SAN MARCOS, TX — There was more to Texas State's 70-53 loss to Little Rock on Saturday afternoon. So much more. Despite the importance of the Bobcats' on-the-court outcome, it was the post-game ceremony to recognize all the program's graduates that drew everyone's attention.
Jaeda Reed, a four-year member of head coach
Zenarae Antoine's Texas State women's basketball program, was joined by second-year Bobcat
Gabby Standifer and first-year member
Jo'Nah Johnson as those who student-athletes who will call the 2021-22 women's basketball season their final collegiate basketball season.
In her final regular-season basketball game, Johnson did what she does best: score the basketball. The Texas Tech transfer finished Texas State's game against Little Rock as the team's leader scorer with 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting, including hitting a pair of 3-point attempts and knocking down four shots from the free throw line. Her six rebounds were a career high for Johnson.
Saturday afternoon marked the 77th career game for Reed as a Bobcat and the center finished with four rebounds and connected on a pair of free throws after coming off the bench. Standifer, when she appeared on the court, joined teammate
Kennedy Taylor as the only two Texas State women's basketball student-athletes to have appeared in all 27 regular-season games throughout the 2021-22 season.
FROM HEAD COACH ZENARAE ANTOINE
"Everyone we honored after the game; they each have a unique story that's special to me. I appreciate student-athletes who commit themselves to an institution — regardless of what the situation is — and an idea that's bigger than themselves. That's amazing. To be at a place like this in Texas State, it's really special to me. I've made Texas State my home, so to have these young women in my house, it's been amazing to see everyone grow up and become the young women they has been amazing."
STAT LEADERS
SCORES BY QUARTER
- 1st | Little Rock 24, Texas State 13
- 2nd | Little Rock 37, Texas State 31
- 3rd | Little Rock 54, Texas State 42
- 4th | Little Rock 70, Texas State 53
GAME NOTES
- Texas State's Jo'Nah Johnson's 14 points Saturday afternoon were the second-most points by the graduate transfer off the bench this season. Johnson scored 15 points in 22 minutes against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 5, 2022.
- For the first time this season, Texas State senior forward Da'Nasia Hood finished a contest with more rebounds (8) than points (4).
- With her 13-point performance against the Trojans, Texas State sophomore Sierra Dickson matched her career high set against Texas College on Dec. 5, 2021. Dickson's scoring output on Saturday marked the highest scoring total for the sophomore against a Sun Belt opponent.
- Kennedy Taylor, Ja'Kayla Bowie, Chelsea Johnson, Lauryn Thompson and Da'Nasia Hood were all recognized postgame, too, as members of the Texas State women's basketball program who have already or will graduate throughout the 2021-22 academic year.
UP NEXT
- Having now concluded the 2021-22 regular season, Texas State (14-13, 9-6) will now turn its focus towards the 2022 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship. The sixth-seeded Bobcats will begin its stay in Pensacola, Fla., with a game against the 11th-seeded South Alabama Jaguars on Wednesday, March 2 at 5 p.m. CT.
- For the latest information on the team, follow @TXStateWBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be at @TxStateBobcats on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
