Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball


The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.

History

The 1975–76 season saw the debut of women's basketball at Texas Tech University. In 1993, the team won the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Home arenas

All six home games were played at the on campus Women's Gym during the Lady Raiders' inaugural 1975–76 season. The following two seasons, the Lady Raiders began playing select home games along the Red Raiders basketball team at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. By the 1978–79 season, the team no longer split time between the two venues, playing only at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum until the United Supermarkets Arena opened in time for the 1999–2000 season.

NCAA tournament results

The Lady Raiders have appeared in 20 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 30-19.
1984#8First Round#1 Louisiana TechL 68βˆ’94
1986#6Second Round#3 Long Beach StateL 73βˆ’78
1990#12First Round#5 Northern IllinoisL 63βˆ’84
1991#9First Round#8 UNLVL 65βˆ’70
1992#4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Santa Clara
  1. 1 Stanford
W 64βˆ’58L 63–75
1993#2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#7 Washington
  1. 3 Southern Cal
  2. 4 Colorado
  3. 1 Vanderbilt
  4. 1 Ohio State
W 70βˆ’64W 87–67
W 79–54
W 60–46
W 84–82
1994#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Missouri
  1. 10 Creighton
  2. 6 Alabama
W 75βˆ’61W 75–64
L 68–73
1995#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Tulane
  1. 10 Wisconsin
  2. 3 Washington
  3. 1 Tennessee
W 87βˆ’72W 88–65
W 67–52
L 59–80
1996#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Portland
  1. 12 Notre Dame
  2. 1 Louisiana Tech
W 78βˆ’61W 82–67
L 55–66
1997#8First Round
Second Round
#9 Montana
  1. 1 Stanford
W 47βˆ’45L 45–67
1998#1First Round
Second Round
#16 Grambling State
  1. 9 Notre Dame
W 87βˆ’75L 59–74
1999#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Stephen F. Austin
  1. 10 NC State
  2. 3 Rutgers
W 80βˆ’54W 85–78
L 43–52
2000#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 Tennessee Tech
  1. 6 Tulane
  2. 2 Notre Dame
  3. 1 Tennessee
W 83βˆ’54W 76–59
W 69–65
L 44–57
2001#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Penn
  1. 7 Virginia Tech
  2. 3 Purdue
W 100βˆ’57W 73–52
L 72–74
2002#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Stephen F. Austin
  1. 12 Mississippi State
  2. 1 Oklahoma
W 84βˆ’63W 77–55
L 62–72
2003#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Missouri State
  1. 7 UC Santa Barbara
  2. 6 New Mexico
  3. 1 Duke
W 67βˆ’59W 71–48
W 81–76
L 79–80
2004#4First Round
Second Round
#13 Maine
  1. 5 Louisiana Tech
W 60βˆ’50L 64–81
2005#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 UT–Arlington
  1. 12 Middle Tenn
  2. 1 Tennessee
W 69βˆ’49W 80–69
L 59–75
2011#8First Round#9 St. John'sL 50βˆ’55
2013#7First Round#10 South FloridaL 70βˆ’71