Dec. 5, 2005

SAN MARCOS - Texas State continues non-conference play Tuesday night, when the Bobcats host Schreiner at 7 p.m. inside Strahan Coliseum.

The Bobcats are 5-0 after opening the year on a school-record five-game winning streak, and the `Cats will look for number six against 1-3 Schreiner.

Schreiner comes in to Tuesday's contest looking to snap a three-game losing skid, with the last Mountaineer win coming in the season opener Nov. 21 at Texas Lutheran.

Schreiner has given up at least 80 points in each of its first four games, while the Mountaineers average 76.2 points per game. Schreiner's offense is paced by Monica Enriquez who averages 20 points per game, while Vanessa Lopez (17.3) and Lori Beck (10.8) round out the Mountaineers' double-digit scoring averages.

Amanda Flores is the team's top rebounder, averaging 7.3 boards per game, while Enriquez leads the team with 16 assists on the year.

Schreiner averages 22.8 turnovers per game while forcing 23.5 opponent miscues, and the Mountaineers shoot 38.5 percent from the floor on 100-of-260 shooting. The Mountaineers have struggled from the three-point line at 22.2 percent on the season, and Schreiner hits 63.8 percent of its foul shots.

Texas State will counter with three players in double-digit scoring, paced by Joyce Ekworomadu's 16.8 points per game average including 10-of-18 from the three-point arc.

Tamara Thompson has played in three of the `Cats five ballgames, averaging 15 points per contest, while Jeana Hoffman averages 11.4 points per game including 12-of-15 from the foul line this season.

Texas State averages 84 points per game while holding opponents to 53.4 points per contest, and Texas State has a strangle-hold on the opposing basket, forcing opponents into 31.9 percent from the field.

The Bobcats shoot 45.4 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from the three-point arc, and Texas State hits 63.8 percent of its attempts from the foul line.

The Bobcat defense forces 22.6 opponent turnovers while giving the ball up 16.8 times per game, and the `Cats hold opponents to 25.7 percent from the three-point arc.

Following Tuesday's non-conference bout with Schreiner, Texas State's next action will come Saturday at 4 p.m. against Texas-Pan American at Strahan Coliseum.