Women's Basketball | 3/2/2016 4:21:00 PM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – With two games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Texas State women's basketball team returns home to host Troy and South Alabama this weekend. The 'Cats will first take on the Trojans of Troy Thursday evening before welcoming South Alabama on Senior Day. Tip-off against the Trojans is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Strahan Coliseum.
 
Texas State is coming off of a hard fought loss to UT Arlington Tuesday evening. The 'Cats committed just six turnovers in the loss, a total that matches a program-low, and shot just under 45 percent from the floor. UTA took an early lead over the Bobcats and hit seven 3-pointers in the first half to stay just out of reach of Texas State.
 
Kaitlin Walla led the 'Cats with 16 points and in all, five Bobcats scored in double figures. The Bobcats also hit six 3-pointers which put them at 212 this season. The 212 made 3's now sets a program record, a mark that was set last year with 207. Raven Burns leads the way with 50 made 3's this season, 41 of which have come during Sun Belt Conference play. She has hit 37.6 percent of her 3's in SBC play to lead Texas State.
 
Burns also leads the team in scoring in SBC games with 9.9 points per contest. After scoring 16 last night, Walla leads the team in overall scoring with 10.5 points per game.
 
After the game against Little Rock, the Bobcats clinched a spot in the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Currently the 'Cats are sitting in a tie for seventh place in the standings. The Bobcats have made it to the semi-final game the first two seasons they were a member of the SBC.
 
Head coach Zenarae Antoine is in her fifth season at the helm of the Bobcat program. She was the first coach in school history to take the team to the postseason in back-to-back years (2014 and 2015 WBI).
 
A Look At The Competition – Troy
In Troy's final road trip of the regular season, the Trojans come into Thursday's game with a 15-12 overall record and 10-8 mark in SBC play. Troy defeated UL Monroe on its senior day by a score of 74-64. The only senior for Troy, Ashley Beverly Kelley, dropped 27 points in her home finale on 9-of-20 shooting for her 40^th 20-point game of her career.
 
After starting the conference season with a 5-1 record including a win over Texas State, the Trojans dropped six in a row into the month of February. On Feb. 11, the Trojans snapped their losing skid with an 84-68 victory over Georgia Southern.
 
Since the skid, Troy is 5-1 including wins in the last three games.
 
Beverly Kelley leads the SBC with 20.3 points per game and she is the only student-athlete who has made 200 baskets this year. She also leads the conference in free throw percentage with a mark of 86.2 and is second in steals with 2.3 per game.
 
Caitlyn Ramirez is the team's leading rebounder with 6.8 boards per contest. Kristen Emerson owns a team-high 25 blocks.
 
As a team, Troy leads the conference in scoring with 82.6 points per game. To counter that, however, the Trojans give up the most points per game in the league at 78.0 points per contest. The Trojans do rank in the top four in the SBC in free throw percentage, field goal percentage, and 3-point field goal percentage.
 
Troy is in a tie for fourth place overall with South Alabama in the conference standings.
 
Chanda Rigby is in her fourth season at the helm of the Trojan program. In her first three seasons, Rigby has quickly turned around the Troy program.  The program won just two games in 2011-12, the season prior to Rigby's arrival, and has most recently won 20 games in 2014-15.
 
Final Details
Tip-off against the Trojans is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Strahan Coliseum. Live stats, live audio, and live video will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com. A live broadcast of the game will be aired on 89.9 FM KTSW with Brant Freeman on the call.