Maupin leads unbeaten Texas Tech with clutch play, rewriting program history and earning Big 12 Player of the Week honors for her dominance.
Bailey Maupin’s week felt like the moment the rest of the Big 12 finally had to admit what Texas Tech fans have been saying all season ... this isn’t just a feel-good story.
Maupin was named Big 12 Player of the Week after leading the Lady Raiders to a pair of road wins that didn’t just pad the resume, but rewrote parts of the program’s history in the process.
And she did it the way seasoned guards do - calmly, efficiently, and with a knack for showing up exactly when games threaten to tilt the wrong way.
Texas Tech’s 71-66 win at West Virginia snapped a drought that dated back nearly a decade, marking the Lady Raiders’ first victory in Morgantown since 2015.
Maupin made sure it didn’t feel like a fluke. She poured in 27 points, knocked down a career-high four three-pointers, and shot better than 53 percent from the floor, the kind of stat line that travels well in any gym.
A few days later, she followed it up with 17 points in a 71-60 win at Cincinnati, the first time Texas Tech has ever beaten the Bearcats.
Together, the wins marked the program’s first back-to-back road victories in league play since the 2004-05 season.
What makes Maupin’s week even more impressive is the context.
Texas Tech is now 18-0, one of only three unbeaten teams left in the country and the only one without a traditional national power label attached to it.
That kind of start doesn’t happen because one player gets hot for a night or two. It happens because your most experienced player understands when to score, when to settle things down, and when to let others eat.
Maupin’s 16th double-digit scoring game of the season against Cincinnati was almost understated, which somehow fits her perfectly.
The senior from Gruver, Texas, didn’t chase this award. She earned it by being steady when the noise got loud and ruthless when defenses blinked.
As conference play grinds on and expectations rise, that steadiness might be the most valuable trait Texas Tech has.
Awards come and go, but road wins, perfect records, and belief tend to linger. Right now, Bailey Maupin is giving the Lady Raiders all three, and the Big 12 is officially on notice.