SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State women's basketball head coach Zenarae Antoine announced the non-conference portion of the schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 season on Friday morning.

"Being competitive in our preseason schedule is important for our preparation for Sun Belt Conference play," Antoine said. "The league finished the '18-19 season with an RPI of 12 out of 32 conferences. That does not happen unless we all schedule "up" as we head into conference play. We are excited for the test that both TCU and Kansas, among other schools that competed for a title in their respective conferences, will provide. Of course, we kept the I-35 rivalry going with a home game against UTSA. This season will be competitive and exciting for our fans."

Non-conference schedule
Texas State will square off with 11 opponents outside the Sun Belt, represented by nine conferences, seven different states, and all three NCAA divisions. The schedule features six home games and five road games before the 18-game conference schedule begins on Jan. 2 in San Marcos.

Season 54 of Bobcat women's basketball will begin with a home game against Texas Lutheran on Nov. 5 at Strahan Arena. The Bulldogs will enter the contest off a year in which head coach Mel Dixon led his team to a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship and birth into the NCAA DIII Championships.

Texas State will host archrival UTSA on Dec. 4 as the vaunted I-35 rivalry continues. The Bobcats have emerged with victories in four of the last five meetings with the Roadrunners, to include a 68-60 triumph in San Antonio a season ago.

The remainder of the games scheduled for Strahan Arena are UT-Permian Basin (Nov. 16), New Orleans (Nov. 27), Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (Nov. 30), and Alcorn State (Dec. 30).

On the road, Texas State will be challenged early and often during the non-conference schedule. TXST will take on Oral Roberts (Nov. 8) after the two teams met in San Marcos last season. The Golden Eagles finished the season 18-13, to include a defeat of the Bobcats.

Next, Texas State will travel to the famed Allen Fieldhouse to take on the Kansas Jayhawks. The Bobcats will enter the 16,300-set "Phog" on Nov. 24.

Texas State will next invade the northeast to play a pair of games against Dartmouth and Morgan State. The Big Green, a member of the Ivy League, will play hosts to the Bobcats on Dec. 15 in Hanover, N.H. at Leede Arena. TXST will face the Lady Bears of Morgan State on Dec. 18 in Baltimore.

The final road test of the non-conference slate will be the toughest for Texas State. On Dec. 22 the Bobcats will head north to Fort Worth to take on the TCU Horned Frogs. TCU finished the '18-19 campaign with a record of 24-11 and an appearance in the semifinals of the 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The Horned Frogs lost a talented trio of seniors, to include the top two scorers from a season ago but will return three starters from a deep roster.  

Season Tickets
Season tickets will be available at txstatebobcats.com/tickets, by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 512-245-2272, or by visiting the Athletic Ticket Office at Bobcat Stadium during normal business hours.

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