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No. 21 Women’s Basketball falls at Texas Tech, 74-66
01.17.2021 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns dropped to 9-3 overall and 3-2 in Big 12 play with the loss.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 21 Texas women's basketball team dropped a road contest to Texas Tech, 74-66, on Sunday at the United Supermarkets Arena. The loss drops the Longhorns to 9-3 overall and 3-2 in Big 12 play this season.
Junior forward/center Charli Collier notched her eighth double-double of the season – tied for the fourth most in Division I – by scoring 13 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. She also made 9-of-13 free throws, the eighth time this season she has made at least six free throws in a game.
Celeste Taylor was Texas' leading scorer, tallying 14 points on 6-of-16 shooting. Eight of Taylor's points game in the first quarter. She also notched two steals against the Lady Raiders, the sixth time this year she's recorded multiple steals in a game.
Joanna Allen-Taylor and the returning Audrey Warren both also notched double-figure scoring tallies. Allen-Taylor racked up 12 points to record her 10th double-digit outing in her last 11 games, while Warren posted 14 points in her return from a four-game absence.
The Longhorns are scheduled to continue Big 12 play on Wednesday, Jan. 20, with a matchup against TCU at the Frank Erwin Center. Tip-off is currently set for 7 p.m. CT on Longhorn Network.
Texas Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
No. 21 Texas 66, Texas Tech 74
January 17, 2021
United Supermarkets Arena (Lubbock, Texas)
Charli Collier
• Has started all 12 games this season.
• Tied her career high with two steals (ninth instance).
• Marked the eighth time this season she made at least six free throws in a game.
• Hauled in double-digit rebounds for the 27th time in her career, and eighth time this season.
• Also marked the ninth time in her career she recorded at least 15 rebounds in a contest.
• Notched her eighth double-double of the season, tied for the fourth-most in Division I.
Audrey Warren
• Returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous four games due to injury.
• Set her career high with eight made free throws.
• Scored in double figures for the seventh time in eight appearances this season.
Celeste Taylor
• Led the Longhorns in scoring for the first time this season.
• Tallied her sixth game with multiple steals so far this season.
Joanne Allen-Taylor
• Has started all 12 games this season.
• Scored in double figures for the 10th time in her last 11 games.
Kyra Lambert
• Logged her eighth-straight start.
