BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (KCBD) – The seventh-seeded Texas Tech Lady Raiders fell to second-seeded LSU 101-47 on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The Tigers went to the half with a 43-25 lead, then ran away with the game out of the locker room. LSU outscored Tech 33-7 in the third quarter.
LSU shot 56 percent from the field, Tech 25 percent. Tech committed 19 turnovers compared to 10 from LSU.
The Lady Raiders had no fast break points. The Tigers scored 46 points in the paint, Tech 12.
Senior Bailey Maupin led the Lady Raiders with 19 points, including three 3-pointers. She also grabbed four rebounds, dished out three assists and had one steal.
Senior Snudda Collins added eight points, including two 3-pointers, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
This is the first Lady Raider team to win an NCAA Tournament game since 2005. Coach Gerlich’s team finished the season 26-8, the best mark since 2002-2003.
In the Sweet Sixteen LSU will face third-seeded Duke, which defeated sixth-seeded Baylor 69-46 Sunday.
Check back for updates from our team here in Baton Rouge.
Our Pete Christy and Andrew Wood are in Tampa, where Texas Tech will face Alabama in the second round of the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament tonight at 8:45 p.m. CT.
You can see a preview of that game here:
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