SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State women's basketball will continue its non-conference play slate against WAC opponent UTRGV on Friday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m..
The Bobcats have a 22-4 record all-time against the Vaqueros. The Bobcats have lost at home two times, two on the road. The Bobcats have 12 wins in the 14 meetings inside Strahan Arena.
The game can be watched on
ESPN+ and live stats are available at
TXST.com/stats.
MEET THE ROSTER
- The Bobcats have eight newcomers and four returners to the team this year, one of the newcomers being Timia Jefferson who transferred to Texas State last season from Houston Christian but sat out a year due to NCAA transfer rules. She started in both of the Bobcats first two games this season.
- Ja'Niah Henson (Morgan State), Gara Beth Self (ULM), and Jaylin Foster (Western Kentucky) make up the four-year school transfers.
- Tiffany Tullis and Crystal Smith join the Bobcats after two years at Blinn Junior College where the pair reached the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship tournament.
- Among the returners are seniors Sierra Dickson, Nicole Leff, Morgan Hill and sophomore Kennedy Claybrooks.
NEW TEAM, EXPERIENCED PLAYERS
- Texas State may have a new look this season but the players on its team have a wealth of experience.
- Of the 12 players, there are just two freshmen and of the 10 non-freshmen, eight of them have played at Texas State or another four-year college prior to coming to Texas State.
- With the exception of sophomore Kennedy Claybrooks, seven of the eight four-year college attendees have played in at least 30 games in their careers, with an average of 69.86 games played each.
- In her first two games as a Bobcat, Henson hasn't missed a beat and is averaging 12.5 points per game. She's leading the Bobcats in scoring so far this season.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Despite the year just getting underway, there are some career milestones on the horizon.
- Graduate transfer Ja'Niah Henson is nearing the 1,000 point club after finishing her four years at Morgan State and two games at Texas State she sits with 958 points in 96 appearances.
- Graduate Timia Jefferson is also nearing in on the 1,000 point club. The Houston Christian transfer had 902 points in three years for HCU where she averaged 12.5 points per game in her 72 appearances. She now has 923 career points after two games with Texas State.
WHATS ON THE HORIZON?
- Before starting conference play on Dec. 30 versus Georgia Southern, the Bobcats have a tough 12-game non-conference schedule to get them prepared.
- The Bobcats will host Sam Houston next as part of their in-state matchups. The Bobcats beat Sam Houston 75-70 in last season's meeting.
- Following games at Texas A&M Corpus Christi and UTSA, the Bobcats will host UNT Dallas.
- Texas State will go to Stillwater, Oklahoma to face Oklahoma State in a road match on Dec. 9 before hosting Denver on Dec. 14 in a week of out-of-state matchups.
- To close the non-conference slate, the Bobcats will participate in the Florida International Christmas Tournament from Dec. 18-20. The Bobcats will see FIU, Chicago State and Alabama A&M in that tournament.
The Bobcats next game will be Nov. 21 versus Sam Houston before the Bobcats embark on their first road trip of the season to Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Nov. 26.
