcement

The loss removes the Lady Raiders from the list of remaining undefeated teams in the country (No. 1 UConn, No. 5 Vanderbilt), after the best start to a season in program history.

Next

Kansas State hosts Houston on Wednesday.

Texas Tech will play at BYU on Wednesday.

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