SAN MARCOS, Texas – Wednesday night at the Bobcat Soccer Complex will see a big match take place at the Bobcat Soccer Complex in a rematch of last year's Sun Belt Championship match between Texas State (8-2-6, 5-0-4 Sun Belt) and James Madison (8-4-5, 4-2-3 Sun Belt) that begins at 7 p.m. It will be senior night for the Bobcats with the team's nine seniors recognized prior to the contest while also seeing Texas State play for the Sun Belt Conference regular season championship.
 
Admission to the match is free for all attendees. Those that can't make it can watch on ESPN+ and follow along via live stats.
 
Sun Belt Title and Seeding
Going into Wednesday, a victory would clinch at least a share of the regular season title for the Bobcats. They can win it outright with a win and ULM doesn't beat Louisiana. TXST can also claim a share with a draw or loss combined with helpful results in matches involving Old Dominion, South Alabama and the Warhawks.
 
The only thing known about next week's Sun Belt Tournament is the eight teams competing in it. None of them have clinched a seed heading into Wednesday's decision day matches. Texas State can finish as high as the No. 1 seed and as low as No. 5.
 
About Texas State
The Bobcats wrapped up their road slate with a scoreless draw at South Alabama on Friday. The result assured the program of its first-ever undefeated record in away matches having compiled a 3-0-4 mark. It also increased the team's unbeaten streak to nine matches.
 
Leading the team with five goals is the trio of Constance Agyemang, Helen Alormenu and Mady Soumare, who has scored four times against conference opponents. Katrin Agustsdottir has found the back of the net four times while Victoria Meza and Alexis Montgomery have netted three goals each.
 
Matsuri Tsutsui has been credited with a team leading seven assists, which is the most by a Texas State player since 2013. Both Chloe Jones and Alormenu have assisted on four goals apiece. Registering three assists on the year has been Lilah Dupree, Kaylie Smith, Agustsdottir, Meza, Montgomery and Soumare.
 
Between the posts, Brooklyn Escobar has started all 16 matches. The freshman heads into the regular season finale with a 1.16 GAA, 49 saves and a .742 save percentage for the season. In conference play, she is sporting a 0.57 GAA, made 25 stops and has a .833 save percentage.
 
About James Madison
The Dukes are coming off a 2-0 victory at Georgia State this past Friday. They currently lead the East Division with 11 divisional points and would clinch the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament if Old Dominion doesn't beat the Panthers. When playing on the road, JMU is 3-2-2 this season with a 1-1-2 mark against Sun Belt opponents. The two conference draws were versus App State and Troy while the loss was a 1-0 contest against the Monarchs.
 
Ginny Lackey is tied for the conference lead with 11 goals while pacing the league with 27 points having added five assists, which are tied for the most on the squad with Jeanette Fieldsend. Audrey Orrack has score four times while Brooke Potter and Fieldsend have found the back of the net thrice.
 
In goal, Sofia DeCerb has made 11 appearances with eight starts. The reigning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week has allowed 10 goals for a 1.14 GAA, made 33 saves with a .767 save percentage and recorded three shutouts. Lili White has appeared in 10 matches, nine of them starts, between the posts. The sophomore has also surrendered 10 goals for a 1.22 GAA and has a .706 save percentage with 24 stops.
 
Series History
James Madison leads the all-time series 3-0-1. In the Sun Belt title match, the Dukes pulled out a 3-2 victory with the match-winning coming with just under two minutes left on the clock.
 
The teams have met just once before in San Marcos with the contest being on Oct. 6, 2022 and saw JMU win 3-1. Madi Goss converted a penalty kick for Texas State's goal at the 78:36 mark that snapped the Dukes' 476:31-minute shutout streak.
 
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