Women's Basketball | 3/6/2015 11:58:00 AM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State women's basketball team concludes the 2014-15 regular season Saturday afternoon with a match-up against UL Monroe in Monroe, La. The scheduled tip-time against the Warhawks is set for 2 p.m. at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

After its victory against Arkansas State last Saturday, Texas State clinched a spot in the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Tournament scheduled for March 11-15 in New Orleans. For a full championship schedule, click here.
 
Texas State looks to post back-to-back 12-win conference records as the Bobcats enter Saturday's contest with an 11-8 Sun Belt Conference mark. With a victory, it will be the first time since the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons that Texas State has won at least 12 conference games in back-to-back seasons.
 
The Bobcats defeated ULM earlier this season in San Marcos by a score of 70-64.
 
The contest against the Warhawks is the second of two games to end the regular season. Texas State fell Thursday evening to Appalachian State, splitting the season series against the Mountaineers.
 
A Look At The Competition
The ULM Warhawks enter Saturday's contest with an 11-17 overall record and 7-12 mark in SBC play. On Thursday evening, ULM was handed its 12^th conference loss with a 66-61 setback against Georgia State at home. The Warhawks were led by Sharnice Brooks as she collected her 21^st double-figured game of the season with 14.
 
The Warhawks are led offensively by Brooks who is knocking down 14.4 points per contest and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game alongside Alayshia Hunter. Brooks has scored a team-high 402 points this season and is a 50.5 percent shooter from the floor. She also leads the team from the charity stripe with 88 made baskets on 111 attempts (79.3 percent).
 
As a team, the Warhawks are averaging 71.0 percent from the line, a mark that ranks them third in the SBC. UL Monroe also ranks near the top of the SBC with 38.8 boards per game.
 
ULM currently is sitting in ninth place in the SBC standings. The Warhawks were picked to finish 11^th in the league by the coaches. No members of the Warhawk squad were picked to an All-SBC Preseason Team.
 
Jeff Dow is the head coach of the Warhawks and is currently in his first season at the helm of the UL Monroe women's basketball program. Dow holds an all-time head coaching record of 221-109 (.670) and was one of the most successful coaches in Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) history.
 
Bobcat Tidbits
Junior guard Erin Peoples continues to move even closer to the 1,000 point club at Texas State with just 26 points to go after 11 against Appalachian State. The Little Rock, Ark. native has scored a career-high 366 points this season and when she does surpass 1,000 points, she will be the 15^th player in school history to reach the achievement.
 
Peoples and Ayriel Anderson are quickly moving up the all-time lists at Texas State. Anderson, is now fifth all-time in three-pointers made with 127. With 52 made three's this season, Anderson has also moved into eighth on the all-time list for three's in a year.
 
Peoples has now moved into third all-time in blocked shots at Texas State and if she records one more, she will move into second. She also currently sits eighth on the all-time steals chart at Texas State with 156.
 
Texas State was picked to finish third in the SBC after finishing in a tie for third-place last season. The Bobcats look to improve upon last season's semifinal finish at the conference tournament and first-ever WBI appearance, the first postseason appearance for Texas State since the 2008 season.
 
This preseason, juniors Peoples and Anderson were both chosen to All-SBC Preseason Teams. Peoples, a 6-0 guard from Little Rock, Ark., was named to the First-Team while Anderson, a 5-3 guard from Irving, Texas, was named to the Third-Team.
 
The Bobcats are led by head coach Zenarae Antoine who is currently in her fourth season at the helm of Texas State.
 
Final Details
Tip-off against the Warhawks is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Live stats, live video, and live audio will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com. A live stream of the game will be broadcasted on 89.9 FM KTSW.