Coming back to your alma mater, being the hero of turning around a downtrodden program, probably seemed like a dream come true for Krista Gerlich.

The reality has been far different. The Texas Tech women's basketball team has yet to find its footing under Gerlich's tenure, and there were some questions about whether the former Lady Raider legend would get a sixth year in Lubbock to see her vision through.

Not only has success been minimal — Texas Tech boasts about NCAA Tournament appearances, not WNIT or WBIT trips — but fans have begun to tune out. Excluding the 2020-21 season, where COVID-19 protocols greatly reduced the allowed fans inside United Supermarkets Arena for games, Texas Tech's first three games of the 2025-26 season had the first-, second- and fourth-lowest reported att

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