Brooke Holle vs. GS
51
Georgia Southern GS 5-22 (2-14 SBC)
60
Winner Texas State TXST 20-8 (13-4 SBC)
Georgia Southern GS
5-22 (2-14 SBC)
51
Final
60
Texas State TXST
20-8 (13-4 SBC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Georgia Southern GS 9 8 24 10 51
Texas State TXST 15 12 18 15 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

TXST Hits 20-Win Plateau in Win over Georgia Southern, 60-51

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State women's basketball team (20-8, 13-4 SBC) survived a hotly contested game against Georgia Southern (5-22, 2-14 SBC), 60-51, inside Strahan Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.  The victory gives Texas State 20 wins in a season for the sixth time in program history. The most recent occurrence came during the 2007-08 campaign, a season that ended with an NIT berth. That team was recognized at halftime of Saturday's contest. On top of the 20-win season, the Bobcats also secured a top-four seed and a first round bye in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Neither offense found much traction in the game as neither team shot above 40 percent from the floor. The Eagles converted just 21-of-64 (32.8 percent) from the floor and 4-of-21 (19.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line. Texas State was hardly better, shooting 20-of-53 (37.7 percent) from the field and 6-of-25 (24.0 percent) from deep. Of the six triples the Bobcats made, four came in the final eight minutes of the game, helping TXST pull away late.

After building a 27-17 edge at the half, the Eagles trimmed the Bobcat lead to 43-41 with 17 seconds left in the third quarter on a jump shot from Alexis Brown. On the ensuing possession, Brooke Holle snagged an offensive rebound and drew a foul. She stepped to the line and drained a pair of free throws to push the lead back to four points entering the final stanza.

The teams opened the fourth quarter with more than two minutes of scoreless basketball before Holle came up with a steal and buried a corner 3-pointer. Two possessions later, Holle connected on another 3-pointer to force Georgia Southern into a timeout. The Bobcat lead had climbed back to 10 points on an 8-0 run by Holle. The sophomore guard finished the game with 10 points, one of four Bobcats in double-figures.

Toshua Leavitt led the way for TXST, scoring a game-high 17 points. The newly crowned Sun Belt Conference 3-point leader drilled three of Texas State's six made triples. Senior guard Taeler Deer scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out five assists. Deer was highly effective inside the 3-point line, scoring 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting, most of which came inside the paint.

Off the Bobcat bench, Zelor Massaquoi scored a season-best 11 points. The graduate transfer hit on 3-of-4 shot attempts and sank all five free throw attempts. She also ripped down three rebounds and rejected one shot in 25 minutes of action.

The Bobcats will close out the regular season against in-state rival UTA on March 3. The regular season finale will represent Senior Day for Texas State's five seniors. Tip is slated for 2 p.m. from Strahan Coliseum.

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