Nov. 15, 2008

Final Stats

Des Moines, Iowa - Victoria Davis led the Texas State women's basketball team with 17 points and brought down five rebounds in the Bobcats 2008-09 season opener, but the tally could not stand up to the four Drake Bulldogs with double-digit performances, and the team fell 72-54 Friday night in Des Moines, Iowa at the Knapp Center.

Texas State initiated scoring with a jumper from Ryan Bradford to open the game, but followed with a 29-percent effort from the field in the first half. The Bobcats trailed by as many as 15 points when Drake scored eight unanswered points for a 22-7 edge at 10:08 and maintained a double-digit lead until just under a minute in the half. Davis took the last bucket for the `Cats to trim the deficit to eight points, heading into the half with a 31-23 score.

The Bobcats regrouped in the second half and came out firing, scoring eight points in the first two minutes of action. Down 32-31 after a quick free throw by the Bulldogs, Ashleigh Brady initiated a 12-0 run with a jumper at the 16:25 mark. Senior Ashley Cole drained a three-pointer off a dish from Davis and Ofoegbu followed it with a three-point play on the next possession, 46-37.

Texas State finished the half with 36 percent shooting from the field and brought down 20 rebounds, but a hot hand from Brady carried Drake to the finish. The game-high scorer went 4-for-4 from the field in the final half of action to aid the team's 45-percent effort.

The `Cats could not match the effort and trailed by as many as 20 points in the final minutes of action, resulting the 16-point defeat.

Texas State edged Drake on the boards, 38-37 and Cole posted a team-best six rebounds.

The `Cats shot 69-percent from the free throw line, sinking 9-of-13 attempts.

Texas State will move on to face Iowa Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. Live stats will be available via the host schools web-site.a