SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas State women's basketball will trek down I-35 for a game with highway rivals UTSA on Thursday evening.
The Bobcats are 37-33 all-time against UTSA and currently on a five-game win streak dating back to 2017.
The 2022 meeting between these two sides was a come-from-behind win for the Bobcats where they won 60-55 thanks to a lights-out performance from alum
Ja'Kayla Bowie.
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 due to NCAA transfer rules that found her ineligible for her first year as a Bobcat. She's averaging 10.8 points and 5.4 rebounds a night. She's nearing in on her 1000th career point with 956 so far.
- Ja'Niah Henson comes to Texas State after four years at Morgan State. She's averaging 13.6 points per game through the first four games of the season, the most of any Bobcat. In the Bobcats game against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, she scored her 1000th career point.
- 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 five 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.
ABOUT THE ROADRUNNERS
- The Roadrunners are 4-2 so far this season with wins against New Mexico State, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, UT Arlington and Sam Houston.
- Leading the way for the Roadrunners is head coach Karen Aston. Aston has been with the Roadrunners for three seasons now after joining the staff in the spring of 2021.
- Sidney Love leads the Roadrunners in scoring with 80 points so far this season. She's averaging 13.4 points and 3.5 rebounds a night.
- Idara Udo leads UTSA in rebounds with 42, as she averages 7.0 a night. She has scored 31 points this season.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Graduate Timia Jefferson is 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. 4 in the Sun Belt Conference for defensive rebounds with 52.
- Tullis also is No. 1 in the conference and 25th in the nation for rebounds per game as she averages 10.4 a night.
- Ja'Niah Henson is third in the conference and 61st 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 rivalry game with UTSA, the Bobcats will host UNT Dallas.
- Texas State will go to Stillwater, Oklahoma to face Oklahoma State in a road game 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 will host UNT Dallas at home on Dec. 3 following Thursday's game at UTSA.
