2014-15 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GAME 18 // TEXAS STATE (10-7, 5-3 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (4-11, 1-5 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) JANUARY 22, 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* 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* W, 60-53 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 22, 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...................... TXST leads 1-0 Last Meeting..........TXST won 79-65, 1/3/15
Georgia Southern EAGLES
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
Erin Peoples
G // 6-0 // Jr. PPG......................... 14.3 RPG.......................... 7.2 APG........................... 1.9 FG%........................ 44.4 3FG%...................... 16.7 FT%........................ 63.2
Ayriel Anderson
G // 5-3 // Jr. PPG......................... 10.5 RPG.......................... 3.2 APG........................... 4.2 FG%........................ 32.5 3FG%...................... 36.0 FT%........................ 78.0
Kileah Mays
C // 6-2 // Jr. PPG........................... 5.5 RPG.......................... 8.5 APG........................... 0.9 FG%........................ 27.5 3FG%........................ 0.0 FT%........................ 42.3
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION • The Georgia Southern Eagles mark the first team that Texas State will play twice on the conference schedule. The Eagles enter the game Thursday with a 4-11 overall record and 1-5 record in the SBC. The lone victory for Georgia Southern in conference play came against South Alabama on Jan. 10. • The 1-5 record in the SBC puts the Eagles in 10th place, a win behind UL Monroe for ninth. • Angel McGowan and Anna Claire Knight are leading the way for the Eagles, scoring 12.3 and 12.0 points, respectively. Knight also leads Georgia Southern on the glass, picking up 5.5 boards per game. • Patrice Butler led all players against the Bobcats in the first meeting, scoring 24 points after a perfect 11-for-11 showing from the charity stripe. McGowan also had a strong showing for the Eagles, tallying 18 points. Knight was held to just two points and three rebounds.
Meghan Braeuer
G // 5-7 // Sr. PPG......................... 11.9 RPG.......................... 2.1 APG........................... 2.1 FG%........................ 42.6 3FG%...................... 42.9 FT%........................ 74.2
Jacqueline Jeffcoat
F // 6-2 // Sr. PPG........................... 5.9 RPG.......................... 7.5 APG........................... 0.6 FG%........................ 33.3 3FG%...................... 18.8 FT%........................ 75.0
the Bobcats defeated the Eagles by a score of 79-65 at the Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Ga. Thursday’s game marks the first ever visit to San Marcos for Georgia Southern. • Four Bobcats rattled off double-digit points including Ayriel Anderson with a team-high 16. Erin Peoples added 13, Raven Burns contributed 12 and Kileah Mays recorded 10. The Bobcats finished the evening shooting just over 48 percent from the floor and just under 44 percent from beyond the arc. 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.
• Georgia Southern is led by Chris Vozab who is currently in her third season at the helm of the Eagles. The Eagles were picked to finish 10th in the SBC preseason poll.
• 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.
LAST TIME OUT • In the second game of the conference season for Texas State,
• This preseason, juniors Erin Peoples and Ayriel Anderson were both chosen to All-SBC Preseason Teams.