WACO, Texas – Texas State University women's basketball fell by a 90-24 final to third-ranked Baylor Tuesday evening at the Lady Bears' Ferrell Center.
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Six Lady Bears reached double-figures as Baylor improved to 10-1 on the season. Alexis Prince, Natalie Chou and Kalani Brown each scored 15, Nina Davis and Beatrice Mompremier both poured in 12 and Lauren Cox finished with 11.
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Taeler Deer led the Bobcats (3-4) in the scoring column for the second consecutive game with her 10 points on four makes, including two 3-pointers. Zandra Emanuel pulled down a team-high five rebounds.
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The Bobcats, which entered the game ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference forcing 19.3 turnovers per game, turned the Lady Bears over 18 times – four more than Baylor's season average of 13.9.
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Texas State hung right with the No. 3-ranked Lady Bears throughout the opening quarter of play. Ti'Aira Pitts opened the Bobcats' scoring with her fourth 3-pointer of the season, trimming Baylor's early lead to 5-3. Brooke Holle later cuts Baylor's lead to 13-10 with a triple of her own, but the Lady Bears answered with seven of the game's next nine points to close the quarter with a 20-12 advantage.
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Baylor took advantage of two quick Bobcat turnovers in the early stages of the second quarter to go on a 7-0 run and build a 27-12 lead. Texas State outscored the Lady Bears 5-4 over the next three minutes as Deer knocked down a triple and Pitts banked in a shot off the glass. Baylor would stymie any Bobcat momentum coming out of the under-5 media timeout with a 7-0 run in less than a minute of play. The Lady Bears continued their scoring run with the game's ensuing nine points to put separation on the scoreboard. Deer closed the half's scoring with a driving layup, sending the teams into the intermission with Baylor leading 47-19.
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Baylor forced eight Texas State turnovers and outscored the Bobcats 28-2 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.
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Texas State returns to the friendly confines of Strahan Coliseum this Saturday (Dec. 10) for the first time since mid-November. The Bobcats will face St. Edward's at 2 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader with men's team, which welcomes Prairie View A&M at 4 p.m.
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Notable:
Freshmen guards and twin sisters Brooke and Bailey Holle made their first collegiate starts. Bailey started at point guard, while Brooke started at shooting guard.