2014-15 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GAME 25 // TEXAS STATE (15-9, 10-5 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) VS. UL LAFAYETTE (16-8, 8-7 SUN BELT CONFERENCE) FEBRUARY 19, 2015 // 5:00 P.M. CT // LAFAYETTE, LA. // CAJUNDOME
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* L, 43-70 2/12/15 vs. UT Arlington* W, 65-58 (OT) 2/14/15 vs. Georgia State* W, 71-61 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 19, 2015 Time........................................... 5:00 p.m. Location...............................Lafayette, La. Arena...................................... Cajundome Capacity......................................... 11,550 Live Stats.................... txstatebobcats.com Live Streaming........... txstatebobcats.com Radio.......................... txstatebobcats.com Series Record...................... Series tied 3-3 Last Meeting....ULL won 83-81 (2OT), 1/31/15
UL Lafayette RAGIN CAJUNS
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
Erin Peoples
G // 6-0 // Jr. PPG......................... 14.2 RPG.......................... 6.7 APG........................... 1.7 FG%........................ 43.8 3FG%...................... 22.7 FT%........................ 66.7
Ayriel Anderson
G // 5-3 // Jr. PPG......................... 11.2 RPG.......................... 3.3 APG........................... 4.1 FG%........................ 34.9 3FG%...................... 35.7 FT%........................ 76.7
Kileah Mays
C // 6-2 // Jr. PPG........................... 5.7 RPG.......................... 8.1 APG........................... 0.8 FG%........................ 28.2 3FG%........................ 0.0 FT%........................ 43.5
Meghan Braeuer
G // 5-7 // Sr. PPG......................... 10.3 RPG.......................... 2.3 APG........................... 2.1 FG%........................ 41.1 3FG%...................... 41.6 FT%........................ 76.7
Ericka May
G // 5-10 // Fr. PPG........................... 3.9 RPG.......................... 4.8 APG........................... 0.6 FG%........................ 34.6 3FG%...................... 18.5 FT%........................ 57.7
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION • The Ragin’ Cajuns enter Thursday’s game with a 16-8 overall record and 8-7 record in conference play. UL Lafayette has gone 3-3 in its previous six contest.
LAST TIME OUT • In the first meeting this season, the Bobcats fell to UL Lafayette by a score of 83-81 in only the second overtime contest in school history.
• With an 8-7 overall conference record, the Ragin’ Cajuns are in fifth place in the 11 team league. One of the key victories for UL Lafayette was a 69-57 victory over second-place Arkansas State back in the middle of January.
ABOUT THE BOBCATS • The Texas State Bobcats enter the 2014-15 season with eight returners and four newcomers.
• Jaylyn Gordon is the leading scorer for the Ragin’ Cajuns with 14.3 PPG. She currently owns an 81.3 free throw percentage and averages a team-high 33.0 minutes per game. • Keke Veal and Kia Wilridge also average double-digit points for UL Lafayette. Wilridge and Simone Fields lead the team with 5.0 rebounds per contest. • In the preseason poll, the Ragin’ Cajuns were picked to finish sixth. Veal and Wilridge were named to the All-SBC Preseason Second-Team and Third-Team, respectively. • The Ragin’ Cajuns are led by Garry Brodhead who is currently in his third season at the helm of the UL Lafayette women’s basketball team. In the 2013-14 season, Brodhead helped the Ragin’ Cajuns to a 14-16 record, their best record since the 2006-07 season.
• 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