2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TEXAS STATE BOBCATS TEXAS STATE (13-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) at GEORGIA STATE (5-14, 1-7 Sun Belt) Saturday, January 27, 2018 • 11:00 a.m. CT 21 Atlanta, Ga. • Georgia State Sports Arena (3,854) TEXAS STATE GEORGIA STATE OPENING TIPS TUNING IN Overall SBC Overall Conf. SCENE SETTER VIDEO STREAM ............. WatchESPN/ESPN3 13-7 6-3 Record 5-14 1-7 • Texas State, coming off of a 81-56 win to Geor- AUDIO STREAM ............ KTSW (89.9) 6-2 3-1 Home 5-5 1-3 ...................................... Brant Freeman PxP 7-4 3-2 Away 0-9 0-4 gia Southern on Jan. 25, will take on Georgia 0-1 0-0 Neutral 0-0 0-0 State on Jan. 27. Tip is scheduled for 11:00 LIVE STATS ................... georgiastatesports.com/livestats a.m. CDT in Atlanta, Ga. and can be viewed on TWITTER UPDATES ....... @TXStateWBB WatchESPN/ESPN3. Zenarae Antoine Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener 7th 101-106 Current School 8th 85-144 Same Same Career 19th 280-286 • For the first time this season, all five Bobcat 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS starters reach double-figures in the scorebook, NOVEMBER (4-2) led by Brooke Holle. 12 at Texas Tech W 87-70 Statistical Leaders 15 at Incarnate Word W 74-33 T. Leavitt 17.9 Points K. Henry 14.5 E. May 7.8 Rebounds S. Fluker 5.5 • Holle netted a career-high 26 points on 8-of- 18 at TCU L 82-58 T. Deer 6.1 Assists K. Henry 3.7 11. The sophomore guard knocked down five 21 at Texas Southern W 70-56 T. Pitts 1.0 Blocks S. Miller 1.2 3-point attempts in seven tries and drained all 25 FRESNO STATE W 76-59 T. Deer 2.1 Steals M. Newby 2.1 five free throw attempts. 28 HOUSTON L 72-67 DECEMBER (4-3) 02 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 84-57 Team Statistics • Taeler Deer recorded her third double-double of 05 UTSA W 91-38 71.2 Offense 63.9 the season, registering 13 points and 10 assists. 59.0 Defense 73.8 17 at Sam Houston State W 73-41 +12.2 Scoring Margin -9.8 20 Bethune-Cookman ^ L 62-56 37.5 Rebounds 36.3 • Ti’Aira Pitts (13 points), Toshua Leavitt (12 21 Stetson ^ L 61-54 -0.1 Rebound Margin -3.3 points) and Ericka May (10 points) all netted at 29 at Appalachian State * W 69-54 .412 FG Pct. .376 least 10 points. 31 at Coastal Carolina * L 65-64 .369 3-PT FG Pct. .310 JANUARY (5-2) .733 FT Pct. .745 .385 FG Pct. Defense .437 TXST VS. GSU 04 SOUTH ALABAMA * W 78-63 06 TROY * W 83-75 9.8 3-Pointers 4.5 • Texas State holds a 5-3 series advantage over 15.9 Assists 11.7 11 at Arkansas State * W 67-55 12.8 Turnovers 18.7 Georgia State. The Bobcats won the lone match- 13 at Little Rock * L 63-48 +4.9 Turnover Margin -2.0 up between the two schools last season, winning 18 ULM * W 86-52 9.1 Steals 9.1 62-51 in Atlanta, Ga. The Panthers last won on 20 LOUISIANA * L 65-58 2.1 Blocks 2.8 Feb. 4, 2016. 25 at Georgia Southern * W 81-56 27 at Georgia State * 11:00 a.m. TEXAS STATE PROBABLE STARTERS FEBRUARY (0-0) No. Name Pos. Cl. Pts. Reb. Noteable 01 COASTAL CAROLINA * 5:30 p.m. 2 Toshua Leavitt G Jr. 17.9 1.9 School record holder for made triples in a career, season & game 03 APPALACHIAN STATE * 2:00 p.m. 23 Taeler Deer G Sr. 16.7 4.7 Scored a career-high 44 points in the win at Texas Tech 10 at UTA * 2:00 p.m. 24 Brooke Holle G So. 12.1 4.8 Scored a career-high 26 points in the win over Georgia Southern 15 at Louisiana * 5:00 p.m. 15 Ericka May F Sr. 6.5 7.8 Tied for the team lead with three double-doubles this season 17 at ULM * Noon 22 Ti’Aira Pitts F Sr. 7.7 4.6 Tallied a career-high 18 points in the win over PVAMU 22 GEORGIA STATE * Noon TEXAS STATE OFF THE BENCH 24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 2:00 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. Pts. Reb. Noteable MARCH (0-0) 00 Jayla Johnson F Fr. 3.2 1.6 Scored in 10 of her 13 appearances off of the bench 03 UTA * 2:00 p.m. 1 Avionne Alexander G Fr. 0.6 0.8 Appeared in eight games off of the bench this season 06 First Round # TBD 3 Chania Wright G Fr. 3.2 1.2 Scored a career-high 16 points in the win over UTSA 08 Quarterfinal # TBD 12 Dabrasia Baty G Jr. 1.1 0.5 Scored five points in 13 minutes in the loss to Bethune-Cookman 10 Semifinal # TBD 13 Zandra Emanuel F Sr. 0.9 1.9 Socred four points and grabbed four rebounds against PVAMU 11 Final # 5:00 p.m. 33 Bailey Holle G So. 1.8 1.8 Appeared in 18 games, including three starts this season 50 Zelor Massaquoi F Gr. 3.6 4.4 Leads the Bobcat bench in minutes, points, and rebounds HOME GAME AT STRAHAN COLISEUM ^- Hatter Classic Game (DeLand, Fla.) TEXAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION * - Sun Belt Conference Game Charlie Duffy, Assistant Director/WBB Contact Email: [email protected] # - Sun Belt Conference Championship (New Orleans, La.) Office: 512-245-2988 Cell: 317-490-3262 All times CENTRAL 2017-18 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TEXAS STATE QUICK FACTS Name of Institution Texas State University Location San Marcos, Texas Founded 1899 Enrollment 38,694 Nickname Bobcats School Colors Maroon (PMS 504) & Metallic Gold (PMS 872) Arena (Capacity) Strahan Coliseum (7,200) Year Opened 1982 Conference Sun Belt President Dr. Denise M. Trauth (College of Mount St. Joseph, 1971) Director of Athletics Dr. Larry Teis (TCU, 1988) SWA Tracy Shoemake (Texas, 1990) Faculty Representative Dr. Paul Gowens (Baylor, 1965) Athletic Department Phone 512.245.2114 Ticket Office Phone 512.245.2272 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY Front Row (L to R): Toshua Leavitt, Brooke Holle, Taeler Deer, Bailey Holle, Dabrasia Baty First Year of Basketball 1966 Back Row (L to R): Chania Wright, Zandra Emanuel, Ti’Aira Pitts, Jayla Johnson, Ericka May, All-Time Record 744-714 Avionne Alexander, Zelor Massaquoi All-Time Sun Belt Conference Record 47-38 All-Time Sun Belt Conference Tournament Record 2-4 2017-18 ROSTER Conference Regular Season Championships 1 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 2008 (Southland) Conference Tournament Championships 2 00 Jayla Johnson Fr. F 6-0 Dallas, Texas/Lincoln HS 1997 (Southland) • 2003 (Southland) 1 Avionne Alexander Fr. G 5-8 Sunnyvale, Texas/Sunnyvale HS NCAA Tournament Appearances/Record 2/02 2 Toshua Leavitt Jr. G 5-4 Nixa, Mo./Nixa HS Years 1991 • 1993 • 2014 • 2015 3 Chania Wright Fr. G 5-8 DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS Last NCAA Postseason Opponent/Result 12 Dabrasia Baty Jr. G 5-6 Dallas, Texas/Bryan Adams HS/South Plains College Lost to LSU (March 22, 2003) 13 Zandra Emanuel Sr. F 6-0 Houston, Texas/C.E. King HS/Coastal Bend College WNIT Appearances 1/1-1 15 Ericka May Sr. G/F 5-10 Allen, Texas/Allen HS Year 2008 22 Ti’Aira Pitts Sr. F 6-1 Austin, Texas/Cedar Ridge HS Last WNIT Postseason Opponent/Result 23 Taeler Deer Sr. G 5-5 Houston, Texas/Channelview HS Lost at Texas Tech (March 22, 2008) WBI Appearances 3/0-3 24 Brooke Holle So. G 5-7 Austin, Texas/Westlake HS Years 2014 • 2015 • 2017 33 Bailey Holle So. G 5-7 Austin, Texas/Westlake HS Last WBI Postseason Opponent/Result 50 Zelor Massaquoi Gr. F 5-7 Monrovia, Liberia / Reservoir HS/Grand Canyon Lost to Eastern Washington, 66-62 (OT) (March 16, 2017) MEDIA INFORMATION 2017-18 COACHING STAFF STRAHAN COLISEUM Head Coach: Zenarae Antoine (Colorado State, 1998) - Seventh Season Press row for Texas State basketball games is located Associate Head Coach: Chandra Dorsey (Ole Miss, 2011) - Sixth Season (Third as Associate Head Coach) on the south side concourse level on the baseline. The media entrance to the arena is Gate 4 (northeast corner Assistant Coach: Nathan Teymer (Grand View, 1999) - First Season of the Colisem) and the Gate 4 entrance is also used for Director of Basketball Operations: Abigail Whitling (North Carolina, 2010) - Sixth Season Will Call pick up of credentials. Graduate Assistant: Paige Love (UNC Asheville, 2016) - Second Season MEDIA AND PHOTO CREDENTIALS Credentials for Texas State home basketball games are PRONUNCIATION GUIDE issued for working media only and must be requested 1 Avionne Alexander - aye • VEE • on through the sports information office, preferably in 12 Dabrasia Baty - duh • braise • uh bay • tee advance. Only photographers on assignment from an accredited media agency will be issued credentials. 23 Taeler Deer - Taylor Photographers are required to abide by the guidelines 13 Zandra Emanuel - Zan • DRUH set forth by the NCAA on shooting limitations from the 33 Bailey Holle - HAUL • ee sidelines. Those not complying with the guidelines may 24 Brooke Holle - HAUL • ee be removed. 2 Toshua Leavitt - TOSH • a LEV • it 50 Zelor Massaquoi - ZEE • lore mass • uh • qwah TXST, NOT ‘TSU’ 22 Ti’Aira Pitts - Tee • AIR • uh In editorial references to Texas State athletics, media 3 Chania Wright - SHANIA outlets are asked to refrain from the use of the ‘TSU’ acronym.