Box Score
THE RUNDOWN
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech scored the final nine points and closed the fourth quarter with an 18-3 run as the Lady Red Raiders defeated St. Edward's 73-40 Sunday in an exhibition contest.
TTU shot 46 percent and held SEU to a 25-percent effort from the floor while also out-rebounding the Hilltoppers 50-28. After trailing 33-18 at half, SEU tightened up in the third quarter as the Hilltoppers were only outscored 17-13 in the third frame. However, after a couple of early buckets, SEU hit just 1 of its last 14 shots in the fourth quarter and TTU took advantage with an 18-3 run over the final 7:32.
Erin Degrate led the Lady Red Raiders with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting. SEU's
HALEY JOLY finished in double figures for the Hilltoppers with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers while
ISABEL HERNANDEZ scored nine points and grabbed three steals off the bench.
HIGHLIGHTS
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HALEY JOLY scored 10 points for SEU in the loss.
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ABBY HOPPER led all players with a game-high nine rebounds.
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ISABEL HERNANDEZ scored nine points off the bench and grabbed three boards.
• SEU won the turnover battle with the Red Raiders committing 17 turnovers while SEU had 14 miscues.
STAT OF THE GAME I
19 – Texas Tech hit 19 of 22 free throws in the win over SEU.
THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach J.J. Riehl on her team's performance in Lubbock …
"Obviously, I don't think the scoreboard reflects how well we played at times today. Our defensive effort was really, really good. We were absolutely undersized, under everything. At the center position, we were giving up a good five inches, six inches at times, and we fought and really made their lives difficult. They had to earn things. I thought we were more physical than them. I thought we did a great job on the boards. I thought we did a great job as far as not letting them get out in transition and get easy buckets. I think we did everything that we wanted to do. And, I think for us the disappointing part was that we didn't shoot well. I thought we executed our stuff on offense very well, and just didn't knock down open shots. Probably some of that is the size, the athleticism and the pace of the game. But, if there was one area where we were hoping we would be a little better, it'd be the offensive end of things. I feel really good about where we are, about the preseason, about the strides that we've made the last couple of weeks, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to head up and play two really good RMAC schools next weekend and see where we are with things."
WHAT'S NEXT
SEU opens the regular season on the road in a neutral game vs. Colorado Christian in Fort Smith, Ark. Friday at 5:30 p.m. The Hilltoppers are participating in the Heartland / RMAC Challenge.
