STATESBORO, Ga. — Playing just under 90 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean, the way
Da'Nasia Hood was shooting in Texas State's 78-74 win at Georgia Southern, one might mistake the senior forward as standing on the beach and shooting basketballs into the ocean.
On Thursday night, Hood scored a career-high 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting, including knocking down three of four shots from behind the 3-point arc and sinking three of four attempts from the free throw line.
Hood's previous single-game scoring high was a 28-point outburst against UTA on Feb. 1, 2020. This season, Hood's highest point total was a pair of 21-point games with the most recent coming against Troy on Jan. 6
, 2022. Hood also became the first Texas State women's basketball student-athlete to score 30-or-more points in a single contest since Toshua Leavitt had 31 on 12-of-21 shooting — seven baskets coming from behind the 3-point arc — in an 85-62 win at Arkansas State on Jan. 19, 2019.
During the Bobcats' 26-point first quarter, Hood had already reached double figures as the San Antonio native had scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting. She went on to add eight more during the second quarter en route to totaling 19 points on just 17 minutes of game action. Hood went on to add seven points in the third and six in the fourth on a 5-for-5 shooting half.
FROM HEAD COACH ZENARAE ANTOINE
"I think what's working for Da'Nasia is just the fact that she's getting herself back into basketball form. She's battled some adversity recently and just sets such high expectations for herself. She's trusting herself, trusting her teammates and I think everyone has been noticing that recently. Those qualities are ones you need from a high-caliber player like Da'Nasia as you continue to go through conference play."
STAT LEADERS
SCORES BY QUARTER
- 1st | Texas State 26, Georgia Southern 15
- 2nd | Texas State 41, Georgia Southern 35
- 3rd | Texas State 65, Georgia Southern 55
- 4th | Texas State 78, Georgia Southern 74
GAME NOTES
- Da'Nasia Hood's 81.2 shooting percentage (13-16) against the Eagles Thursday night marked the highest shooting percentage — regardless of shot attempts — for the Texas State senior forward since being credited with a 77.8 percent (7-9) at Arkansas State on January 19, 2019.
- Jo'Nah Johnson's seven assists on the evening tied her Texas State career high for most assists in a single game after the Texas Tech transfer was credited with seven against Arlington Baptist on Nov. 29, 2021. Johnson's collegiate career high is 11 assists against Kansas State on Jan. 11, 2020.
- Kennedy Taylor's first-quarter block was the first block on the season for the 5-foot-3 Texas State senior guard. It was Taylor's first block since being credited with one at Oklahoma on Dec. 13, 2020. Thursday night's block was the 10th career block for Taylor.
UP NEXT
- Texas State (7-9, 2-2) will conclude its two-game swing through the state of Georgia when the Bobcats travel to Atlanta to play Georgia State on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET.
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