SAN MARCOS, Texas – A career-high 23 points off the bench for freshman Taeler Deer put the spark in the Texas State women's basketball team and led it to a 67-58 victory over the visiting Appalachian State Mountaineers Saturday afternoon at Strahan Coliseum.

Big time win for @TXStateWBB ! Hard fought ladies! Proud of all of you! #ATEEMUP

— Sebastian Olave (@CoachCBass) January 24, 2015

Deer finished the contest going 8-for-12 from the floor including a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. In addition to Deer's efforts, junior center Kileah Mays recorded her second straight double-double with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The teams exchanged baskets for the first few moments of the contest in a high-pace fashion.
 
With a tie game at 10-10, the Mountaineers rattled off a 9-0 run to take a 19-10 lead over Texas State. The Bobcats fought back and cut the deficit to two, 21-19, after Mays and Deer made a pair of baskets a piece.
 
After two minutes and 49 seconds of scoreless basketball, the Bobcats produced a 12-5 run to take over the lead with 3:14 left in the first. The run was capped by back-to-back three-pointers by Deer and Ayriel Anderson.
 
At the half, both Deer and Mays recorded double-digit points for the Bobcats, led by Mays with 12.
 
Down two to begin the second half, the Bobcats put together a 10-4 run to regain the lead over Appalachian State. That takeover would prove to be the final lead change of the contest, as the closest the Mountaineers would come was within two with 7:22 remaining on the clock.
 
Along with Deer and Mays' efforts from the floor, freshman Ericka May snagged a career-high 10 rebounds for the Bobcats. Texas State finished the game shooting 41.7 percent from the floor and won the turnover battle by six turnovers, committing just 15 compared to 21 by Appalachian State. Anderson finished the contest with six assists.
 
The Bobcats will remain at home next Saturday as they host UL Lafayette for the first meeting between the two schools this season. Tip-off against the Ragin' Cajuns is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Strahan Coliseum. Live stats, live video, and live audio will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com. A live broadcast of the game will be aired on 89.9 FM KTSW.