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Gerlich anxious to face mother in Virgin Islands

Most athletes have a choice of what sport they’re going to play, but Bryn Gerlich’s fate was sealed the moment she was born.

The sophomore guard on the Oklahoma State women’s basketball team had a basketball in her hands since she could walk. Her mother, Krista Gerlich, is the UT Arlington women’s basketball coach. But years before that, Krista Gerlich was a standout player for Texas Tech She was one of three players in the school’s history to have their jersey retired.

Krista, Bryn’s mother, played for Texas Tech from 1989 to 1993, capping that off with a National Championship her senior year.