2014-15 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GAME 19 // TEXAS STATE (11-7, 6-3 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) VS. APPALACHIAN STATE (9-8, 4-4 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) JANUARY 24, 2015 // 2 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* W, 67-57 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 24, 2015 Time................................................ 2 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........................ First Meeting Last Meeting.........................................n/a
Appalachian State MOUNTAINEERS
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
Erin Peoples
G // 6-0 // Jr. PPG......................... 14.1 RPG.......................... 7.0 APG........................... 1.9 FG%........................ 45.2 3FG%...................... 21.1 FT%........................ 63.2
Ayriel Anderson
G // 5-3 // Jr. PPG......................... 11.1 RPG.......................... 3.2 APG........................... 4.2 FG%........................ 34.1 3FG%...................... 36.3 FT%........................ 80.0
Kileah Mays
C // 6-2 // Jr. PPG........................... 5.8 RPG.......................... 8.6 APG........................... 0.9 FG%........................ 27.6 3FG%........................ 0.0 FT%........................ 44.6
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION • Conference newcomer Appalachian State comes into Saturday’s contest with a 9-8 overall record and 4-4 mark in the SBC. The Mountaineers are most recently coming off of a 70-59 victory over South Alabama Thursday evening. • Key wins for the Mountaineers include a 70-69 victory over preseason favorite Arkansas State earlier this season in Boone, N.C. Other conference victories for Appalachian State include a second game against South Alabama and UL Lafayette. • Maryah Sydnor, an All-SBC Preseason First-Team selection, leads the Mountaineers with 18.5 PPG and 9.4 RPG. She has recorded a quarter of both the team’s total points and total rebounds this season. In addition, she is amongst team leaders in assists and steals and is the team leader at the line with 88-of-104 FT made. • Katie Mallow is also a leader for Appalachian State as she is averaging 11.7 points per game. She has made a team-high 27 three-pointers and is second on the team in steals with 19. • The Mountaineers were picked to finish eighth in the SBC. Appalachian State is under the direction of Angel Elderkin, a longtime assistant coach in the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, and Big East, who is currently in her first year at the helm of the Mountaineers.
Meghan Braeuer
G // 5-7 // Sr. PPG......................... 11.7 RPG.......................... 2.0 APG........................... 2.1 FG%........................ 42.8 3FG%...................... 43.4 FT%........................ 75.8
Jacqueline Jeffcoat
F // 6-2 // Sr. PPG........................... 5.7 RPG.......................... 7.2 APG........................... 0.6 FG%........................ 33.1 3FG%...................... 18.2 FT%........................ 75.0
LAST TIME OUT • This marks the first ever meeting between the Mountaineers and the Bobcats. 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