LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas State women's basketball team had five double-digit scorers including a career night by Meghan Braeuer, but ultimately fell in overtime to the Texas Tech Lady Raiders by a score of 81-77. Braeuer led the offensive efforts of the Bobcats with 24 points including 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
 
Texas State (1-1) started on the right foot against the Lady Raiders, forcing a stop in Texas Tech's (2-0) first possession of the contest. The Bobcats took the momentum of that stop by scoring the first basket of the game on the next possession, a three-pointer by Braeuer.
 
In the following moments, Texas State built up as much as six-point lead that was capped by a three-pointer by Ayriel Anderson. Tech then made a jumper in the paint to cut the lead to four with 13:13 left in the first half.
 
The Bobcats then rattled off a 7-0 run to take a 20-9 lead over the Lady Raiders. That lead, however, would be cut as time in the first half ran out. Texas Tech took its first lead of the contest with 5:27 left in the half after a three-pointer by Rayven Brooks.
 
Texas State did not let up as a three by Braeuer just a minute and a half later gave Texas State the lead once again. The Bobcats went into intermission with a 35-31 edge over Texas Tech.
 
The second half of action continued to be a hard fought battle between the teams. The Bobcats got the upper hand early in the half, scoring the first four points.
 
The Bobcat lead continued to swell anywhere from seven to 10 points through the first 10 minutes of action. It was with 9:50 remaining in regulation that Texas Tech hit a three-pointer by Minta Spears to cut the Bobcat lead to six. The Lady Raiders proceeded to score eight out of the next nine points to regain the lead with 7:13 on the clock.
 
Neither team in the final five minutes of regulation would take more than a three-point lead on the other. With five seconds on the clock, Texas Tech's Brooks made a free throw to tie the contest up at 66-all and force it into overtime.
 
The overtime period would prove to produce three more ties until Texas Tech ultimately took the final lead with 1:28 remaining.
 
Along with Braeuer, Erin Peoples, Jacqueline Jeffcoat, Ayriel Anderson and Kileah Mays all recorded double-digit points for Texas State. Peoples finished with 15, Anderson with 14, Jeffcoat with 11 and Mays with 10. Peoples and Jeffcoat each led the team with eight rebounds.
 
Texas State's offense was highlighted with a 58.8 percent showing from beyond the three-point line. The Bobcats finished the game 10-for-17 from beyond the arc.
 
Texas State will return to Strahan Coliseum for a pair of games, starting on Saturday afternoon against Southland Conference foe Houston Baptist. Tip-off against the Huskies is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Live stats and live video can be found at www.txstatebobcats.com. The game will be broadcasted on an internet feed that will be at www.txstatebobcats.com. For more information please contact the Texas State Athletic Ticket Office at 512-245-2272 or email at gametickets@txstate.edu.