EDINBURG, Texas – Texas State women's basketball secured its second road win of the season to improve to 3-3 on the season after a 68-59 win over UTRGV on Saturday afternoon.
 
Highlighting the win was double-digit outings from Ja'Mia Harris and Destiny Terrell as they each notched 13 points, paired with Jaylin Foster's career-best 12 rebounds. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
Texas State came out aggressive in the first half, quickly putting themselves up 7-2 with five points from Foster. From there, the Bobcats pushed their lead out to as many as nine to end the quarter off a Crystal Smith driving layup to make it 18-9 . Throughout the first, Texas State limited the Vaqueros to just 18% from the field in the first quarter, forcing them to 0-10 from three. Additionally, the Bobcats out-rebounded the Vaqueros 16-6 to help the to an 18-9 lead after one quarter.
 
The Vaqueros found their rhythm in the second quarter, out-shooting the Bobcats 8-19 to the Bobcats 5-13. At the half, the Bobcats still held a two-point lead despite the Vaqueros outscoring them in the second quarter 18-11.
 
Texas State shot effectively in the third quarter and came out of the halftime break well, shooting 8-14 from the field and leading the entirety of the third quarter. Texas State pushed their lead out to as many as 11 in the third, at one point leading 49-38. At the end of the third quarter, Texas State led 49-41.
 
Despite the Vaqueros shooting above 50% in the fourth quarter, the Bobcats lead was too much for them to overcome. Texas State outscored the Vaqueros 19-18 in the fourth to seal the win on the day. Smith led with six points in the fourth quarter to help propel the Bobcats to the nine-point win.

STAT LEADERS

• Points – Destiny Terrell, Ja'Mia Harris (13)
• Rebounds – Jaylin Foster (12)
• Assists – Jaylin Foster (5) 

SCORES BY QUARTER
1st | Texas State 18, UTRGV 9
2nd | Texas State 11, UTRGV 18
3rd | Texas State 20, UTRGV 14
4th | Texas State 19, UTRGV 18

UP NEXT
The Bobcats will continue its road trip to Stephenville, Texas where they will face Tarleton State on Wednesday night. That December 4^th game will tip-off at 7 pm with fans able to watch on ESPN+.