LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — UNLV freshman Kenadee Winfrey lands a pre-holiday homecoming as the Lady Rebels meet Texas Tech Sunday, Dec. 12. The game will be played at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas, on the campus of NCAA Division II West Texas A&M. 

UNLV aims to extend its three-game winning streak in which it has averaged a 22-point margin of victory. The Lady Raiders look to rebound from a 65-55 loss to No. 20 Georgia.

Winfrey led Canyon High School to a pair of district championships and regional quarterfinal appearances in 2018 and 2020. Her father, Todd, completed his first season as head football coach at Canyon High School after serving 21 years as an assistant.

West Texas A&M women's basketball was formerly headed by second-year Texas Tech coach Krista Gerlich, who won three conference championships and reached the Elite Eight during her seven seasons in Canyon.

Tip off is 12 p.m. Pacific (2 p.m. Central). Watch live on ESPN+ and listen at UNLVRebels.com, featuring Wyatt Tomchek on play-by-play. 

All-time series: Texas Tech leads 3-1
In Canyon: First meeting
First meeting: Dec. 31, 1983. UNLV won 63-59 in Las Vegas.
Last meeting: Dec. 2, 2008. Texas Tech won 75-63 in Lubbock, Texas.

Scouting Texas Tech

• UNLV and Texas Tech will meet for the fifth time on a neutral site, the First United Bank Center on the campus of West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas.
• The arena in Canyon is 107 miles due North of the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock.
• Texas Tech head coach Krista Gerlich's first head coaching position was at West Texas A&M. She coached the Lady Buffs for seven seasons (2007-2013), counting a 168-53 record, earning three Sun Belt conference championships and reaching the NCAA DII Elite Eight in 2009. Gerlich then took the head coach position at UT Arlington from 2013 to 2020.
• West Texas A&M also has ties to four other Lady Raiders—senior transfer Lexy Hightower, chief of staff Jared Boyd, director of basketball operations Jordan Vessels, and junior guard Bryn Gerlich, Krista's daughter.
• Texas Tech has won three consecutive meetings against UNLV, the most recent a 75-63 victory in Lubbock on Dec. 2, 2008.
• All-America honorable mention senior guard Vivian Gray returned from injury in Texas Tech's most recent game, a 66-56 loss to Georgia. Gray leads the Lady Raiders with 14.0 points per game.

Lady Rebels' last time out

UNLV 71, Cal State Bakersfield 56 | Recap | Box Score

• Desi-Rae Young's career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds powered UNLV's third straight wire-to-wire victory Sunday, Dec. 5, in Bakersfield.
• UNLV leapt to an 11-0 lead and countered every time CSUB cut the lead into single digits.
• UNLV led 37-20 at halftime and held a 17-point advantage until the final seconds of the third quarter.
• Freshman reserve point guard Kiara Jackson scored a career-high 17 points (8-10 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds.
• Khayla Rooks totaled eight points, 10 rebounds (matched career best) and six assists.
• Essence Booker counted eight points, nine rebounds (career best) and six assists.
• The Lady Rebels outrebounded the Roadrunners 56-32 overall and 37-9 in CSUB's offensive halfcourt.