2014-15 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GAME 17 // TEXAS STATE (9-7, 4-3 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) VS. UT ARLINGTON (9-6, 3-3 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) JANUARY 19, 2015 // 5 P.M. CT // ARLINGTON, TEXAS // COLLEGE PARK CENTER
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* L, 45-65 1/10/15 vs. UL Monroe* W, 70-64 1/15/15 vs. South Alabama* W, 63-42 1/17/15 at Arkansas State* L, 48-68 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
Address: 601 University Dr., San Marcos, Texas 78666 Women’s Basketball Contact: Jen Lawson Office: 512-245-2988 // Cell: 217-369-4402 Email: jlawson@txstate.edu Assistant AD of Communications: Rick Poulter Email: rpoulter@txstate.edu Assistant SID: Rob Beuerlein Email: rb60@txstate.edu Assistant SID: Joshua Flanagan Email: jcf65@txstate.edu
Texas State BOBCATS
AT A GLANCE Date...............................January 19, 2015 Time................................................ 5 p.m. Location...........................Arlington, Texas Arena..........................College Park Center Capacity........................................... 7,000 Live Stats.................... txstatebobcats.com Live Streaming........... txstatebobcats.com Radio.......................... txstatebobcats.com Series Record.................. TXST leads 35-28 Last Meeting........TXST won 54-49, 2/15/14
UT Arlington MAVERICKS
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
Erin Peoples
G // 6-0 // Jr. PPG......................... 14.5 RPG.......................... 7.4 APG........................... 1.9 FG%........................ 44.0 3FG%...................... 16.7 FT%........................ 63.3
Ayriel Anderson
G // 5-3 // Jr. PPG......................... 10.3 RPG.......................... 3.3 APG........................... 4.3 FG%........................ 32.9 3FG%...................... 35.0 FT%........................ 78.7
Kileah Mays
C // 6-2 // Jr. PPG........................... 5.7 RPG.......................... 8.3 APG........................... 0.9 FG%........................ 28.0 3FG%........................ 0.0 FT%........................ 42.0
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION • After having an off day on Saturday, the UT Arlington Mavericks enter Monday’s contest with a 9-6 overall record and 3-3 mark in conference play. • Most recently, the Mavericks defeated Georgia State in Atlanta by a 45-39 margin. Rebekah Van Dijk led UT Arlington with a 14 point, 12 rebound double-double followed by Cierra Johnson who added eight points. • Van Dijk is leading the Mavericks this season in points and rebounds with 12.5 PPG and 10.8 RPG, respectively. She has started in all 15 games for the Mavericks with an average of 27.9 minutes per contest. • Other victories in the SBC for UT Arlington include Georgia Southern and South Alabama which also marked as the first two conference games on the schedule. • On January 10, the Mavericks forced the second-place Arkansas State Red Wolves to overtime before ultimately falling by a score of 80-77 at the College Park Center. • This season marks vast improvement for the Mavericks as they have now more than doubled their win total from the 2013-14 season.
Meghan Braeuer
G // 5-7 // Sr. PPG......................... 12.1 RPG.......................... 2.1 APG........................... 2.1 FG%........................ 42.7 3FG%...................... 43.0 FT%........................ 70.4
Jacqueline Jeffcoat
F // 6-2 // Sr. PPG........................... 5.9 RPG.......................... 7.6 APG........................... 0.6 FG%........................ 32.4 3FG%...................... 18.8 FT%........................ 75.0
• The 2013-14 Mavericks finished with a 4-25 overall record and just a 3-15 mark in conference play. Texas State defeated UT Arlington on both occasions last season. • The Mavericks are coached by Krista Gerlich who is currently in her second season with UT Arlington. Prior to her start with the Mavericks, Gerlich spent seven seasons with West Texas A&M. UT Arlington was picked to finish in ninth place in the SBC. Currently, the Mavericks are sitting in a tie for fifth place with UL Lafayette. 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.