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Beh, who is from Murray, Utah, started her career at UNLV where she earned Mountain West All-Freshman team honors. Then she went to Salt Lake City Community College but didn’t compete as the NJCAA dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Then she transferred to West Virginia and redshirted. Her junior year of eligibility she averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game for the Mountaineers.

Last season she started three games for the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, averaging 4.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

“She went from junior college to UNLV to West Virginia to here and she was always that role player,� said UA head coach Adia Barnes. “For all the young girls who say, ‘You can’t do it or it’s not possible,’ she is a testament, someone who fought, who found a way, found an edge and finally had someone that believes in her. She’s capable of doing some special things.�

ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ (17-12, 8-8 Big 12) hosts Texas Tech (14-15, 3-13) at McKale Center for Senior Night on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Beh is averaging 8 points and 3.9 rebounds a game but in Big 12 play she has scored in double figures eight times and in their last game at Houston she had 18 points, 9 rebounds and a block.

“It’s the best basketball she’s ever played and I’m really proud of the work she’s put in to be at this level,� Barnes said. “She’s just a great kid and gives us everything she can.�

Graduate student Ajae Yoakum will take part in the Senior Night event but could return. She transferred to ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ after playing at FIU and Eastern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥.

Yoakum hasn’t played this season after tearing her ACL over the summer but still travels with the active ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥.

UA managers Paige Hronis, Ashtyn Frye and Cosie Prisand will also walk in the Senior Night festivities.

Big dance bid

ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ closes out the regular season with a couple of must wins if they hope to make the NCAA tournament.

After Texas Tech, the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ travel to ASU (9-19, 3-13). If the UA wins both and a game in the Big 12 tournament, which starts Mar. 5, they would reach the 20-win level and finish 10-8 in the Big 12.

Generally, Big 12 teams with at least a .500 record make the NCAA tournament.

UA’s NET ranking as of Monday morning is 59th. The ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ are 1-7 against quad 1, 1-3 against quad 2, 4-2 against quad 3 and 11-0 against quad 4.

ESPN — who updates their projections on Tuesday and Friday — has the UA as the fourth team out, as does Her Hoops Stats.

Homecoming for Magot

Texas Tech sophomore center Achol Magot returns to her hometown on Tuesday.

Magot, who was born in South Sudan, went to Salpointe Catholic, Sunnyside and Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Prep.

She hasn’t played since the Lady Raiders’ game at Iowa State on Jan. 14 though.

On Saturday night, she posted a photo of Tucson International Airport on her Instagram story with the caption “Homeee.�

Sky high

On Sunday, the UA announced that sophomore guard Skylar Jones had reached the 500 point plateau.

With 16 points at Houston, Jones is up to 517 in her career, with 295 coming this year and 222 last season. She is averaging 10.5 per game.

She, along with Beh (18 points), sophomore guard Jada Williams (18) and sophomore forward Breya Cunningham (17) combined to score 69 points in UA’s 74-72 comeback win over the Cougars on Saturday.

Lady Raiders return

Tuesday’s match up is UA’s fourth against Texas Tech.

The Lady Raiders lead the all-time series 2-1. UA and Texas Tech split a home and home in 2013 and 2014, with each team defending their home court and they also met in 1979 in Lubbock, Texas, a TT win.

The ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ and Red Raiders both played in the Border Conference together, that was until 1952 when TT left for the Southwest Conference. UA’s first women’s basketball season was 1972-73.

Single double-double

After some close calls, like getting 9 points and 15 rebounds against Cincinnati on Jan. 22 or 18 points and 9 boards versus West Virginia on Jan. 24, Breya Cunningham got her first double-double since the had 10 points and 12 rebounds against Baylor on Jan. 8.

Cunningham tallied her fifth career double-double with 17 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks at Houston.

Beh had 18 points and 9 rebounds against the Cougars.

Road Raiders

The Red Raiders have lost eight in a row and come to Tucson following a 61-60 loss at UCF on Saturday.

Their last win was Jan. 22 at Houston, 62-44 and they are 2-8 on the road.

As of Monday morning, Texas Tech ranks 15th in the 16-team Big 12 in scoring with 63.1 a game (UA is 10th with 68.2) but the Lady Raiders are eighth in defense, giving up 63.5 (ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ is seventh with 63.2).

Junior guard Jasmine Shavers leads TT in scoring with 14.8 per game and junior guard Bailey Maupin has 12.7 per game, as the other Lady Raider with a double digit scoring average. Junior guard/forward Kilah Freelon leads them in rebounding with 4.2 per game.

PJ Brown contributed to this report.