Every good thing must come to an end, and it was that day for Texas Tech on Saturday. The Lady Raiders suffered their first loss of the year on Saturday, ending their 19-game winning streak. But was it an accident? Certainly not!
The 65-59 loss came against Kansas State, which makes it feel far from coincidental. The Wildcats are 32–17 all-time against the Raiders, including 19 wins in their last 24 meetings. Losing to an arch-rival in a home game wasn’t an easy one to digest for the Raiders, especially entering the game with an undefeated record.
“They were very disappointed, as I knew they would be, but we’ve talked about that,” head coach Krista Gerlich told reporters in the post-game presser. “We’ve talked about if they give all of their effort, if they give all of their focus, and they play the hardest that they can, then if you lose, you lose, and then you try to figure out a different way.”…