2014-15 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 13 // TEXAS STATE (7-5, 2-1 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) VS. UALR (10-2, 3-0 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) JANUARY 8, 2015 // 5:30 P.M. CT // SAN MARCOS, TEXAS // STRAHAN COLISEUM
DATE OPPONENT TIME 11/15/14 vs. Texas A&M-Int’l W, 83-65 11/18/14 at Texas Tech L, 77-81 (OT) 11/22/14 vs. Houston Baptist L, 56-61 11/25/14 vs. Lamar W, 79-72 11/29/14 at Oklahoma State L, 37-64 12/4/14 at UTSA W, 57-53 12/14/14 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce W, 74-69 12/19/14 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 51-40 12/20/14 vs. Stetson L, 57-75 12/30/14 at Troy* W, 74-72 1/3/15 at Georgia Southern* W, 79-65 1/5/15 at Georgia State* L, 69-74 1/8/15 vs. UALR* 5:30 p.m. 1/10/15 vs. UL Monroe* 2 p.m. 1/15/15 vs. South Alabama* 5:30 p.m. 1/17/15 at Arkansas State* 3:05 p.m. 1/19/15 at UT Arlington* 5 p.m. 1/22/15 vs. Georgia Southern* 5:30 p.m. 1/24/15 vs. Appalachian State* 2 p.m. 1/31/15 vs. UL Lafayette* 2 p.m. 2/4/15 at South Alabama* 5:05 p.m. 2/7/15 at UALR* 3 p.m. 2/12/15 vs. UT Arlington* 5:30 p.m. 2/14/15 vs. Georgia State* 2 p.m. 2/19/15 at UL Lafayette* 5 p.m. 2/26/15 vs. Troy* 5:30 p.m. 2/28/15 vs. Arkansas State* 2 p.m. 3/5/15 at Appalachian State* 4 p.m. 3/7/15 at UL Monroe* 2 p.m. 3/11-14/15 SBC Tournament TBA All times listed are Central Time Bold denotes home game * denotes Sun Belt Conference Game All home games are played at Strahan Coliseum TEXAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION
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Texas State BOBCATS
AT A GLANCE Date.................................January 8, 2015 Time........................................... 5:30 p.m. Location........................ San Marcos, Texas Arena.............................Strahan Coliseum Capacity........................................... 7,200 Live Stats.................... txstatebobcats.com Live Streaming........... txstatebobcats.com Radio.......................... txstatebobcats.com Series Record...................... Series tied 3-3 Last Meeting..... UALR won 77-70, 1/22/14
UALR Trojans
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
Erin Peoples
G // 6-0 // Jr. PPG......................... 15.6 RPG.......................... 8.2 APG........................... 2.2 FG%........................ 45.2 3FG%...................... 13.3 FT%........................ 66.7
Ayriel Anderson
G // 5-3 // Jr. PPG......................... 11.3 RPG.......................... 3.4 APG........................... 4.0 FG%........................ 34.7 3FG%...................... 41.4 FT%........................ 82.9
Kileah Mays
C // 6-2 // Jr. PPG........................... 4.6 RPG.......................... 8.1 APG........................... 1.0 FG%........................ 22.7 3FG%........................ 0.0 FT%........................ 41.7
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION • The UALR Trojans enter Thursday’s game with a 10-2 overall record and perfect 3-0 mark in the SBC. Signature wins this season for the Trojans include a 70-54 victory at LSU and a 66-62 win against Oklahoma. • Taylor Gault is leading the Trojans this season in scoring, averaging 13.5 PPG. She is backed by Shanity James with 10.6 PPG and Alexius Dawn with 10.5 PPG. James leads the Trojans on the board with 6.8 per game. • Victories in the conference season for UALR include UL Lafayette, Georgia State, and South Alabama. • UALR was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference in a poll of the league’s coaches. The Trojans received two firstplace votes from the league’s coaches and finished the poll with 112 points, six behind first-place Arkansas State. • Gault was named to the All-Sun Belt Preseason First-Team while Kiera Clark was picked to the Second-Team. • Joe Foley is the head coach of the Trojans. He is a two-time SBC Coach of the Year and 2010 Russell Athletic/WBCA Regional Coach of the Year. In his time with UALR, he has led the Trojans’ to 20-win seasons seven of the last eight years.
Meghan Braeuer
G // 5-7 // Sr. PPG......................... 13.0 RPG.......................... 2.1 APG........................... 2.3 FG%........................ 44.2 3FG%...................... 46.3 FT%........................ 70.6
Jacqueline Jeffcoat
F // 6-2 // Sr. PPG........................... 6.5 RPG.......................... 8.5 APG........................... 0.8 FG%........................ 32.1 3FG%...................... 22.2 FT%........................ 75.0
ABOUT THE BOBCATS • The Texas State Bobcats enter the 2014-15 season with eight returners and four newcomers. • Last season, the Bobcats earned an invitation to the WBI Tournament which marked the first postseason appearance for Texas State since the 2008 season. • Last year’s Bobcats finished with a 16-16 overall record and 12-6 conference mark. • Texas State’s conference record was good enough to put them in a tie for third place overall in the Sun Belt Conference after originally being picked ninth by the league coaches. • This preseason, juniors Erin Peoples and Ayriel Anderson were both chosen to All-SBC Preseason Teams. • Peoples, a 6-0 guard from Little Rock, Ark., was named to the First-Team while Anderson, a 5-3 guard from Irving, Texas, was named to the Third-Team. • Texas State was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference by the league coaches. • Head coach Zenarae Antoine enters her fourth season at the helm of the Texas State program.