2015-16 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 26 // TEXAS STATE (12-13, 7-8 SUN BELT) VS. ARKANSAS STATE (22-3, 16-0 SBC) FEBRUARY 25, 2016 // 5:05 P.M. CT // JONESBORO, ARK. // CONVOCATION CENTER // ESPN3 OVERALL RECORD: 12-13 | CONFERENCE: 7-8 12-13 W-L 22-3 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 7-8 SBC 16-0 11/13 No. 13 Texas A&M L, 87-50 223 RPI 41 11/15 St. Edward’s W, 52-44 62.4 PPG 74.6 11/21 North Texas W, 64-62 37.6 11/26 Iowa State^ L, 83-61 FG% 44.6 11/27 Idaho^ L, 75-55 35.0 3FG% 35.2 11/28 No. 12 Duke^ L, 85-34 71.1 FT% 74.3 12/3 UTSA W, 72-64 70.7 D-PPG 59.6 12/13 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 80-60 32.2 RPG 36.9 11.3 APG 14.7 12/16 Houston Baptist W, 71-66 Texas State Arkansas State 12/21 Missouri L, 82-56 6.7 SPG 9.3 BOBCATS RED WOLVES 12/30 Georgia Southern* W, 61-56 2.4 BPG 3.5 1/2 Georgia State* W, 80-71 1/9 Appalachian State* L, 90-71 TEXAS STATE LAST GAME STARTERS NO. NAME HT. POS. CLASS PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 1/14 South Alabama* W, 73-71 1 Ayriel Anderson 5-3 G Sr. 8.0 2.3 31.3 30.8 82.9 1/16 Troy* L, 112-79 15 Ericka May 5-10 F So. 6.0 7.3 40.1 27.3 54.5 1/21 Little Rock* W, 67-57 22 Ti’Aira Pitts 6-1 F So. 2.5 2.0 42.6 11.1 71.4 1/23 Arkansas State* L, 74-59 24 Raven Burns 5-7 G Sr. 7.5 1.1 35.2 37.0 73.1 1/28 UL Lafayette* W, 46-42 32 Kaitlin Walla 5-9 G R-So. 11.0 4.2 36.7 39.5 65.0 1/30 UL Monroe* L, 63-59 REMAINING PLAYERS 2 Toshua Leavitt 5-4 G Fr. 5.8 1.1 38.1 41.2 72.2 2/4 Georgia State* L, 73-62 5 Devin Gray 5-7 G Fr. 1.5 0.5 23.8 25.0 100.0 2/6 Georgia Southern* L, 78-64 12 Kiani Lurry 5-8 G Fr. 7.5 2.8 37.4 21.1 70.5 2/9 UT Arlington* L, 80-48 23 Taeler Deer 5-5 G So. 10.2 2.5 42.2 35.4 79.6 2/11 Appalachian State* W, 87-76 25 Whitney Apari 6-0 F So. 3.9 3.6 38.7 0.0 66.7 2/18 UL Monroe* W, 63-57 55 De’Jionae Calloway 6-0 F Fr. 3.7 3.3 50.0 0.0 69.2 2/20 UL Lafayette* L, 59-47 ABOUT THE MATCH-UP • From beyond the arc, the Bobcats are now second in the 2/25 Arkansas State* 5:05 p.m. • Arkansas State and Texas State have already played once league with a mark of 35.0 percent. Texas State ranks first in 2/27 Little Rock* 4 p.m. this season and the Red Wolves handed the Bobcats a 74-59 the SBC in total 3’s with 196. 3/1 UT Arlington* 5 p.m. setback at Strahan Coliseum on Jan. 23. • Texas State is currently in seventh place in the league, just 3/3 Troy* 5:30 p.m. • Head coach Zenarae Antoine has defeated Arkansas half of a game behind Troy for sixth. The Bobcats are ahead 3/5 South Alabama* 2 p.m. State one time, and that was Texas State’s senior day last of Appalachian State (5-11), Georgia State (4-12), Georgia 3/9-12 Sun Belt Tournament TBD season. The Red Wolves were the last team in the Sun Belt Southern (4-12), and UL Monroe (3-13). The remaining Conference for Coach Z to win against. schedule for Texas State features five of the top six teams in All times listed are Central Time the league. • Arkansas State owns a 5-1 advantage all-time against Bold denotes home game Texas State. The Bobcats have never won at the Convocation • Arkansas State and Texas State have already played once * denotes Sun Belt Conference Game Center. this season and the Red Wolves handed the Bobcats a 74-59 ^ denotes Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico setback at Strahan Coliseum on Jan. 23. All home games are played at Strahan Coliseum • Saturday’s match-up will be broadcasted on ESPN3 and it is the annual Pink Game for the Red Wolves. • Head coach Zenarae Antoine is in her fifth season at the helm of the Bobcat program. She was the first coach in TEXAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION BOBCAT TIDBITS school history to take the team to the postseason in back-to- Address: 601 University Dr., San Marcos, Texas 78666 Women’s Basketball Contact: Jen Lawson • Texas State enters into the final five game stretch with a 12- back years (2014 and 2015 WBI). Office: 512-245-2988 // Cell: 217-369-4402 13 overall record and 7-8 mark in Sun Belt Conference play. Email: [email protected] Last week, the Bobcats evened the regular season series A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION - ARKANSAS STATE Assistant AD of Communications: Rick Poulter against UL Monroe Thursday night before dropping a game • Arkansas State secured itself at least a share of the regular Email: [email protected] against UL Lafayette Saturday. season SBC championship with an 85-64 victory over Assistant SID: Phillip Pongratz Georgia State Saturday afternoon. The Red Wolves are 22-3 Email: [email protected] • Against the Ragin’ Cajuns, the Bobcats drained 10 3-pointers overall and a perfect 16-0 in SBC play. Assistant SID: Joshua Flanagan which puts them just 11 shy of matching the school record of Email: [email protected] 207 set last year. Raven Burns and Kaitlin Walla combined for • Aundrea Gamble scored 31 points and tied a career-high seven of the ‘Cats 10 3’s against UL Lafayette. with 11 assists against the Panthers, while Khadija Brown- 2015-16 TEXAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2015-16 TEXAS STATE ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NOTABLES 1 Ayriel Anderson (ARIEL) 5-3 G Sr. Irving, Texas/Irving MacArthur HS 16th player in school history to eclipse 1,000 points, third all-time in 3’s 2 Toshua Leavitt (TOSH • A) 5-4 G Fr. Nixa, Mo./Nixa HS Owns school record in three’s at Nixa HS 5 Devin Gray 5-9 G Fr. Wellington, Fla./Oxbridge Academy Set a school record of nine three-pointers in a game in HS 12 Kiani Lurry (KEY • ahn • EE) 5-8 G Fr. Miami, Fla./Nova HS The 2013 FHSAA State Most Valuable Player 14 McKinley Bostad* 5-8 G So. Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS/Arkansas Named SEC Freshman of the Week at Arkansas 15 Ericka May 5-10 G So. Allen, Texas/Allen HS Has started in every game this season and leads team in rebounding 22 Ti’Aira Pitts (TEE • air • UH) 6-1 F So. Pflugerville, Texas/Cedar Ridge HS Started in five games this year 23 Taeler Deer (TAY • LOR) 5-5 G So. Houston, Texas/Channelview HS Recorded career-high 32 points vs. North Texas this year 24 Raven Burns 5-7 G Sr. Houston, Texas/Bellaire HS Has made a career-high 40’s this season, ninth all-time 25 Whitney Apari (A • par • EE) 6-0 F So. Frisco, Texas/Frisco Lone Star HS Played in 27 games during the 2014-15 season 32 Kaitlin Walla 5-9 G R-So. Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS Leads team in scoring with 10.9 points per game 35 Erin Peoples 6-0 G Sr. Little Rock, Ark./Parkview HS Recorded her 1,000th point in SBC semis, out for season with ACL injury 40 Amber Jones 5-11 F Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis HS/FSC at Jacksonville Back-to-back All-Conference selections at Fla. St. College at Jacksonville 55 De’Jionae Calloway (DEE • jahn • NAE) 6-0 F Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West HS Named to the MBCA Class 5 Girls All-State team her senior year Head Coach: Zenarae (ZEN • uh • RAY) Antoine (AN • twahn) // Fifth Season Associate Head Coach: Chandra Dorsey // Fourth Season Assistant Coach: Addie Lees // First Season Assistant Coach: Laura Terry // First Season Director of Basketball Operations: Abigail Whitling // Fourth Season *Will sit out 2015-16 season due to transfer rules STRAHAN COLISEUM Haywood added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jessica Flanery QUICK FACTS Press row for Texas State basketball games is located on the south side also finished with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond concourse level on the baseline. The media entrance to the arena is from the the arc. GENERAL southeast corner of the Colisem, and the southeast entrance is also used for Location ---------------------------------------------San Marcos, Texas Will Call pick up of credentials. Parking is located just off the southeast corner Founded -----------------------------------------------------------1899 of the Coliseum for media with proper credentials. • Teams remaining on the Red Wolves schedule including Enrollment ------------------------------------------------------38,006 Texas State are UT Arlington, Appalachian State, and Little Nickname -------------------------------------------------------Bobcats MEDIA AND PHOTO CREDENTIALS Rock. School Colors -------------------------------------------Maroon & Gold Credentials for Texas State home basketball games are issued for working Home Arena/Capacity ------------------------ Strahan Coliseum/7,200 media only and must be requested through the sports information office, • The reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Conference ---------------------------------------------------- Sun Belt preferably in advance.