Gondrezick, No. 24 West Virginia rolls by Texas Tech 73-53
Kysre Gondrezick scored 24 points, including 12 in the second quarter during a 22-9 run to lead the No. 24 Mountaineers past the Lady Raiders 73-53 on Wednesday night.
Esmery Martinez had 16 points and 9 rebounds, Jasmine Carson had 12 points and Kari Niblack added 10 points and 9 rebounds for the Mountaineers.
West Virginia (12-2, 6-2 Big 12) didn't trail since taking the lead 6-5 with 6:27 remaining in the first half to win their seventh straight game, including nine in a row against Texas Tech.
"I don't know. We've been fortunate. We've had some good games with them, some close games," West Virginia head coach Mike Carey said on the nine-game streak. "We feel fortunate today. We're a little bit short-handed and came out a step slow and was able to get the win, so we feel very fortunate."
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Gondrezick, who is third in the Big 12 averaging 20.5 points per game, scored a total of 43 points combined in their season sweep of the Lady Raiders, 19 and 24 points.
A good road win to keep the streak alive, and an important one for Carey and his team.
"This was a big win," Mike Carey said. "They played us tough at home, and they were waiting for us to come here. We were a step slow and it shows."
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The Lady Raiders (8-7, 3-6 Big 12) opened the second quarter with a three-point shot from Bryn Gerlich to tie the game at 14-14. West Virginia's Esmery Martinez responded with a 15-foot jumper to put them up 16-14.
The Mountaineers then used an 22-9 run to break open the game, where Gondrezick sunk a layup, four free throws and two threes to lead the run.
Texas Tech struggled to find any rhythm shooting 3 of 16 (19%) from deep. They would fight back to within eight points in the third period after Lexi Gordon nailed a jumper to bring the score to 40-32, but that would be it for the Lady Raiders.
Gondrezick would sink her fourth and final three-point shot and a free throw to give the game its final score and West Virginia's largest lead of 20.
Vivian Gray had a double-double effort with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Lexi Gordon added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Raiders.
The Mountaineers forced 16 turnovers.
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