2023 was a ride for Texas Tech soccer

Skip to: COVID, injuries 2020-22; then, everyone stepped up in 2023 | The 2023 players | Stone and his staff | Won’t forget, can’t forget The expectation for Texas Tech soccer in 2023 was to make the NCAA Tournament, a place only five of them had played minutes in before; three as Red Raiders, two […]

Funky timeslot, funky channel, funky game: Brooks’ 182 leads Texas Tech to bowl eligibility

Texas Tech’s game against the UCF Knights started at 4:05 p.m. local time, was televised on FS2, reportedly had a fox before it started, and included a fake field goal, blocked extra point and five combined drives (excluding the last drive) that ended in opposing territory without any points. It even had an appearance from […]

Home sweet (16) Walker; Texas Tech advances past Princeton on PKs

As she got ready to take Texas Tech’s fifth penalty kick at the John Walker Soccer Complex on Friday, Peyton Parsons said Princeton fans were telling their goalkeeper what direction Parsons was going to go. They must have said Parsons was going left, because Parsons said they were correct. Thing is, it didn’t matter that […]

WBB: Hello! 37-point quarter, 62-point half, 26 from Shavers lead Texas Tech to opening victory

For a full season preview, click here. After an exhibition loss Oct. 27 to Northern Arizona, Texas Tech women’s basketball was ready to learn from it and start the season 1-0. It turns out bouncing back meant using a record-tying quarter to lead a bulldozing. The Lady Raiders sparkled to put up 37 in the […]

Amid preseason adversity, Lady Raider basketball has to find a way

Krista Gerlich’s Texas Tech women’s basketball team has already dealt with adversity, and the season hasn’t even started. On Sept. 27, Gerlich told the media that senior point guard Jazion Jackson was out for the season, and then Oct. 17 at Big 12 Media Days, Gerlich revealed sophomore 6’5” center JoJo Nworie also suffered a […]

Thursday + drone show + OPOSSUM = Texas Tech wins Saddle Trophy

For the first time since 2018, Texas Tech played a regular season game on Thursday, and they did it for the first time at Jones AT&T Stadium since 2016. The 2018 game was also the last time Tech beat TCU and took the Saddle Trophy, funny enough. This year, it was a night to remember […]

Texas Tech soccer wins Big 12 regular season title; first in program history

Texas Tech soccer’s final regular season game Monday was likely frustrating at first as they took 14 shots with seven of them on goal in the first 39 minutes.  Finally, the 40th minute was all they needed. Super-senior Alex Kerr got it to senior right back Elise Anderson, and she centered it perfectly to junior […]

No. 6 Texas Tech downs Oklahoma State 1-0 on senior day; finishes regular season undefeated at home

Before Sunday, the last three soccer games between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State were even duels. The only game of those that wasn’t a draw is still considered a draw because it was a Tech win in the 2021 Big 12 Tournament on penalty kicks. No. 6 Texas Tech’s 1-0 win over Oklahoma State on […]

Quarterback Carousel Continues as Red Raiders Drop Homecoming Game to Wildcats

The Red Raiders marched into the locker room at halftime Saturday night trailing the Kansas State Wildcats 17-14 but carrying all the momentum on their homecoming night at Jones AT&T Stadium. After going down 17-7 with 1:20 left to play in the first half, Texas Tech and its starting quarterback, Behren Morton, mounted a seven-play, […]

FOOTBALL: Red Raiders defeat Cougars in first test of conference realignment

“Man, we needed that.” Those were Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire’s opening remarks following his team’s 49-28 win over the Houston Cougars on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock. The win improved the Red Raiders to 2-3 in 2023. It was not an understatement. They did need it. On the heels of an 8-5 season and […]