SAN MARCOS, Texas— Texas State women's basketball will finish out its home stand this week with two games versus Arkansas State and South Alabama.
The Jan. 8 game versus Arkansas State will tip off at 7 pm inside Strahan Arena. The Jan. 11 game versus South Alabama will tip off at 2 pm. Both games can be streamed on ESPN+ or fans can buy tickets at txst.com/tickets.
SERIES HISTORY
• With the Red Wolves:
- Texas State has a 10-11 record all-time against Arkansas State
- Texas State lost both meetings with the Red Wolves in the 2023-24 season, once by a 73-48 scoreline and once by a 57-53 scoreline.
- Prior to those two losses, Texas State was on a four-game win streak.
• With the Jaguars:
- Texas State has a 13-5 record against South Alabama.
- Last season the two teams split meetings, with South Alabama winning in Strahan Arena by a 65-64 scoreline and the Bobcats winning in Mobile by a 63-44 scoreline.
- In the 2022-23 season, South Alabama won both meetings.
MEET THE ROSTER
- The Freshmen: Texas State has four freshman, Heather Baymon, Saniya Burks, Takeira Ramey, and Melinda Winston.
- Three of the four freshmen played high school basketball in the state of Texas (Burks, Baymon, Winston) while Ramey is the lone freshman coming from out of state.
- All four freshman have seen minutes and scored this season. Burks has become a mainstay in the Bobcats starting five, with six starts through the first ten games of the season.
- The Transfers: Texas State has added six transfers, including five Division I transfers.
- The Returners: Antoine returns five members from 2023-2024 to this year's team.
OFF THE BENCH AND FROM THE PAINT
- Texas State is currently ranked No. 20 in the nation for its average of 29.2 bench points a night. The Bobcats have outscored their opponent's bench in all but three of their games so far.
- All 15 Bobcats have played in a game and scored this season.
- The Bobcats are prolific in the paint this season. Texas State has scored 422 of its 837 points in the paint this season. Texas State is outscoring opponents 422-382 in the paint.
AROUND THE SUN BELT
- Texas State was picked to finish 10th in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll. Last season the Bobcats finished 4-14 in conference which that saw them finish 13th in the regular season standings.
- After week one of conference play, the Bobcats are 1-2 and sit in 8th place in the Sun Belt.
ABOUT THE RED WOLVES
- Arkansas State finished the 2023-24 season with a 13-17 record, going 6-12 in Sun Belt play.
- They are currently 6-7 this season and 2-1 in conference play. The Red Wolves are coming off a 76-73 win over Georgia Southern. They also beat Marshall 66-56 last week.
- The Panthers are led by 4th year head coach Destinee Rogers who carries a 40-53 record at Arkansas State.
- The Red Wolves leading scorer is Kyanna Morgan who has 125 points so far this season. Wynter Rogers leads the boards for the Red Wolves with 69.
ABOUT THE JAGUARS
- South Alabama finished the 2023-24 season with a 9-23 record, going 2-16 in Sun Belt play.
- They are currently 4-10 this season and 0-3 in conference play, having lost to Old Dominion, App State and Coastal Carolina.
- The Jaguars are led by 2nd year head coach Yolisha Jackson who has a 13-33 record in her time at South Alabama.
- The Jaguars leading scorer is Amyria Walker who has 187 points so far this season for an average of 13.36 per game. Daniela Gonzalez leads the team in rebounds with 100, averaging 7.14 a night.
UP NEXT
Texas State will head on the road for two games, one at Georgia Southern and one at Old Dominion. The Bobcats game with Georgia Southern will be Jan. 15 at 5 pm, and the Old Dominion game will be Jan. 18 at noon. Both games can be streamed on ESPN+.
