First Road Game for Women's Basketball Sunday at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas State women's basketball will face its first road game of the 2023-24 season as they take on Texas A&M – Corpus Christi on Sunday afternoon.

The Bobcats are 16-7 all-time against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Despite this, though, Texas A&M Corpus Christi won the 2022 meeting between the two sides 56-47 inside Strahan Arena. The Bobcats have just one loss other than last years' in the last 11 meetings between the two sides. TAMU-CC has never won more than two games in a row in the history of the series.

The game can be watched on ESPN+ and live stats are available at TXST.com/stats.

MEET THE ROSTER

Timia Jefferson has become a big part of the Bobcats offense after sitting out a season do to NCAA transfer rules that found her ineligible for her first year as a Bobcat. She's averaging 11 points and five rebounds a night.
Ja'Niah Henson comes to Texas State after four years at Morgan State. She's averaging 14.5 points per game through the first four games of the season, the most of any Bobcat.
Gara Beth Self transferred to Texas State after playing four years for conference-foe ULM. The Bobcats also brought in Western Kentucky transfer Jaylin Foster. Both have started all four games of the Bobcats season so far.
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 and Morgan Hill. Additionally, sophomore Kennedy Claybrooks. Leff and Dickson are the only four-year seniors in the program this year. The Bobcats also have two freshman, Julia Coleman and Emillia Steele.

WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE

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.

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 three games at Texas State she sits with 991 points in 97 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 946 career points after four games with Texas State.

EARLY RANKINGS

Tiffany Tullis is currently ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference for defensive rebounds per game with 7.2. This mark is the 27th best in the country.
Tullis also is No. 1 in the conference and 16th in the nation for rebounds per game as she averages 11.2 a night.
Ja'Niah Henson is third in the conference and 80th in the nation for her 88.2% accuracy from the free throw line.

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.
Following this week's game, the Bobcats will face I-35 rival UTSA. Then 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.

Next up for the Bobcats is I-35 rival UTSA on the road. The 'Cats will head to San Antonio on Nov. 30 for the 5 p.m. match up with the Roadrunners.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Sierra Dickson: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#40 Nicole Leff: F; 6' 1"; Junior

#5 Morgan Hill: F; 6' 3"; Junior

#10 Kennedy Claybrooks: PG; 5' 6"; Freshman

#12 Timia Jefferson: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#12 Julia Coleman: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

#11 Jaylin Foster: F; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Ja'Niah Henson: G; 5' 3"; Graduate Student

#2 Gara Beth Self: G; 5' 8"; Graduate Student

#3 Crystal Smith: G; 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#4 Sierra Dickson
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#40 Nicole Leff
: 6' 1"; Junior
: F

#5 Morgan Hill
: 6' 3"; Junior
: F

#10 Kennedy Claybrooks
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: PG

#12 Timia Jefferson
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#12 Julia Coleman
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F

#11 Jaylin Foster
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F

#1 Ja'Niah Henson
: 5' 3"; Graduate Student
: G

#2 Gara Beth Self
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student
: G

#3 Crystal Smith
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G