Texas Tech Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 2, 2026 · CSM Staff
 
Texas Tech Lady Raiders
 
Big 12 (25-7, 12-6)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/21 at Baylor (61-60), 2/1 TCU (62-60)
Bad Losses: 1/17 Kansas State (59-65), 1/21 at BYU (61-73)
Coach: Krista Gerlich
 
Probable Starters:
Sarengbe Sanogo, Senior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Jalynn Bristow, Junior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.7 rpg, 2.1 bpg
Gemma Nunez, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 4.8 apg, 4.8 rpg, 2.1 spg
Bailey Maupin, Senior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 2.6 apg, 3.6 rpg
Denae Fritz, Senior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 1.3 apg, 3.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Jada Malone, Senior, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Sidney Love, Senior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.9 apg, 2.2 rpg
Snudda Collins, Senior, Guard, 14.8 ppg, 1.1 apg, 2.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.0 (74th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.1 (34, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (57, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.8 (28, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (57, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.3 (54, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (49, 4)
Rebound Margin: 0.0 (199, 12)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (88, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (160, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025 WBI First Round win over Wyoming
2025 WBI Second Round win over Virginia Tech
2025 WBI Quarterfinal loss to Florida
2023 NIT First Round win over UTEP
2023 NIT Second Round win over SMU
2023 NIT Third Round loss to Arkansas
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to South Florida
2012 NIT First Round win over Eastern Illinois
2012 NIT Second Round win over Tulane
2012 NIT Third Round loss to San Diego
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to St. John’s
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Houston
2010 NIT Round of 32 loss to Wyoming
2008 NIT Second Round win over Texas State
2008 NIT Third Round loss to TCU
2005 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas Arlington
2005 NCAA Round of 32 win over Middle Tennessee
2005 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2004 NCAA Round of 64 win over Maine
2004 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Louisiana Tech
 
*all team stats through 3/5