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Campus: Student motivation declines following Spring Break.

Softball: Hartwell continues to be threat at the plate.

Column: Maryland school shooting emphasizes failures in Parkland.

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Tech‘s historic season ends with loss in Elite Eight

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fter making its first Elite Eight appearance in program history, the No. 3 seed Texas Tech men’s basketball team fell by a score of 71-59 to the No. 1 seed Villanova Wildcats.

“Just want to congratulate Villanova on a tough, hard fought game,” Tech coach Chris Beard said. “Wish them the best in the Final Four. In preparation, we knew they were a great three point shooting team and talented players, but we also knew how

tough they were. We knew the identity of their team was the toughness and physicality, and that proved to be true.”

With the loss, the Red Raiders finish the season with an overall record of 27-10. Tech finishes the season ranked No. 14 in the AP Top 25 poll, which is the highest final ranking for the Red Raiders since 1996, according to basketball-reference.com.

Tech’s starting lineup consisted of senior guards Keenan Evans and Justin Gray, along with freshmen guards Jarrett Culver and Zhaire Smith, with junior center Norense Odiase comple-

ting the starting lineup for Tech. Evans picked up his 99th and final career start as a Red Raider, while Gray picked up his 88th and final career start.

In the first half, Tech started on a dominant opening run by taking a 7-0 lead with 17:37 remaining.

With 11:25 left in the half, Villanova would recover and tie the game 15-15. Heading into halftime, the Wildcats pulled ahead and held a 36-23 lead, with Tech’s struggles apparent on both ends of the court.

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TOP: Senior guard Keenan Evans moves around an Oklahoma defender during Texas Tech’s game against Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. RIGHT: Members of the Tech men’s basketball team put their Guns Up after defeating Iowa State on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech lost to Villanova in the Elite Eight on Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Boston, ending the team’s historic season. Photos by The Daily Toreador

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit open at Tech Museum

Fire weather and rain chances will increase around the Lubbock area as March comes to a close.

For Monday and Tuesday, temperatures will be cooler than the end of last week, but still well above freezing. Monday’s potential for a Red Flag Warning will go up as winds may gust southwest at around 15 to 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should climb into the mid-80s Fire weather will decrease throughout Tuesday and wind speeds may not be an issue. However, there is a potential for a cold front to come into the region throughout that day, which may cause of the increased rain potential.

The NWS is predicting a 20 percent chance of precipitation throughout the day. That chance will increase to about 40 percent that evening as cloud coverage increases and brings that estimate to about 40 percent.

Wednesday is predicted, as of Sunday, to be the day West Texas will most likely see measurable precipitation as rain chances stay at around 40 percent, according to the NWS. High will only climb into the mid-60s and lows that evening will dip into the 40s.

Rain chances will then diminish throughout Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday should be warmer with highs in the mid-toupper 70s.

Rain is much needed in the South Plains as measurable precipitation has been very few and far in between. The West Texas Mesonet has the combined rain totals for the year at .19 of an inch, whereas the annual average is around 1.34 inches. The last time Lubbock had any measurable precipitation was in February, and that was when the mesonet recorded the .19 of an inch of precipitation.

Because of the lack of rain, the

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A new exhibit is now open at the Museum of Texas Tech. On loan from the Natural History Museum in London, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibit opened March 2, and will be in Lubbock until July 1, according to the Museum of Texas Tech University website.

The competition attracts nearly 50,000 entries from 92 countries, all displaying the wonders of the natural world. From the batch, 100 are selected to showcase. It is one of the most prestigious photography contests in the world, according to the website.

The Museum of Texas Tech also hosted an Amateur Texas Wildlife Photography Competition, in conjunction with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit, according to the website. That contest opened Feb. 23, and closed March 22. The top 20 photogra-

phers and their work from the contest are also on display at the Museum of Texas Tech, coinciding with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit.

Both displays are open and free to the public, according to the website.

“I am thrilled that the Museum of Texas Tech University is able bring to West Texas what is possibly the world‘s most famous annual exhibition of wildlife photography,“ Gary Morgan, the Executive Director of the Museum of Texas Tech, said on the website,“ Each year, these photos are presented by some of the foremost natural history museums around the planet, and here in Lubbock we are able – thanks to support from the Helen Jones Foundation – to present them with free admission.“ @RyannRaelDT

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Tech’s Transportation & Parking Services will open up reservations for permits through the 2018-2019 school year on Monday, according to a TPS email. Those wishing to reserve permits should go to the Raiderlink portal and go to the parking services section of the website.

Full Year permits will include both summer, fall and

spring semesters and will last May 20 to May 18, 2019.

Various other permits will also be available such as the Academic Year permit, which will last from August 12 to May 18, 2019.

Permits that are specific to summer and spring semesters are also available.

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China appeals for cooperation as country warns of ‘trade war’ BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese official warned Sunday that a “trade war” would harm all sides but gave no indication of Beijing’s possible next move in a spiraling dispute with President Donald Trump over steel and technology.

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For the first time since 2013, Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences’ Wool Judging Team has secured the national championship title at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hosted earlier this month, according to a Tech news release.

Tech’s wool judging team was separated into two teams that obtained the top two spots in team standings. The Black team finished with 2,074 points with the Red team following close behind with 2,049 points, according to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo website.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the way these students worked to achieve their goal,” Gabe Jennings, coach of the Wool Judging Team, said in the release.

After a win at the Na-

tional Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, for the third consecutive year, the Wool Judging Team established a pace early in the year that lead to victory in the national championship, according to the release.

“Our department is really proud of the 2018 Wool Judging Team,” Sam Jackson, a professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences who serves as supervisor for the team, said in the release.

The national victory was aided by the wool judging team taking eight of the top 10 spots as individual judges.

Connor Mckinzie, a freshman from Stephenville, led the Black team by finishing first in grading, and second in placing/ reasons, according to the news release. Mckinzie then took first overall with 709 points.

Emily Reiley, a freshman from Marion, took second overall with 704 points, according to the release. Reiley took first in placing/reasons and fifth-place in grading.

Brynn Owen, a freshman from Canyon, competed as an alternate and took third with 636, according to news release.

Owen placed third in grading and eighth in placing/reasons.

Closing out the top 10 of Tech wool judging finishers are Ashlyn Tucker, a freshman from Santo, with 683 points taking fifth-place; John Smithwick, a freshman from Idalou, with 682 points taking seventh-place; Franklin Buchholz, a freshman from Eldorado, with 673 points taking ninth-place; and Jacie Henefey, a freshman from D’Hanis, with 673 points taking tenth-place, ac-

cording to the news release.

Other members include Taylor Schertz, a freshman from Krum; Leslie Batenhorst, a freshman from Dalhart; Anna Carlock, a freshman from Joshua; Klay Davis, a freshman from Florence, and Assistant Coach Alec Winfrey.

“They are a talented group of students that put in a great deal of time and effort to achieve this success. Gabe did a great job of preparing them for the contests, and the students were coachable and implemented what they were taught,” Jackson said in the news release. “The combination of great coaching and talented team members resulted in another National Champion Wool Judging Team for the Animal and Food Sciences department.” @NathanNeedhamDT

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(AP) — An attorney for President Donald Trump says that two lawyers who planned to join the legal team handling the special counsel’s Russia investigation won’t be taking those positions after all.

Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow says in a statement that Washington lawyers Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing have conflicts that won’t allow them to represent the president regarding special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Sekulow said diGenova and Toensing, who are married to each other, will be “assisting the President in other legal matters.”

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Rape culture still prevalent on campus

By MARY BETH HOLM Staff Writer

It started out as a typical morning for Kristina Mitchell, the Director of Online and Regional Site Education at Texas Tech, in the summer of 2017.

At around 8:30 a.m., she got an anonymous phone call on her work phone.

The person on the other end started a casual conversation with Mitchell, who was trying to figure out who was calling her.

Mitchell had a weird feeling about it, so she messaged one of her friends, she said.

“The caller on the phone was acting like he knew me,” Mitchell said. “He was talking about my online stuff and my job. I was trying to be polite and figure out, ‘Who is this person? Why are they talking to me?’”

Suddenly, the caller on the other line instructed Mitchell to stand up and bend over. He then went into explicit detail of how he would rape her. Frozen in fear, Mitchell said she listened to 45 more

seconds of the call before hanging up.

“I think, in your head, you think ‘Nothing like this will ever happen to me! I would hang up the phone! I would yell at them!’” Mitchell said. “But a lot of times you freeze, that adrenaline response doesn’t let you act.”

Mitchell said she immediately told the friend she was messaging what happened and called the campus police. Noticing how distraught Mitchell was, the officer offered to take her to the campus police station to type out her statement. Even though the officers handled the situation well, they told Mitchell there was a small chance they could find the person who threatened her.

With that, Mitchell calmed herself down and went to teach her class at noon.

“One thing that I think is always so admirable about women is that no matter what it is that we’re dealing with, we show up,” Mitchell said. “If you’re in physical pain, you show up.

You’re in emotional pain; you show up. Somebody called and threatened you with rape that morning, (you) go teach your class at noon.”

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, one in six American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape. Additionally, out of every 1,000 rapes, 944 of the perpetrators will walk free.

In a 2016 article by The Guardian, a survey of English politicians found 80 percent of female politicians had been subjected to psychological violence, similar to Mitchell’s experience.

Kimberly Simón, the Title IX Administrator, said the office primarily deals with students as the respondents. But if the respondent is a faculty or staff member, they are directed to the Equal Employment Opportunity office, and the two offices work together to help the faculty member. The steps for faculty to report a Title IX incident are similar to the ones for students.

“A faculty member could reach out to me directly or the Director of Equal Opportunity directly,” Simón said. “They could go to a department chair or an a c a d e m i c d e a n . R e a l l y, that’s why we focus that training to our administrators, to our faculty, to our staff, anybody that’s in crisis where they feel comfortable. That other person is the one where we make sure they go to the right place.”

One thing I think is always so admirable about women is that no matter what it is that we’re dealing with, we show up.

KRISTINA MITCHELL ONLINE AND REGIONAL SITE EDUCATION DIRECTOR Faculty members, Simón said, tend to come into her office in person or call her office.

Simón said there is a stigma of sexual assault

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Student motivation declines following Spring Break

By EMILIEE ENCIZO Staff Writer

As spring fills the air, flowers everywhere around campus are in bloom, the sun is out and warming us up, the possibility of rain storms occurring is present and students are returning from spring break.

As students return to school after their week of spring break vacation, the library and all other study spots may be a bit empty.

Students are possibly busy in classes, or it could be the students are suffering from a motivational decline after the break.

It is hard for students to get back into the swing of things and continue with their work once they have been given a break from a work or school environment — especially if the break consists of more than a few days in a row.

“Spring break is intended to be that prize,” Patrick Bohn, the associate director for SOAR who is also currently pursuing his doctorate in higher education, said. “The downside of it is, rather than one day off, it’s a whole week and you can fall back into these routines that aren’t necessarily beneficial for college.”

Students get used to being on break, not worrying about responsibilities, and

having fun with family and friends. When it is finally time for them to come back to school and do work, they can become really overwhelmed and their motivation is no longer present.

The downside of it is, rather than one day off, it’s a whole week and you can fall back into these routines that aren’t necessarily beneficial for college.

PATRICK BOHN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SOAR They want to go on another break and avoid everything else. However, there are tests they must study for, assignments t h e y m u s t d o a n d p r esentations to prepare for, and the workload becomes overwhelming.

“You come from having breaks, sitting at home with your dogs and family, not having any responsibilities, a n d t h e n i t ’s l i k e ‘ O h , you have a test,’” Athena Walls, a freshman human development major, said.

When students, or peo-

ple in general, become overwhelmed, they do everything possible to avoid or get out of that overwhelming situation.

Students decide they would rather hang out with friends, go outside and enjoy the weather or even binge-watch episodes of their favorite Netflix show.

Some avoid opening textbooks and starting on the pile of homework that is sitting on the far corner of their desk. While grades matter to most students, the idea of doing the work is just not appealing.

“I think that there is a want to try but not an actual want (to do) because the laziness takes over,” Mackenzie Rosales, a freshman business major said.

“People would rather be doing what they want to be doing rather than doing productive things.”

There are resources on campus that can help

students get back on track and ready to work.

One such resources is the learning center.

The learning center provides academic coaching and planning, time management planning and even tutoring. The cost of this is already fixed into tuition, so there are no additional fees required. Students can walk in and schedule appointments to meet with academic coaches at their convenience and gain the help they need to get back to work and focus on the big picture.

“If you have a study group you normally work with, use them to push you to stay high on your academics,” Bohn said. “If you don’t, then come use resources like the Academic Center. Let us be your study group. That’s why we exist, to specifically help students. Use us as your support group.” @DailyToreador

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everywhere but has not seen it affect their reporting rates for Lubbock. She said some people may still feel embarrassed to talk to the Title IX office because the stigma never truly goes away.

“But we’re seeing people come forward anyway,” Simón said. “Even if they have some concerns of how it might be perceived, that’s not stopping them from reaching out for help. I think that’s really important.”

Two weeks after the incident, Mitchell said she sat down and wrote an article on her experience to the Chronicle of Higher Education because she thought that it was important for people to hear what it is like to be the victim of an event of this kind.

“I’m hoping to change the conversation so that we can talk about what online platforms and anonymous platforms allow us to see, what behaviors they allow us to see,” Mitchell said. “My policy suggestion wouldn’t be to get rid of all anonymous things.

It’s not that I think we should get rid of all anony-

mous platforms because the problem isn’t the platform. It’s the underlying sexism and uncivility.”

For the Tech community to change the stigma and culture of sexual assault, Mitchell said, is for women who feel comfortable speaking out should do it. Mitchell also suggests women should feel more comfortable in recommending solutions because their male counterparts do not know how they can help them.

“Some of that is from the ground up,” Mitchell said. “I hate to put that on women who aren’t in positions of power because really the biggest responsibility falls to men and women who are in the position where they can loudly speak out. I’m looking to them to hear what I say to them and then for them to broadcast that message louder.”

If you or anyone you know has been a victim of rape or sexual assault, do not hesitate to call the Voice of Hope in Lubbock hotline at (806) 763-7273. @MaryBethHolmDT

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Prince Harry, Meghan tour N. Ireland; wedding china on sale LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Northern Ireland on Friday as part of their pre-wedding tour of the United Kingdom.

The trip was not announced ahead of time in keeping with security procedures used for royal travel to Northern Ireland.

Kensington Palace officials said the couple would meet with young people and other members of the public and would also tour some of Belfast’s most popular sites.

They had lunch at the popular Crown Liquor Saloon, a landmark in central Belfast.

As they toured Northern Ireland, approved com-

memorative china marking the couple’s May 19 wedding went on sale Friday.

The collection uses cornflower blue with white detailing and a gold monogram of the bride and groom’s initials.

The design also references the couple’s wedding venue at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The decorative border is based on the ironwork of the 13th century chapel door.

The china is finished in 22 carat gold. It was made by hand in Stoke-on-Trent, 160 miles (260 kilometers) northwest of London, using traditional methods.

Profits will go to the Royal Collection Trust charity.

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From their interactions with their peers to interactions with

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teachers and administration, almost all of it shapes the way adolescents behave once they transition into adulthood.

At this time they should begin forming and solidifying their opinions, as well as thinking critically about the world with its ever-changing socio-political landscape.

Yet, there is still a censorship unique to public schools that seeks to prevent this type of learning, especially in Texas.

High school is the prime time to allow students to interact with each other in a more diverse environment than they had previously been exposed to. This environment opens a genuine discourse and allow students to be educated rather than protected from the “real world.”

However, when I was a junior, my class was challenged to analyze and discuss political rhetoric by one of our school’s AP English language teachers, Mr. Parker. Being the kindest and most intelligent teacher I’ve ever had, it was hard to watch how our class responded to his teaching with such extreme backlash. He had been running his class effectively for years, yet for some reason my peers were offended by his methods.

They had been sheltered from open discourse for so long they were startled when Mr. Parker allowed and encouraged us to share our opinions.

In fact, they were horrified when he asked them to use real rhetoric to explain and

Gloria Matheson is a freshman political science major from Round Rock.

defend their positions.

He explained to us he believed it was time for us to begin to interact with the world in a positive, intellectual way so we could make informed decisions about the representatives we elect and the ways we choose to spend our time, money and resources as adults.

Unfortunately, many of the people I grew up with did not understand this. They had gone home and told their parents that Mr. Parker was somehow stripping them of their rights by encouraging us to truly think about the political climate and what it would mean for us as young adults going into this type of environment.

The “pushback” they received from him in class was not one of disagreement or judgement. It was of guidance and genuine interest to have his students explain what it was they really meant to say.

It was wanting them to inform themselves, to use facts to defend their positions. It was wanting them to be prepared for the pushback they’d certainly receive as adults.

This was an effective teaching method, but not one that was welcomed by students who had never experienced it. If they had experienced it earlier, the parents of these students would understand that the

It was meant to involve real world topics and current events.

When I say it was meant to involve these things, I mean quite literally. The AP test for that class asked us to analyze speeches given by former presidents and congressmen and write specifically about the intention behind each sentence.

How some of my peers and their parents expected to step into reality or even pass the AP test at the end of the year without these key components, I’ll never know.

College professors don’t shelter students in the way that public school teachers are constantly forced to. The aforementioned topics are docile compared to many of the realities professors will highlight in their lectures. I can’t imagine how those peers of mine who are still finishing up their senior year of high school will adapt when they get to college next fall. They’ll have to realize that life is not the bubble their parents created for them.

I can honestly say AP language was the most important class I’ve ever taken. It prepared me for college more than many of my other classes. I attribute every word I write in these columns to the open dialogue I encountered throughout my time in that class.

Furthermore, Mr. Parker taught me that high school shouldn’t be a place that shackles students to a desk and forces them to think like

the teacher in order to pass the class.

Rather, he taught me that the most applicable lessons are learned when everyone is able to voice their opinion and when everyone is challenged to dictate their reasoning instead of merely regurgitating information.

I truly believe that the best option to make kids less afraid of vocalizing their opinions — the real ones that require them to have evidential support for their claims, not ones they retweet on twitter — is to show them that it’s okay to speak up and discuss their world views with one another as they begin to grow into themselves. It’s not taboo or tacky to discuss things like political rhetoric or the roots racial tensions when it’s a genuine dialogue that is moderated by competent, understanding teachers like Mr. Parker.

I am proud to say I was his student. He continues to stand up for an positive classroom deliberation about real, complex issues that his students will face throughout their lifetimes.

With more teachers defying the norm of censorship and refusing to sugarcoat reality, we will be on a more productive path toward healing, understanding and finding intelligent diplomatic solutions to nearly all of the problems we face today. @DailyToreador

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Maryland school shooting emphasizes failures in Parkland

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little over a month ago, the country witnessed a massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida, and on March 20, another school shooting occurred in Maryland with some notable differences between the two.

Now, the shooting at Great Mills High School has barely grazed the headlines since it occurred — one can only speculate as to why — but the sheriff in this case is fully competent and not trying to dump the blame on an inanimate object. In

Jason Jones is junior political science major from Alvin.

fact, the one officer it took to stop the teenage gunman responded perfectly.

The events unfolded with a 17-year-old student who opened fire on two students before classes started. The female student who was attacked by the gunman once had a relationship with him. The school resource officer, Officer Blaine Gas-

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consideration of these topics was all necessary in preparation for adulthood.

Still, my school refused to acknowledge this vital piece of the situation and listened solely to the complaints of parents who honestly had no idea what the syllabus was created to accomplish. They made it known to our principal that they didn’t want their children to be learning “that kind of material.”

The kind of “vulgar” material they were referring to included — and was not limited to — our rhetorical analysis during the controversial presidential election of 2016 and a discussion about the point of view of black Americans in the context of the book Beloved by Toni Morrison.

It was alarming to me that parents were refusing to allow their children to broaden their critical thinking skills and deepen their empathy for others through this type of discourse that Mr. Parker encouraged.

Because of these complaints, the most intellectually stimulating class I’d ever attended faced a catastrophic amount of criticism and censorship. This made the learning environment much more complex for the majority of students who really enjoyed his class and wanted to continue having meaningful discussions.

Separate from Mr. Parker’s personal goals, the class was meant to involve deductive reasoning and rhetorical analysis.

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kill, responded in less than a minute and exchanged gun fire with the suspect, during which the suspect was killed. Sadly, the female student who was attacked died as well.

Officer Gaskill heroically performed his job and neutralized the threat, unlike his counterpart in Parkland who did not even enter the building while 17 people were being massacred. Unlike the controversial Sheriff Scott Israel in Parkland, St. Mary’s county sheriff Tim Cameron has not made a single town hall appearance

to bad mouth his officers, politicians or the NRA, and he has not threatened a single elected official with being voted out of office.

The recent March for Our Lives protests advocate stricter gun laws such as raising the age of purchasing a weapon and banning AR15 style rifles. The suspect in this shooting, however, did not legally possess the Glock-9mm handgun used in this shooting. In Maryland, the suspect was not of age to purchase any gun. I also feel it is important to note the State of Maryland passed an

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I believe this goes to show that a school shooting does not have anything to do with the weapon, but rather how children are being raised. I do agree that the father of the suspect should have had that weapon under lock and key away from his son, but it would be a lot easier to raise children with the morals not commit such an act in the first place. @DailyToreador

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Culver, Smith set single season freshman scoring record

By AUSTIN WATTS Sports Editor

In the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, freshman guards Zhaire Smith and Jarrett Culver moved into first and second respectively on the Texas Tech single season record for points by a freshman.

The duo moved past Martin Zeno, who previously held the record with 413 points during the 2004-2005 season, as Smith and Culver were the first players since then to move past him in the Tech record books.

The duo were part of Tech coach Chris Beard’s first freshmen recruiting class, and the pair have proved to be instrumental players in Beard’s defensive-minded scheme.

Both are rangy-perimeter players that have strong offensive traits to make them great two-way players, which can be a rarity in college basketball.

With seven points for Smith and 11 points for Culver in the loss to Villanova, the duo moved into first place and second place with 417 and 415 points respectively. For the dynamic duo that has given the Red Raiders hope for the future, the pair breaking the same record in the same game is a strange twist of fate that will tie their names together in Tech’s record books for years to come.

The duo became an integral part of the team early in the season, with Smith scoring 14 points in his first career collegiate game. Since then, Smith has had 27 games with 10

or more points. Midway through the season Smith became a starter for the Red Raiders, picking up 21 starts over the course of the season. Smith played a total of 1,051 minutes this season, second only to senior guard Keenan Evans with 1,063 minutes.

Smith’s defining feature was his vertical, as the six-foot-five-inch guard became known for his electric dunks and emphatic putbacks. Since the beginning of the season, Smith’s dunks became crowd favorites, with several of his aggressive slams being featured in highlight reels and “best of” lists aplenty.

Culver, a hometown hero that grew up in Lubbock, finished the season with 20 starts. Culver appeared in all 37 games for the Red Raiders, scoring in double figures in 20 of the games he appeared in.

Like Smith, Culver was inserted into the starting lineup midway through the season, and did not relinquish his starting spot aside from a lone game on senior night against Texas Christian University in the final home game of the season. Across the season, Culver played 978 minutes, third best on the team.

“I think Culver’s floor game, nine rebounds, double digit scoring, four assists and no turnovers,” Beard said after the Florida game, according to Tech Athletics. “Just two young guys playing at a high level, I know academically you’re a freshman, sophomore, junior…but I don’t know at what point we stop calling these guys freshmen. I guess they are

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Freshman guard Jarrett Culver points to the sky after a made three-pointer during the game against Kansas on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Culver scored 11 points in Tech’s last game of the season. freshmen but they have played a lot of minutes, just look how many minutes they’ve played, they’ll be sophomores on teams in this tournament that haven’t played as much minutes as those guys.”

Where Culver differed from Smith was in his cold, methodical shooting.

Culver showed a knack for being a lights-out shooter at times, sinking at least three shots in a single game from the perimeter eight times this season.

The freshman showed he could make contested threes and was an effective threat from outside with ball in his hands.

“I think again the most impressive thing to me, just kind of being basketball guy and taking a step back, those guys haven’t hit the wall,” Beard said.

“They’re just consistent, they’re playing, you got to start with John Reilly, you got to go back to their high school coaches, and everyone that’s contributed to

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this. Those guys are playing great basketball, but on the biggest stage, too. Those young guys blowing up the stat sheet was impressive.”

With an injured senior class around them, the freshmen duo was thrust into the spotlight and handled it with aplomb. The duo averaged over 10 points per game each, while also averaging 1.1 steals per game and 1.1 blocks per game. Each averaged 4.8 total rebounds per game, with 1.8 assists per game as well. The duo also contributed heavily to Tech’s elite defense, with each being aggressive perimeter defenders with the ability to contest shots in the paint.

With Evans battling a broken toe for the later half of the season, the freshmen tandem stepped up and helped Tech to the semifinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2005, and then the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

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If Beard gets the dynamic guard duo back for another season, he will have a true force to be reckoned with, with each likely splitting Evans’ duties as point guard and primary ball-handler.

Together, the pair could have Tech back in the NCAA Tournament if they improve on their play from this season.

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Hartwell continues to be threat at plate

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down first base with a fielding percentage of .979, according to Tech Athletics.

Hartwell missed a few games this season due to a hand injury, but she did not let that interfere with

her play upon returning to the lineup. Following her recovery, Hartwell hit .440 with six home runs, two triples and 19 RBIs in seven games, according to Tech Athletics. Hartwell was

then chosen as the Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time in her career.

A week later, Hartwell was named the USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week. This was the first time in her career she received national recognition. Hartwell was the first Red Raider in the program’s history to receive national recognition, according to Tech Athletics.

“This kid plays the game so hard and gives everything she has to it,” head coach Adrian Gregory said, according to Tech Athletics.

Statistically, Hartwell has put up impressive numbers. One of her most important traits is her ability to drive in runs.

Hartwell leads the Red Raiders with 33 RBIs on the season, according to Tech Athletics.

Hartwell also claims a batting average of .361, according to Tech Athletics.

With Hartwell in the threehole spot, it is crucial she puts the ball in play and advances runners. Hartwell also leads the team in on-base-percentage at .454. With a high OBP, she gives her team the chance to score often.

Hartwell is also a threat on the base paths, as she claims eight stolen bases

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retaking the lead. Five of Villanova’s players scored in double digits, while the team as a whole out-rebounded the Red Raiders 51 to 33.

“Our defense gets a lot of attention, it’s our identity, which it should,” Beard said. “We held Villanova to .333 shooting tonight, we made more field goals than them, but I think the difference in the game was their defense. That’s one of the best defenses we’ve played against. We got some good shots, but they were all contested. I think from our standpoint on the basketball side of this deal, we really got whipped on the boards, we haven’t got outrebounded like that all year, it’s a real problem.”

The loss ends the season for the Red Raiders and marks the final game for their historic senior class.

Seniors Keenan Evans, Justin Gray, Niem Stevenson, Zach Smith and Tommy

Hamilton IV all had major contributions to Tech’s first ever Elite Eight appearance, and will be remembered as one of the greatest senior classes in program history.

Along with a deep tournament run, the class was instrumental in helping Tech to its first second-place Big 12 finish. “(Coach Beard) just told us how much he appreciated the journey,” Zach Smith said. “How much he loved us, and how much he appreciated us for sticking with him.”

Beard recognized his seniors after the game for their dedication to the program.

“I just want to recognize, I’m so appreciative of our seniors, enduring a coaching change and then sticking with us,” Beard said.

“To almost get to that final weekend, I think speaks a lot about those guys, their character. Very proud of our five seniors, and I’ve told our young guys we’ll

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The Texas Tech softball team is an overall young bunch, but several upperclassmen have been impactful throughout the year and one Red Raider that has performed exceptionally well is junior Jessica Hartwell, as she has helped lead the Red Raiders offensively this season.

Hartwell is a native of Galt, California, and attended Liberty Ranch High School, according to Tech Athletics. Hartwell has been at Tech all three years of her career. During her time as a Red Raider, Hartwell has received several accolades.

One of Hartwell’s most significant accomplishments is a Big 12 Player of the Week accolade coming from her sophomore season. Hartwell was given the award for her offensive explosion during the week of May 9, 2017.

Hartwell also concluded her sophomore season by being named to the 2017 Academic All Big-12 Second Team, according to Tech Athletics.

With big expectations for her junior year, Hartwell has stepped up to the plate and built on what is

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Junior first baseman Jessica Hartwell tracks her ball after making contact on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Rocky Johnson Field. With big expectations for her junior year, Hartwell has stepped up to the plate and built on what is an already impressive career. an already impressive career. Hartwell has shined offensively this season while also playing well defensively. Hartwell frequents the three-hole spot in the lineup and locks

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Attendees of the men’s basketball viewing party watch the game on Sunday, March 25, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Though the Red Raiders lost to the Villanova Wildcats, 71-59, this is the farthest Tech has ever gone in the NCAA Tournament.

In the second half, Tech started slow, but recovered as the lead was cut to 10 with 10:42 left in the game, as Villanova led 46-36.

With 6:06 left in the game, the Red Raiders appeared to be on the verge of retaking the lead as they trailed by just five, with a score of 52-47.

Villanova would recover and take an eight point lead with 1:47 remaining, up 6153. Despite the Red Raiders best efforts, Villanova pulled ahead by double digits and win, 71-59.

Despite a strong start from Tech, the high-octane offense of Villanova was too much for the Red Raiders, but to make matters worse, Villanova also dominated defensively. Tech secured the lead early and led the game for 6:56, but Villanova led for the final 31:51 after

on the year.

One of Hartwell’s most significant stats is her slugging percentage. She has a slugging percentage of .843, which is third best in the conference, according to Big12sports.com.

Hartwell’s slugging percentage reflects how productive she is at the plate and proves how frequently she gets the Red Raider offense moving. Additionally, Hartwell leads the team in home runs with 10 on the year, which ranks second in the Big 12 for homeruns.

Due to her overwhelming presence at the plate, Hartwell gets walked quite often. Hartwell leads the team with 11 walks on the season, according to Tech Athletics. Another reason for Hartwell’s walks is her selective approach as a hitter. Hartwell only swings at pitches she feels she can connect with fully.

Overall, Hartwell is one of the most vital players on the team. Hartwell is represented by her results and statistics, but her tenacious effort and determined attitude reflect who she is as an athlete.

Hartwell serves as a team captain and provides the younger athletes with influential leadership.

do everything we can in the next 364 days to be back here.”

Evans had his worst game statistically of the tournament, finishing with 12 points, which led the team.

Alongside Evans, Culver was the only other player in double digits with 11 points, while Zhaire Smith and Stevenson finished with seven points each.

After the game, it was revealed that Evans had battled with a broken toe for the better half of the last two months, an impressive feat with how hard to cover the veteran point guard was in March.

“Take a lot of pride, knowing the amount of work that we put in to get here, we came short of what the ultimate goal was,” Evans said. “Just for us digging down, us going through injuries, Zach coming back and playing his heart out.”

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Louisville players proudly strutted around the court in championship T-shirts and hats, some adorned with a little piece of the net.

Cardinals coach Jeff Walz brushed off confetti dumped on him during an interview to climb the ladder and clip the rest of the nylon, happily twirling it to celebrate his top-seeded team’s dominant run through the NCAA Tournament Lexington regional.

“It’s a great feeling,” Walz said. “I’m going to go home, and my 4 1/2-year-old and my 2 1/2-year-old (daughters), all they’re going to talk about is the confetti on the floor. That’s all they care about. To them, if we win, there’s confetti on the floor that I get to play on.”

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is collecting another net and more confetti in next weekend’s women’s Final Four in Columbus, Ohio.

Asia Durr scored 18 points, Myisha Hines-Allen added 16 and Louisville earned its first Final Four berth since 2013 with a 76-43 rout of No. 6 seed Oregon State on Sunday in the Lexington Region final.

Playing its first regional final in four years and for the first time in school history as an NCAA No. 1 seed, the Cardinals (362) thoroughly ran the table while playing close to home. They never trailed in rolling to their 11th consecutive victory.

They outscored the Beavers 28-12 in the third quarter to break the game open and complete their f o u r- g a m e r u n t h r o u g h

the regional by an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Louisville controlled the paint 32-18 and scored 24 points off 17 turnovers against an Oregon State squad that succeeded with precise passing.

“If we were able to get stops and go in transition, we were going to be confident,” Hines-Allen said.

“Our shots were falling in the second half, and it all came down to defense. If we wanted to win, we had to stop them.”

Even more impressive for Louisville: the Cardinals committed just three turnovers to tie an NCAA Tournament record. This, despite playing a frenetic pace for much of the game.

It worked in getting good shots that fell for the final three quarters.