Krista Gerlich knows about success at Texas Tech, having starred there back when the team won the national championship in 1993 alongside Sheryl Swoopes.<\/p>\n
So getting the Lady Raiders ranked for the first time in 13 years on Monday was extra special to her.<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c:EVD 2 =@?8E:>6 4@>:?8] (96? x E@@< E96 ;@3 \ud83d\ude15 a_a_ 5FC:?8 r~’xs[ ?6G6C \ud83d\ude15 2 >:==:@? J62CD 5:5 x 5C62> xV5 E2<6 @G6C E96 AC@8C2> \ud83d\ude15 E96 DE2E6 :EVD 366?[\u201d D96 D2:5] \u201cxEVD 366? DF49 2 =@?8 AC@46DD E@ 86E E@ E9:D A@:?E[ 3FE H6== H@CE9 :E] xE E2<6D E92E =@?8 E@ 86E :E C:89E H:E9 E96 DE2E6 :E H2D :?]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%6I2D %649 W`c\\_X \ud83d\ude00 @?6 @7 2 5@K6? E62>D DE:== F?362E6? 27E6C E96 {25J #2:56CD 362E E96?\\}@] `d q2J=@C e`\\e_ @? $F?52J] xE H2D E96 D49@@=VD 7:CDE H:? @G6C E96 q62CD D:?46 a_“ 2?5 7:CDE H:? @G6C 2 C2?<65 E62> E9:D D62D@?]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%92E G:4E@CJ 96=A65 AC@A6= %6I2D %649 :?E@ E96 %@A ad 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a_`a]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201cxE\u2019D 2 9F86 8@2= @7 E9:D AC@8C2>]\u201d v6C=:49 D2:5 @7 36:?8 C2?<65] \u201c(6 92G6 E@ 46=63C2E6 E9:?8D H6 92G6?\u2019E 5@?6 367@C6] %9:D \ud83d\ude00 @?6 @7 E96>] r6=63C2E6 D>2== G:4E@C:6D H96? C63F:=5:?8 2 AC@8C2> 2D J@F 86E 8@:?8 E96J EFC? :?E@ =2C86C G:4E@C:6D] %@ 4C24< E96 %@A ad 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a_`a E92E\u2019D 2 9F86 762E] ~FC <:5D 56D6CG6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 46=63C2E6]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 E62>[ =:<6 E96 C6DE @7 E96 4@F?ECJ \ud83d\ude00 @77 F?E:= $F?52J 7@C E96 9@=:52JD]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%6I2D %649[ H9:49 \ud83d\ude00 @77 E@ :ED 36DE DE2CE D:?46 E96 a_`a\\`b D62D@? H:== A=2J ?6IE @? s64] b` 282:?DE r6?EC2= u=@C:52]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c%96J 42?\u2019E 36 D2:E:D7:65 2?5 C6DE] (6 8@E 96C6 3J <66A:?8 @FC ?@D6 E@ E96 8C:?5 2?5 <66A:?8 @FC 9625 5@H? 2?5 H@C<:?8[\u201d D96 D2:5 @7 96C E62>]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAmv6C=:49 DE:== <66AD \ud83d\ude15 E@F49 H:E9 2 =@E @7 96C 7@C>6C E62>>2E6D \ud83d\ude15 2 8C@FA E6IE] %96 `hhb E62> E92E H@? E96 E:E=6 H2D AFE \ud83d\ude15 E96 D49@@=VD w2== @7 w@?@C 62C=:6C E9:D D62D@? 282:?DE pC<2?D2D] $96 D66D 2 =@E @7 E92E E62> \ud83d\ude15 96C 4FCC6?E @?6]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c%9:D E62> C6>:?5D >6 @7 FD] #6>:?5D >6 9@H F?D67=:D9 E96J 2C6[ 9@H 5C:G6? E96J 2C6[Q D96 D2:5]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 C@25 29625 H@?VE 36 62DJ H:E9 E96 {25J #2:56CD @?6 @7 7@FC F?362E6? E62>D \ud83d\ude15 E96 q:8 `a] %r&[ pC:K@?2 $E2E6 2?5 x@H2 $E2E6 92G6 2== 8@EE6? @77 E@ DEC@?8 DE2CED]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201cxE\u2019D 2 82F?E=6E] }@E @?=J 5@ H6 92G6 9:DE@C:42= 8@@5 E62>D =:<6 x@H2 $E2E6[ %r& 2?5 q2J=@C[\u201d D96 D2:5] \u201cz2?D2D $E2E6 >J 36 5@H? 2 =:EE=6 3:E C:89E ?@H 3642FD6 E96J 92G6 D@ >2?J ?6H <:5D[ 3FE E96J 92G6 EC25:E:@? 2?5 4@249:?8[ E96J\u2019== 86E E96C6] %96C6 2C6 2=D@ D@ >2?J ?6H 4@2496D E@ E96 =628F6] (92E |@==J |:==6C \ud83d\ude00 5@:?8 E@ pC:K@?2 $E2E6 \ud83d\ude00 D@ 8C62E 7@C E96 =628F6]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
k9am}t% C2E:?8Dk^9am<\/p>\n
kAm}@] ` &r@?? DE:== k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?422]4@>^C2?<:?8D^32D<6E32==\\H@>6?^5`^?422\\H@>6?D\\32D<6E32==\\?6E\\C2?<:?8DQm9@=5D E96 E@A DA@Ek^2m \ud83d\ude15 E96 }t% C2E:?8D |@?52J] %96 wFD<:6D 2C6 7@==@H65 3J $@FE9 r2C@=:?2[ %6I2D[ &r{p 2?5 {$&] %96 q:8 %6? 92D D:I @7 E96 E@A `a E62>D 2?5 %6I2D %649 \ud83d\ude00 aa?5]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 }t% \ud83d\ude00 ;FDE @?6 E@@= E96 }rpp D6=64E:@? 4@>>:EE66 FD6D E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H9:49 E62>D >2<6 E96 }rpp %@FC?2>6?E 2?5 H96C6 E96J 2C6 D66565] xE 92D AC65:4E65 E96 H:??6C AC6EEJ 244FC2E6=J D:?46 :E 7:CDE H2D FD65 \ud83d\ude15 a_a`] u@FC @7 E96 7:G6 ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@?D H6C6 }@] ` \ud83d\ude15 E96 }t% @? $6=64E:@? $F?52Jk^Am<\/p>\n
k9C ^m<\/p>\n
kAmv6E A@== 2=6CED 2?5 FA52E6D @? E96 p! %@A ad E9C@F89@FE E96 D62D@?] $:8? FA k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2A?6HD]4@>^?6HD=6EE6CDQm96C6k^2m] p! H@>6?\u2019D 4@==686 32D<6E32==i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^2A\\E@A\\ad\\H@>6?D\\4@==686\\32D<6E32==\\A@==Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^2A\\E@A\\ad\\H@>6?D\\4@==686\\32D<6E32==\\A@==k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^H@>6?D\\4@==686\\32D<6E32==Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^H@>6?D\\4@==686\\32D<6E32==k^2mk^Am<\/p>\n
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Krista Gerlich knows about success at Texas Tech, having starred there back when the team won the national…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[45854,168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-99551","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-covid-national","9":"tag-lubbock","10":"tag-lubbock-headlines","11":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}