SAN MARCOS, TX — When
Zenarae Antoine needed her All-Sun Belt First Team standout
Da'Nasia Hood in the Bobcats' 74-62 win over Loyola Marymount (Ca.) Saturday afternoon, the San Antonio native came through.
In the game's opening quarter, Hood scored 11 of her team's 22 points, before passing the scoring torch to
Kennedy Taylor, who sank all five of her field goal attempts, during the second quarter as the forward went to work on the defensive end. Hood and her teammates carried that defensive lockdown mentality into the game's third stanza as the Bobcats limited the Lion offensive to only seven points on 25 percent shooting.
Then, when Antoine needed someone to close out the game, Hood knocked down all eight fourth-quarter free throw attempts and snagged four of her 10 rebounds throughout the game's final 10 minutes. The fifth year forward — like the first quarter — finished with 11 of the Bobcats' 20 points during the fourth quarter.
FROM HEAD COACH ZENARAE ANTOINE
"I thought all the young women who went out there tonight did something that was impactful. I will say, specifically, I thought tonight was Da'Nasia's best game so far this year, because she was so balanced defensively. I felt she was very focused on both ends (of the court) all night. This was the third consecutive game where we've asked her to guard high-scoring forwards and, I think the knock on Da'Nasia is if she can guard defensively, one on one, and I thought she did a good job. I think that speaks volumes as far as what we are asking from her."
FROM FORWARD DA'NASIA HOOD
"I was just trying to stay pose (on the court) tonight and playing within my team and let defense transfer to offense. I just wanted to stay locked in and make sure I was on the same page as all my teammates, so they knew when to pass me the ball. I'm just happy we were able to go out there and keep a good tempo, offensively, tonight."
STAT LEADERS
SCORES BY QUARTERS
- 1st | Texas State 22, Loyola Marymount 14
- 2nd | Texas State 41, Loyola Marymount 34
- 3rd | Texas State 54, Loyola Marymount 41
- 4th | Texas State 74, Loyola Marymount 62
MATCH NOTES
- By finishing Saturday afternoon's game without a miss from the free throw line, Da'Nasia Hood became the first Texas State women's basketball student-athlete to make at least six free throws without missing one since Lauryn Thompson did so against Troy on March 6, 2021.
- Additionally, Da'Nasia Hood became the first Bobcat women's basketball student-athlete to make 10-or-more free throws in a single game since Kennedy Taylor made 10 against Lamar on Dec. 19, 2020.
- Saturday's win marked the first time since the 2019-20 season that the Texas State women's basketball program has opened a season with four consecutive home wins.
- That season, the Bobcats won six straight games inside Strahan Arena to begin the new campaign.
- Texas State's win over Loyola Marymount was the first for the Bobcats in the series history since Dec. 1, 1990.
- Saturday's action was the first time the two programs have played in the Lonestar State.
- Additionally, it was the first game in the state of Texas for the Lions since playing in Dallas against SMU on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.
- Texas State's 95.0 percent from the free throw line against the Lions on Saturday marked the highest percentage for the Bobcats with at least 10-or-more attempts since connecting on 10 of 11 attempts (90.9 percent) against Texas College on Dec. 5, 2021.
- Saturday's 95 percent (19-20) was the highest by a Texas State women's basketball team in a single game with double-digit free throw attempts since knocking down all 13 attempts for a 100 percent free throw mark against Louisiana on March 10, 2018.
- For the first time in her Texas State career, fifth-year senior guard Kennedy Taylor finished with a 100 percent shooting performance in a game regardless of the number of field goal attempts.
- Saturday afternoon's game marked the first time since Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 that the Texas State women's basketball program scored 20-or-more points in multiple quarters in the same game.
UP NEXT
- Texas State (5-2) will look for its sixth win on the season and fifth inside Strahan Arena when the Bobcats host Morgan State on Sunday, Dec. 11 with tipoff schedule for 3 p.m. CT.
- Morgan State (7-2) will play Texas A&M in College Station on Sunday, Dec. 4 and then travel to Marquette to play on Wednesday, Dec. 7 before coming to San Marcos.
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