ARLINGTON, Texas – An explosive 21-4 run to begin the second half led the Texas State women's basketball team to a 60-53 victory over UT Arlington Monday evening. Four Bobcats finished the evening with double-digit points led by junior guard Ayriel Anderson with 13.

Congrats to @Coach_Z_Antoine and @TXStateWBB. Huge road win for #TXST at UTA tonight. #LightTheStar

— Bill Culhane (@BillCulhane22) January 20, 2015

The Bobcats improved to 10-7 overall and 5-3 in Sun Belt Conference play entering a three-game homestand.
 
Early on the in the contest, the Bobcats found themselves in a 13-8 hole to the Mavericks largely due to quick turnovers by the Bobcat offense.
 
Back-to-back three's by Anderson and a lay-up by Jacqueline Jeffcoat produced an 8-0 run with 7:30 left in the first to give Texas State the lead for the first time since the 16:10 mark. The squads proceeded to exchange baskets before UT Arlington hit a buzzer beater at the half to take a one-point, 24-23 lead over the visiting Bobcats.
 
Down heading into the second half, Texas State produced a 21-4 run to take a 16-point lead over UTA. In that run, the Bobcats went 7-for-13 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe.
 
UT Arlington, however, was not giving up as it answered the Bobcat run with a 17-5 run of its own, cutting the Texas State lead to four with 4:26 on the clock. A free throw by Kileah Mays followed up by a jumper by Erin Peoples in the paint halted UTA's run and put the Bobcats back up seven with 3:54 remaining.
 
Texas State proceeded to keep the Mavericks at arm's length, never allowing the home team to come any closer than six points for the remainder of the game.
 
The Bobcats finished the game shooting 39.2 percent from the floor including a 43.8 percent clip from long range. Rebekah Van Dijk, a freshman center from UTA who is one of two athletes in the conference averaging a double-double, was held to just seven points, five of which came in the final three and a half minutes of the contest.
 
In addition to Anderson's 13 points, Peoples and Taeler Deer tallied 11 and Meghan Braeuer added 10. Mays led the Bobcats with 12 rebounds of which included five offensive boards.
 
Texas State will now return to Strahan Coliseum for a three-game home stretch beginning Jan. 22 against Georgia Southern. Tip-off against the Eagles is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Live stats, live video, and live audio will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com. A live broadcast will be streamed on 89.9 FM KTWS.