SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State women's basketball team (16-7, 9-3 SBC) took care of business, dominating Appalachian State (6-17, 4-8 SBC), 92-50, inside Strahan Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats earned the season sweep of the Mountaineers after winning game one by a score of 69-54 on Dec. 29, 2017 to open Sun Belt Conference play. The victory gives TXST a season-best four-game winning streak.

Both coaching staffs and the Texas State support staff wore pink ribbons during the game as part of the Play4Kay game. Play4Kay is the largest fundraising initiative of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Colleges and universities raise money by fans/supporters pledging a certain amount of money for each free-throw made in a game. The money raised goes toward extending and improving the lives of those battling cancer. For more information on the Kay Yow Cancer fund, please visit this link: https://kayyow.com/.

"I am most proud of this team on the defensive end," head coach Zenarae Antoine said. "We held them to just four points in the second quarter and that was huge for us. After that, we continued to add the pressure defensively, even with some substitutions."

The Bobcats stifled the Mountaineers on the defensive side of the floor all afternoon, limiting Appalachian State to just 17-of-61 (27.9 percent) from the floor. The percentage is well below App's season average of 38.5 percent and is the lowest shooting output for the Mountaineers in SBC play this season. In the second quarter, the Mountaineers scored just four points while failing to make a single field goal in 16 attempts.

Through the first three quarters of action, Appalachian State connected on just 10-of-47 (21.3 percent) shot attempts and managed to shoot 1-of-16 (6.3 percent) from behind the 3-point line.  The mass volume of misses allowed the Bobcats to win the rebounding margin for the ninth time this season. Texas State is 9-0 in those games.

Four of the five Bobcats reached double-figures in the game. Toshua Leavitt led the way for the Bobcats for the third straight game. After a slow start, the junior began to heat up in the second half, scoring 16 of her game-high 19 points in the last 20 minutes of the contest. Leavitt canned five more 3-pointers, bringing her to 111 made triples on the season. She now stands just four shy of tying the single-season Sun Belt Conference record and 19 short of breaking the NCAA record for made 3-pointers.

Taeler Deer had another phenomenal outing, scoring 16 points and handing out eight helpers. The Houston native has now dished out eight or more assists in 10 games this season. For the season, Deer has assisted on 149 Bobcat buckets, which stands at seventh on the all-time Texas State leaderboard and is just 12 shy of tying Shelly Borton's record of 161 assists during the 1989-90 campaign.

Ericka May recorded her fourth double-double of the season before the first half ended. May scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of action in the first half. The senior forward also chipped in a pair of blocks and one steal. She finished the game with a game-high 11 boards.

During the four-game win streak, Ti'Aira Pitts has emerged as a serious offensive threat. The senior forward has scored at least 13 points in all four contests and has averaged 14.3 points per game over the last two weeks. For the second straight game she helped the Bobcats get off to a quick start, scoring nine points in the first frame. She scored 15 points in 22 minutes of action.

Texas State dominated in nearly every statistical category. The Bobcats outscored the Mountaineers 34-22 in the paint and 11-0 in transition. TXST scored 22 points off of App's 10 turnovers compared to yielding just eight points on eight turnovers. Texas State owned the edge in second chance points, 16-7 despite only grabbing nine offensive rebounds. The Bobcats made 21-of-23 (91.3 percent) free throw attempts while the Mountaineers converted just 14-of-22 (63.6 percent).

The Bobcats will get a rare Thursday night off, giving the team plenty of time to prepare for in-state nemesis UTA. Texas State will make the short trip up to Arlington for a Saturday showdown against the Mavericks. The game is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. tip on Feb. 10 and will be aired live on WatchESPN/ESPN3.
 
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