The win pushed the Red Raiders to 6-0-4 overall and 2-0-1 in Big 12 play, unbeaten at the midpoint of the season. Four of those results came as draws, and head coach Tom Stone said the team battled through some uneven stretches before Sunday's performance showed what it's capable of. "We were ready today, and we saw that we could pull it off," Stone said after the game, adding that the team is "hitting our stride a bit."
Tech now turns to Arizona State on Friday, carrying its best win of the year into conference play. The victory gives the Red Raiders a real resume boost heading into a stretch where every Big 12 result matters for postseason positioning.
For fans in Lubbock, this is the clearest sign yet that a team known for slow starts has found something. Stone himself admitted the team wasn't ready for a game like that back in August. Now it is, and the schedule only gets tougher from here.