2014-15 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GAME 22 // TEXAS STATE (13-8, 8-4 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) VS. UALR (18-3, 11-1 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) FEBRUARY 7, 2015 // 3:00 P.M. CT // LITTLE ROCK, ARK. // JACK STEPHENS 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* W, 60-53 1/22/15 vs. Georgia Southern* W, 67-57 1/24/15 vs. Appalachian State* W, 67-58 1/31/15 vs. UL Lafayette* L, 81-83 (2OT) 2/4/15 at South Alabama* W, 46-44 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............................... February 7, 2015 Time........................................... 3:00 p.m. Location........................... Little Rock, Ark. Arena.......................Jack Stephens Center Capacity........................................... 5,600 Live Stats.................... txstatebobcats.com Live Streaming........... txstatebobcats.com Radio.......................... txstatebobcats.com Series Record..................... UALR leads 4-3 Last Meeting....... UALR won 65-45, 1/8/15
UALR TROJANS
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
Erin Peoples
G // 6-0 // Jr. PPG......................... 13.9 RPG.......................... 6.8 APG........................... 1.7 FG%........................ 44.3 3FG%...................... 20.0 FT%........................ 66.3
Ayriel Anderson
G // 5-3 // Jr. PPG......................... 11.3 RPG.......................... 3.2 APG........................... 4.2 FG%........................ 34.7 3FG%...................... 34.5 FT%........................ 78.8
Kileah Mays
C // 6-2 // Jr. PPG........................... 6.0 RPG.......................... 8.4 APG........................... 0.8 FG%........................ 28.5 3FG%........................ 0.0 FT%........................ 46.8
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION • The UALR Trojans enter Saturday’s contest in sole possession of first place in the conference standings with an 11-1 conference record. The lone loss for the Trojans in conference play was against in-state rival Arkansas State. • UALR’s overall record sits at 18-3 with its only losses in addition to the Red Wolves are Tulane and South Dakota State. • Most recently, the Trojans defeated UL Monroe by a score of 68-44 at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans are averaging 64.9 PPG in conference play and are 9-1 overall this year at home. • Taylor Gault leads the Trojans offensively, averaging 15.6 PPG. She leads the team as well in blocks with 21 and three-point percentage with a mark of 41.9 percent. Ka’Nesheia Cobbins leads the team in assists with 105 this season and Shanity James is the leading rebounder with 7.3 boards per contest. • UALR was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference in a poll of the league’s coaches. The Trojans received two first-place 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
Meghan Braeuer
G // 5-7 // Sr. PPG......................... 10.6 RPG.......................... 2.2 APG........................... 2.0 FG%........................ 40.7 3FG%...................... 41.9 FT%........................ 77.1
Ericka May
G // 5-10 // Fr. PPG........................... 3.8 RPG.......................... 4.6 APG........................... 0.6 FG%........................ 34.0 3FG%...................... 17.4 FT%........................ 50.0
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. LAST TIME OUT • In the first meeting between the Bobcats and the Trojans this season, UALR won in San Marcos by a score of 65-45. 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.