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Tech staff, students seek to promote campus food pantry

By ADÁN RUBIO News Editor

As the holiday season is underway, food insecurity becomes a problem for some students. Through additional efforts from the Texas Tech community, one campus resource continues to combat this issue.

Raider Red’s Food Pantry is a Tech resource, located in Doak Hall Room 117, that allows students who are not able to buy food or ingredients to obtain free items on campus.

Ileana Hinojosa, administrator at the Tech Center for Campus Life, said the pantry had a soft opening in August 2017. Around the time of the grand opening in August 2018, she said there were about 682 visits.

“In spring of 2019, we had 756,” she said. “So, it definitely went up.”

Regarding the current fall semester, Hinojosa said the number of pantry visitors each week has surpassed the previous fall semester’s visitors.

“Last fall and spring, we were averaging about 44 students a week,” she said, “and this semester, it’s been more like 56 students a week.”

At the pantry, students can pick up non-perishable food items, which people donate to the pantry, and can get information regarding recipes and additional campus resources, Hinojosa said. Students who want to access the pantry need their student ID and will fill out an intake form.

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Available to all Texas Tech students, Raider Red’s Food Pantry aims to reduce hunger by providing non-perishable food items. Raider Red’s Food Pantry is open Monday - Friday, in Doak Hall room 117. work master ’s student, who is undergoing a practicum, staff the pantry, Hinojosa said. The pantry’s hours of operation, which can be found on the Tech Office of the Dean of Students website, vary each semester depending on the schedule of the staffed students.

“If for any reason a student is unable to visit the pantry during our staffed hours, they can call [806742-1932],” she said regarding how

someone can open the pantry for a student outside of the staffed hours.

To donate to the pantry, Hinojosa said one can bring non-perishable food items to the pantry or to the Student Union Building Room 201. Cash or check donations need to be done in SUB office and card payments can be done online through the Tech Institutional Advancement website.

“We have our Amazon Wishlist, which is another way for people to

donate in case someone can’t make it onto campus or they’re out of town or whatever the reason may be,” Hinojosa said. “They can go on our Amazon Wishlist, order items, and they get sent directly to us.”

During the time it has been available on campus, the pantry has provided a variety of ways for the Tech community to help those facing food insecurity.

Food insecurity is an economic,

social and physiological condition that can take the form of low food insecurity, which is reducing the quality or desirability of diet with little to no signs of reduced food intake, or very low food insecurity, which consist of multiple signs of reducing food intake and disrupting eating patterns, according to the “When Students are Hungry: An Examination of Food Insecurity in Higher Education” research paper. In a 2018 Wisconsin HOPE Lab national survey, 36 percent of 43,000 students from 66 higher education institutions were reported to have been food insecure 30 days preceding the survey.

Different methods may be utilized to promote the pantry and bring in more donations to further combat food insecurity on the Tech campus.

Kristian Hart, Student Government Association at-large senator and junior public relations major from Mineral Wells, said after learning a little more about the pantry through a TechAnnounce, she later realized the number of students who utilize the pantry.

“I think one of the problems is also keeping a lot of people up there to help,” she said.

Shopping for groceries to keep the pantry stocked is one task Hart said Hinojosa has to do by herself. She said SGA is trying to take the load off her and the pantry staff.

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FOOTBALL

Wells’ finishes first season; takes step in building program

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

The Texas Tech football team’s season came up short of what they had in mind after back-to-back losses in the Red Raiders’ last two games of the season, giving the team a 4-8 overall record in Matt Wells’ first year as head coach.

Wells became the Red Raiders’ head coach after Kliff Kingsbury was fired following a loss to Baylor, ending the season with a 5-7 overall record.

When Wells came in, he brought a new coaching staff and playbook in hopes of turning the program around.

Before the season started, while Wells wanted to build a winning program as soon as possible, at the Big 12 Media Day he said his biggest goal in his first season with the Red Raiders is to establish a culture. He also said building a culture will help set the foundation for the program, emphasizing the main goal for his first season is to establish accountability, physicality, toughness and discipline within the team.

While Wells said he wanted to establish a culture in his first year as head coach, several changes were made to both the offense and defense under offensive coordinator David Yost and defensive coordinator Keith Patterson. Both coaches were brought to Lubbock after coaching with Wells at Utah State.

“It’s definitely crazy because I’ve been here two years now, and I have to learn two new offenses,” sophomore quarterback Alan Bowman said after Tech’s first practice under Wells. “Each January, I pretty much learned a whole new language because that’s what it is. Relatively the same concepts and the same things, but it’s different signals,

language, so it’s been hard but it’s been good. Coach Wells has helped me out, all the coaches have been willing to help whenever I need.”

Bowman started the season as quarterback, but after an injury in the Red Raiders’ third game of the season, junior Jett Duffey filled his role as the starting quarterback. In his nine starts, Duffey threw for 2,716 yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 301.77 passing yards and two touchdowns a game, according to Tech Athletics. Duffey also threw just five interceptions this season of his 367 pass attempts.

As Duffey was in the same position last season after Bowman was sidelined for several games due to injuries, senior offensive lineman Travis Bruffy said he has seen the quarterback step up as a more developed leader and player.

“Kind of transitioning from how he was in 2018 as an unexpected guy that came in, (and) made plays, (to) a very electric personality, very electric athlete. He came into more of the quarterback role where we can design plays around Jett Duffey,” Bruffy said regarding Duffey’s performance last year compared to this year. “We can design schemes around him. He’s not just a mobile dual-threat guy. He’s a developed pocket passer as well as a guy who can make plays. When everything looks like it’s going downhill, he can get us a 10-yard gain or can keep the offense going after a five-yard loss or things like that.”

On the defensive end, Wells understood that changes needed to be made in order to become a winning program, he said at the Big 12 Media Day before the season.

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Head coach Matt Wells looks at the scoreboard during the game against Montana State on Aug. 31 at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders season ended in a 49-24 loss to the Texas Longhorns.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Keeping the pantry stocked is another issue, Hart said.

“The more that people will find out about it, the more people who are going to visit,” she said, “We need a very consistent donation base.”

Spreading awareness of the pantry is one goal Hart said SGA has.

“Right now, we’re trying to get some graphics made that are going to be displayed on the electric screens in the [Rawls College of Business] and also in [the College of Media and Communication building],” she said. “We’re also going to be doing a little bit of paper advertisement.”

Tabling and having additional volunteers at orientation are other ways Hart said SGA members want to inform people about the pantry.

“We also want the students, when they come through orientation, we want them to know you don’t have to go without eating,” she said regarding how people should not be embarrassed about using the pantry.

To bring in additional donations, Hart said SGA wants to reach out to American Campus Communities.

Being able to reach out to students, whether they are leaving the dorms or leaving their off-campus housing, and encouraging them to donate their nonperishable food items to the

pantry can be beneficial.

Adam Disque, Tech SGA graduate vice president and fifth-year environmental engineering graduate student from Wylie, said he started to learn more about the pantry as he was becoming an SGA executive.

During its inception, the pantry merged with the Wreck Hunger Graduate and International Food Pantry, according to a Tech Today article. The Wreck Hunger pantry focused on helping graduate and international students facing food insecurity.

“As part of my turnover with continuity being the graduate vice president, this was something that I got to read about,” Disque said.

Getting more student organizations involved in volunteering and raising awareness for the pantry is one method Disque said would be beneficial.

“We’re trying to do a lot of the advertisement to help support it,” he said. “But student organizations could do the same thing.”

Since some SGA members also are members of different student organizations, Disque said SGA could make an impact on helping the pantry. From an SGA perspective, he said executives and senators can make an impact in other ways.

“We get to sit in with meetings with campus leadership,” he said regarding some responsibilities as an executive in SGA. “We get to propose the changes to business models that we see

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Available to all Texas Tech students, Raider Red’s Food Pantry aims to reduce hunger by providing nonperishable food items.

Raider Red’s Food Pantry is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday Friday, in Doak Hall.

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other ways the food pantry can improve and reach more students.

Kimberly Thornton, senior director for the Center for Campus Life, said the staff in her department were really happy to get the opportunity to charge of the pantry when it was starting.

Regarding helping food insecure students, Thornton said she has heard a lot of stories of faculty members spreading awareness of the pantry through word of mouth. Through this avenue, she said the department can help students.

“A lot of faculty will tell us it’s really nice to have because if we see a student that looks hungry, we can send them to the food pantry,” she said. “We can get them help, and they can do better.”

Faculty and staff know about where to a refer a student who is facing a certain issue, such as food insecurity, Thornton said. People also learn about the pantry through food drives and other donation opportunities.

“I think we’re raising awareness in a lot of different ways,” she said. “I think we’re raising awareness of just because you’re in college doesn’t mean you’re totally provided for, that you can face insecurity when you’re in college. I think that’s the first step of having a food pantry and having these donations and people hearing about it.”

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across campus. Food insecurity, from that perspective, was really interesting.”

Looking at the infrastructure of Tech and making decisions on who to meet with and how to garner support are factors SGA needs to consider, Disque said.

Even though the pantry is helping some students who are facing food insecurity, the issue is still prominent on college campuses.

Matt Gregory, Tech dean of students, said he has heard of stories and studies regarding students at other campuses dealing with food insecurity.

“We keep those kinds of situations in mind that we hear from across the country and knowing full well that could be an experience of one of our students here at Texas Tech as well,” he said.

“I think it’s just good measure to make sure that we’re providing for our students or have resources or support available for our students.”

Regarding the responsibilities of Tech Student Affairs and the Office of the Dean of Students, Gregory said the staff works to provide support for students, such as those using the pantry, who are facing a challenge that can distract from being productive in school. He said the students who utilize the pantry need food and are not taking advantage of it.

“That’s the type of need we want to provide for,” Gregory said regarding food insecure students.

To understand how to help food insecure students, Gregory said one needs to understand that the pantry has been evolving. Looking at how other universities run their food pantries can be helpful in finding the proper way to reach food insecure students.

“There’s always opportunity to improve upon our current Red Raider Food Pantry to make sure we’re meeting the needs of our community,” he said.

“Sometimes, those needs are things that we don’t even know yet, but other schools might have saw some need and figured that out.”

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more donations and raise awareness for the food pantry is the CANstruction event in February, Thornton said. Student groups can compete against other groups by building structures out of canned goods, which will later be donated to the pantry.

“It’s a fun way to do a food drive,” she said.

Regardless of the multiple ways the Tech community can get involved in supporting the pantry, support may come from outside of campus as well.

Local organizations will host food drives in an effort to provide donations to the pantry, Thornton said. This is another way groups can get involved.

In addition to these local partnerships, with the upcoming H-E-B in Lubbock, the supermarket chain granted Raider Red’s Food Pantry a $25,000 check, Thornton said.

“A way they give back is they identify different agencies within the community that they’re coming into,” she said regarding HE-B. “They saw that we had a food pantry, and it lined up with their mission, and they handed us a $25,000 check to help make the food pantry better.”

The department is still working to figure out how to effectively use the money to benefit the food pantry, Thornton said.

Despite the variety of

methods that could benefit the food pantry, directing food insecure students to the pantry and other campus resources may be the first step one needs to take to help those they know who may be struggling with paying for meals.

Elizabeth Massengale, managing director of Tech Parent and Family Relations and assistant dean of students, said with this holiday season, people tend to see a lot of food drives and opportunities to donate money and other necessities to people. She said this can heighten awareness toward those who are struggling with food insecurity and money.

“I don’t know if students, on a day-to-day basis, realize there are other students in their classes that are food insecure or are having financial difficulties that are making life here harder,” she said.

Through the Office of the Dean of Students, Massengale said a student who feels their friend is facing a certain issue can report their friend to get them the help they need. One can report a possible student of concern on the Dean of Students website.

“It’s all connected,” she said regarding struggling students. “You’re not just food insecure, there’s other things happening that you also need help with.” @AdanRubioDT

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TxDOT campaign calls for safe driving, ending roadway fatalities

By ADÁN RUBIO news editor

To keep Texans safe on the road, the Texas Department of Transportation is not only educating people about the dangers of driving but encouraging people to promote the need for safe driving.

Through social media, the #EndTheStreakTX campaign is one way TxDOT is encouraging safe driving techniques.

Dianah Ascencio, public information officer for the TxDOT Lubbock District, said the campaign is meant to encourage people to drive safely and to tag 10 other people to do the same. People who are tagged can tag another 10 people in order to further spread the message.

“Our #EndTheStreakTX campaign is to encourage drivers, motorists, passengers to do what they can to end that streak of daily fatalities in the state of Texas,” she said. “Basically, we are urging drivers to practice safe driving behaviors all the time, every time they get behind the wheel.”

Putting on a seatbelt, not drinking and driving and not distracting the driver are ways Ascencio said drivers or passengers can help prevent accidents on the road.

“The last time we had a fatality-free day on Texas road-

ways was Nov. 7, 2000,” she said. “So, it’s been 19 years.

Every day for the last 19 years, we’ve had at least one fatality on Texas roadways.”

They all fit into that one overall message that we can end the streak by making sure that we are safe drivers.

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In the last 19 years, Ascencio said there were over 67,000 deaths on Texas roadways.

“That figure, 67,000, essentially breaks down to about 3,600 fatalities on our roadways every year,” she said.

“Then, if you break it down even further, that’s 9 to 10 fatalities every day in the state of Texas. That’s nine or 10 families that are being impacted in a very real and tragic way every day.”

In Lubbock, there were 29 reported traffic fatalities in 2016, 26 in 2017, 20 in 2018 and 43 in 2019, according to information provided by the

Lubbock Police Department.

TxDOT is working to end this streak of fatalities, Ascencio said. Working to end the fatalities on roadways could

save families from the heartache of dealing with a death of a loved one.

“It’s largely a social media campaign,” she said. “We have

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a large Twitter and Facebook, Instagram presence, and we are challenging people to tag 10 of their followers, 10 of their friends and encouraging them to send the message of #EndTheStreakTX.” In addition to the efforts of TxDOT, Ascencio said help from the public is necessary to end the streak of fatalities.

“TxDOT can do what it can to design, build and maintain safe roadways,” she said. “But we also need the public’s help.”

Individuals can take action by eliminating bad driving habits, Ascencio said.

“The top three contributing factors to fatalities here in the Lubbock area are driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to drive in a single lane and failure to control speed,” she said. “Those are three things, as drivers, we are all in control of.”

Overall, Ascencio said the campaign is trying to spotlight the idea that individuals can make an impact.

“That’s what this campaign is trying to stress,” she said, “is that we are all responsible. We all have a hand in making sure that we’re safe on the roadway and that other drivers are safe on the roadway by our own driving habits.”

Eliminating one’s bad driving habits could have an impact on the driving fatalities issue.

“According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 94 percent of all traffic crashes are preventable,” Ascencio said. “Meaning, they are caused by driver mistakes or our mistakes as we’re driving.”

TxDOT promotes a variety of campaigns throughout the year, Ascencio said. One may focus more on having a designated driver during the holidays while another may focus on driving slower in school zones when school starts.

Regardless, these campaigns may promote similar messages.

“They all fit into that one overall message that we can end the streak by making sure that we are safe drivers,” she said.

In addition to promoting the need for safe driving, Ascencio said other steps will be taken to make Texas roadways safer.

“The state has dedicated an additional $600,000,000 in safety improvements to Texas roadways over the next two years,” she said. “Some of the improvements we’re undertaking to improve safety include widening roadways, adding rubble strips along the center median, widening shoulders and reinforcing shoulders, and it’s all towards that goal of ending the streak of daily deaths in the state of Texas.” @AdanRubioDT

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Prioritize quality time with family over holidays

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s the year comes to a close, the holidays are already upon us and leave us with time to spend with our families.

Of course, Thanksgiving has passed, but there is still so much more the fall and winter seasons have to offer us whether we celebrate Christmas or any other holiday.

The holidays are a time of year where everyone can grow closer to their families and celebrate another year of being together.

With there being so much, there are a few events that should be pointed out and put on everyone’s to-do list so they may fully enjoy their holidays.

Whether we celebrate the holidays or not, every family should have at least one family dinner

Marcus Gutierrez is a sophomore creative media industries major from Houston.

together and discuss what they have done during the year to show their growth as a person. Sure, there might be the occasional question of “How’s school going?” or “Where’s your life at right now?” that might send you into another existential crisis, but that is their way of caring about you and wondering how you’ve been.

It is also a way of catching up with family members who you haven’t seen in some time and have wondered what they have been doing or what they

are pursuing in life. This is the ultimate form of family bonding; eating and talking to those you’re grown with and reconnecting with those you have grown apart from.

Another family event that should be on everyone’s to-do list is the viewing of all of the original holiday movies that come with the seasonal cheer.

This event is mostly a nostalgic trip for the children of the past but is a good lesson for the children of the future of the importance of the holidays. It is a good way to settle down after the holiday feast with the discussion of the present and look back on memories of holidays past when the times were so much simpler.

An event like this is

the easiest way to get the entire family to sit down and laugh at the times of childhood glee that came with previous viewings of movies such as “A Christmas Story,” or “Home Alone” or even “Die Hard.”

The holidays are a time of year where everyone can grow closer to their families and celebrate another year of being together.

If you want an even bigger nostalgia trip, put on any of the origi-

nal Rankin/Bass television specials to spark up memories like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town” or “Frosty the Snowman.” This little event is a big one in my household because it gives my family time to reflect on times where these movies were the highlight of the season and take a look at how far we have come.

One of the final things that every family should dedicate some time to doing is climbing into the back of somebody’s truck or car and go driving to look at all of the Christmas lights.

It is a fun time, not only because of the spectacle of how dedicated people are to their decorations but because it is an example of the beauty that comes out

of Christmas.

The mixture of a thousand lights all saying the same thing: “We are a family, and we stand together in celebration.” That is what Christmas is about. Looking at these lights pushes us to look at our family and be proud of how united we are going into the future.

That is the spirit of Christmas future in a nutshell; beauty enchanted.

All that is left is to hand out the presents and start popping fireworks to another year’s end as we roll into a new one. Whatever the new year or even the new decade has to offer us, we can all say for sure that we are happy to spend it with our families and go through it together. @MGutierrezDT

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Avoiding conflict can be beneficial during holiday season

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he holiday season is fast approaching and with that comes family time which we all know can go awry at any moment. We all know putting a bunch of people in one room can lead to some colorful conversations, some of which can lead to arguments thus ruining the fun family holiday. It is important to practice good communication skills at all times, but sometimes the best way to deal with family may be to stop talking.

I know my family is no different with many of them being elderly and having something to say, but last year, my mother

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came up with a solution that kept us all entertained and happy.

As simple as it may seem, all we did was play a game. The game was LCR or Left Center Right, and all you do is roll a dice and move your chips to either the left, center, or the right. It was such a simple game and we played with Heresy’s kisses instead of chips, but it was able to keep my 17-year-old sister and my 86-year-old great uncle entertained. Simple activities that keep people entertained without allowing too much competition

are a great way to get all family members to spend some quality time together.

It was such a simple game, but it was able to keep my 17-yearold sister and my 86-year-old great uncle entertained.

Having engaging activities is a great way to spend some time together but also simple things like putting on a Christmas movie or getting everyone to watch the football game together is a great way to bond with family and avoid any heated conversations.

I know avoiding conflict and not dealing with things

is usually not smiled upon, but sometimes keeping quiet is the best solution.

Finding another activity to do outside is another great way to get the family bonding going. It can be as simple as playing in the leaves or going on a walk around the neighborhood, or going to a park or even just hanging out in the backyard can relieve some tensions.

All these things seem like simple things to do, but I also understand it is not that easy. Tactfully avoiding controversy is also a smart move. Thinking of a neutral subject matter seems like the easiest way to go, but changing the subject is also a great way to avoid conflict.

Maybe starting a game of twenty questions could help dissolve any tension as silly as it may sound.

Avoiding conflict can be a

tough situation to navigate, and I know that it tends to be easier to shut down or run away in order to avoid it, but it is important to keep in mind that communication is the key to solving this problem.

Communication is an important factor when trying to resolve conflict.

Communication is an important factor when trying to resolve conflict, but it takes all those involved to cooperate in order to try and come to a resolution. Understanding everyone is entitled to their own opinion and also understanding it is

not OK to judge someone based on the opinion they have can help guide the way to get out of any uncomfortable situations.

No one likes to fight with their family, but it happens all the time. Everyone is different and is bound to butt heads at some point or another.

Whether you are directly involved in the conflict or if you are an innocent buffer in the middle of the situation, taking the time to avoid the issue from escalating is important and might just be able to save your holiday. Take the time this season to think of ways to get your whole family engaged in some holiday fun and maybe you will be able to have that one good dinner. @MSheffieldDT

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Lady Raiders win first Red Raiders suffer first tournament since 2014 two losses in Las Vegas

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Beard said. “He was best our rebounder and best assist person on the stats tonight. He plays with poise out there. He can tell you -- he can get better.

He’s playing at a high, high level. He was one of the positives this weekend.”

Redshirt freshman from Russia Andrei Savrasov played his best game as a Red Raider in Ramsey’s absence. He put up a career-high six points in 10 minutes, the most playing time for him this season, against Creighton. Savrasov bounced back from two early misses, one of which was an air ball, hitting back-to-back threes to give the Red Raiders a spark against the Bluejays.

Kyler Edwards averaged 12 points, six rebounds and 3.5 assists over the weekend and played a key role for the Red Raiders’ late-game comeback attempts.

Graduate transfer TJ Holyfield, the team’s leader in field goal percentage, shot just 4-14 in Vegas. He took just one shot against Creighton and got in foul trouble so Beard had to limit his minutes. Holyfield picked up four fouls in both games, making it tough on his teammates as he usually played a vital role in the team’s rotation.

Tech had to overcome double-digit deficits at halftime of

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Freshman guard Alexis Tucker jumps with the ball during the Texas Tech vs. Sam Houston State women’s basketball game. The Lady Raiders defeated the Bearkats 99-57 in the United Supermarkets Arena at 6 p.m. on Nov 14, 2019.

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By ZACH RICHARDS Staff Writer

Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Texas Tech women’s basketball team hit the road for the first time this season for the San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament.

The Lady Raiders’ first game was against the Fort Wayne Lady Mastodons. Tech, however, dominated from the jump and gained a 23-10 lead after just the first quarter of play.

Tucker was the backbone of the Lady Raiders’ offense early on, finishing the first period with almost half of her team’s total points.

The tournament games showcased the scoring output of Brewer, who averaged over 15 points throughout the tournament while Tucker averaged over 16 points. Junior guard Maka Jackson showed her perennial defensive ability, swiping a season-high five steals from the Lady Mastodons.

The Lady Raiders could not get their offense going early in the third quarter, allowing Fort Wayne to get within 11 points.

However, Tucker shut down a Lady Mastodon comeback, scoring seven points to put Tech up nearly 20 points after the third.

Despite their sputtering offense, the Lady Raiders were

steady on the defensive end. In the fourth quarter of the game, they only allowed the Lady Mastodons to score two points, which was a program record for points allowed in a quarter, previously set by their 2015 team, according to Tech Athletics. Tech battled to conclude the game with an 82-48 win.

This was the first road victory of the season for the Lady Raiders, marking the first-ever 4-0 start during Coach Stollings’ Tech tenure, and was also the 13th 4-0 start in program history. The win also earned Tech a ticket to the championship game against the tournament host, the San Diego Lady Toreros.

The first quarter was neckand-neck with no team gaining more than a four-point advantage and several lead changes throughout the period. The quarter ended with a 17-16 finish in favor of the Lady Raiders as Brewer and Tucker were handling the scoring load early.

The Lady Raiders buckled down on the defensive, holding the Lady Toreros scoreless in the final four minutes of the half. On the other end, the Lady Raiders’ offense kept it pushing with scoring in the backcourt by Carr and junior guard Andrayah Adams. This opened up the second-largest lead of the game

(eight) in favor of Tech.

A scoring drought riddled the Lady Raiders’ offense to begin the third, but it was quickly ended by a Brewer jumper. Both teams regained offensive fluidity, and the championship game was turning out to be close going into the fourth quarter with a score of 49-45.

Brewer anchored the steadily improving Tech’s defense, as she walked away with seven blocks on the evening, tying her at third place on the Tech women’s basketball all-time block list.

Adams who shot 4-5 from downtown, began the final period with two three-pointers to give Tech a 12-point lead, the largest lead of the game.

The Lady Raiders held on to their lead and eventually prevailed to defeat the San Diego Lady Toreros 64-60.

As Tech emerged the champions of the San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament, it marked their first tournament championship victory in five years. Their 5-0 start on the season is the best in the past eight seasons of Lady Raider basketball.

Tech will return to Lubbock as tournament champions and play Ole Miss at United Supermarkets Arena at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. @ZachRichardsDT

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The Texas Tech men’s basketball team left Las Vegas with its first two losses of the season after going 0-2 in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic on Friday in Orleans Arena.

The Red Raiders’ leading scorer Jahmi’us Ramsey left the game against Iowa with a hamstring injury with 10 minutes remaining in the second half and did not play in the game against Creighton. He finished with seven points and four rebounds on 3-11 shooting in the game against the Hawkeyes.

As a team, Tech shot 22.2 percent from the three-point line and 38.2 percent from the field over the weekend. After the Classic, Tech’s three-point average dropped 15.7 percent.

Graduate transfer Chris Clarke averaged 14 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7 assists in the tournament. Clarke’s stat line and junior guard Davide Moretti’s career-high 23 points were the highlights of the Red Raiders’ weekend.

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both games. The Red Raiders trailed by 10 against Iowa and 14 against Creighton after the first half. Beard said he did not like the way the team started after the Iowa game but thought the team played well in the second half, according to the news release.

“Before, we were the hunters. Now we are the hunted,” Beard said. “I didn’t like our start tonight. In the second half, we played Texas Tech basketball, and we played smarter. I give Iowa credit. We respect their team.”

Coach Beard put the early deficits on his coaching, saying he needs to find a way to coach his team better, according to the news release.

“You can’t be down 10 points to Iowa at halftime and you can’t be down 14 to Creighton at halftime,” Beard said. “That falls on me. I have to find a way to coach these guys better.”

San Diego State beat Iowa 83-73 in the title game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, according to the news release. The Aztecs led with 14:01 left in the game and did not look back.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “I think the biggest thing to consistently winning in the Big 12 for my tenure here at Texas Tech is we have to play championshipcaliber defense,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day. “We talk about our plan to win, the first thing on our plan to win is to play great defense. There’s not a time to me that’s ever more challenging than to play that in the Big 12 than right now.”

Under Patterson’s new defensive scheme, the Red Raiders performed slightly better than they did in 2018, according to Tech Athletics. Last season the Red Raiders gave up 31.08 points and 373 yards per game while the defense allowed 30.33 points and 364 yards per game this season.

The coaching staff put an emphasis on getting takeaways on defense as Wells said he thinks that is a key to winning games.

This season, the Red Raiders ranked third in the Big 12 with 14 interceptions, led by senior defensive back Douglas Coleman III who had eight this season, according to Tech Athletics. With his interception total, Coleman not only led the conference but tied for the most in the nation as well.

“Takeaways is really what gets everything going,” junior defensive back Zech McPhearson said. “It gets the emotions high. It just rubs off on everybody else and rubs off to

SPORTS the offense.”

Along with Coleman leading the nation in interceptions, senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks has also earned national recognition for his play. This season, Brooks’ game improved as he has recorded 108 total tackles, 66 solo tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hurries, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, according to Tech Athletics. Brooks said he credits the defensive scheme for his improvement.

“Where I’m lined up now, I can go sideline to sideline instead of being limited to one side of the field as I was last year,” Brooks said.

“I think overall it’s just a better scheme for me personally. With this new defensive coordinator, Keith Patterson, and the scheme that he’s bringing.”

As Brooks had the best season of his career at Tech, Wells said there were two main ways he has seen the senior linebacker improve. The first improvement Wells saw from Brooks was the change in his body. With the help of Dave Scholz, Wells said Brooks has leaned up and gotten faster as the season progressed. He also said Brooks’ willingness to learn has helped his performance as well.

“The other place that I’ve seen him really change is just become more of a student of the game and continue to really accept Keith Patterson’s coaching. And Keith’s really strained him, challenged him,” Wells said. “But Jordyn allowed himself to be coachable. To see a

senior do that with a brand new coach, brand new head coach, (and) brand new strength coach his senior year, it’s gratifying for me as a head coach. But I have a lot of respect for that, and I think that’s why you see Jordyn Brooks playing the best ball of his career. I think every award and every accolade he gets is very, very well deserved. Jordyn Brooks is going to play a lot of football past Texas Tech.”

With all of the changes Wells has implemented as head coach, the Red Raiders came up short with a 4-8 overall record while going 2-7 against teams in the Big 12. Despite the losing record, the games Tech lost could have been won by a big play as the Red Raiders lost four games by three or fewer points.

As the Red Raiders lost four games by three or fewer points, Wells will look to narrow the gap in hopes of creating a dominant football program as 17 players on Tech’s 2019 roster were seniors. With standout players like Brooks, Coleman, wide receiver RJ Turner, offensive lineman Terence Steele and defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr. leaving the program, Wells will look to his young players and recruits in hopes of taking a step in the right direction.

Last season, Tech ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally for its recruiting class and as of right now, the class of 2020 Red Raiders is ranked fourth in the conference and 39th nationally, according to 247sports. com. The 2020 Tech football commits are

WWW.DAILYTOREADOR.COM highlighted by a four-star wide receiver, Loic Fouonji. Along with Fouonji, the Red Raiders look to bring in 17 three-star recruits to the program next season.

“I believe we’re a developmental program, and recruiting and development are so important to this foundation. It’s already started. There’s more pieces getting added, there’s some big fish that are jumping in, and I couldn’t be more excited,” Wells said. “And I think it’s, I think with you guys, as you can see, the guys that are telling a lot of schools ‘no’ to come to Texas Tech and to believe in our staff and our team and our players, I think is significant and we have to continue to add to this program and develop our locker room and they’re both equally important.”

With recruiting being a big deal for Wells so he can run his schemes with players who are fit to play his style of football, Tech’s 2021 class is predicted to be even better than 2020’s, according to 247sports.com. As of right now, only two players for the 2021 class have committed to Tech, but the two have the Red Raiders’ class ranked fourth in the Big 12 and 28th in the nation for the 2021 class. The recruits include four-star quarterback Behren Morton and three-star athlete Cale Sanders.

“It’s just a relentless pursuit to change this program,” Wells said regarding recruiting players. @MaxHengst

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Members of the Texas Tech defense look over to the sideline for a play call during the Texas Tech vs Texas Christian football game on Nov. 16, 2019, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders were defeated by the Horned Frogs, 33-31. The Red Raiders fell to Texas, 49-24, on Nov. 29,2019 to end the season with a 4-8 record.