Box Score JONESBORO, Ark. – Despite a lights-out first half of shooting from junior
Jaylin Foster that saw her with 20 points at the half, the Bobcats suffered a 73-48 loss in Jonesboro on Thursday night.
Fosters' 8-8 night was the forward's best performance and season high as a Bobcat. She'd finish the night on 25 points, four rebounds and a steal as she led the Bobcats in scoring. Her 3-3 three-point shooting was also a season-high from beyond the arc and led the Bobcats in three-point shooting on the night as well.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Out of the gate, the Bobcats game was in Foster's hands. In the first quarter alone she already had eight points of the Bobcats' 13 in just eight minutes. The Bobcats shot 5-9 from the field in the opening quarter but while the 'Cats were plagued by turnovers, Izzy Higginbottom went for 12 points on 5-6 shooting all on her own. After one, Texas State trailed by 10.
The second quarter was an even affair between the two sides. Foster was able to keep things rolling for 12 points while the Bobcats quieted Higginbottom, limiting her to just four points. The 'Cats out-rebounded the Red Wolves in the second quarter to tie the quarter, with each side scoring 16. At the half the Bobcats still held the 10 point deficit.
Out of the halftime break though, Arkansas State came alive. After the home side scored 21 points in the third, the Bobcats had 24 points deficit to overcome in the fourth.
Sierra Dickson and
Julia Coleman came in off the bench for four points apiece in the fourth, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Red Wolves lead. At the end of the game the Bobcats fell 73-48 in Jonesboro.
STAT LEADERS
SCORES BY QUARTER
1st | Texas State 13, Arkansas State 23
2nd | Texas State 16, Arkansas State 16
3rd | Texas State 7, Arkansas State 21
4th | Texas State 13, Arkansas State 12
GAME NOTES
- The Bobcats are now 10-6 on the season and 1-3 in conference play after the loss to Arkansas State.
- Jaylin Foster's 8-8 night was the first time a Bobcat has gone perfect in 8+ field goal attempts since Joyce Ekworomadu against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on March 12, 2008. Ekworomadu went 10-10 in her game.
UP NEXT
The Bobcats including graduate transfer
Gara Beth Self will continue their road trip with a game at ULM on Jan. 13. This will be Self's first and only return to Monroe since transferring to join the Bobcats for the 2023-24 season. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with tip scheduled for noon (CT).
