SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State women's basketball improved to 2-0 in Sun Belt play after three Bobcats scored double-digits including two 20-point efforts from Saniya Burks (24) and Kyra Anderson (22). Anderson paired her 22-point night with 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
 
Freshman Angela Carroll was the third in double-digits with a career best 14 on the night. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
Burks started the game off hot with eight points in the first two minutes to help Texas State go up early. From there, Texas State pushed themselves out to a 12-3 lead off a Kyra Anderson bucket. The Warhawks battled back in the latter half of the quarter though, and the first quarter ended up tied at 18.
 
ULM carried that momentum through the second quarter, outscoring Texas State 14-4 and forcing head coach Zenarae Antoine to take a timeout. After that, the Bobcats continued to battle but went into the halftime break trailing 41-31.
 
The Bobcats came out of the halftime break the right way, though, going on a 6-0 run to start and bring the game within single digits. From there, the Warhawks gave it their best effort, but the Bobcats would go on to outscore ULM 24-11 in the third to make the game a 55-52 lead heading into the last quarter. Burks ended the third quarter with a buzzer-beater three to give the Bobcats the lead.
 
The fourth quarter was efficient from the Bobcats, scoring 24 points on 10-12 shooting to keep the Warhawks comeback attempt at bay. While succeeding defensively at limiting ULM to 6-14 shooting, Anderson and Burks combined for 15 points to both finish the game with more than 20 points. This was the Bobcats first game with two 20+ point scorers since Ja'Kayla Bowie and Kennedy Taylor did it at SFA in 2023.
 
Texas State is now 5-6 on the season after today's game, and 2-0 in Sun Belt play.

STAT LEADERS

• Points – Saniya Burks (24)
• Rebounds – Kyra Anderson (10)
• Assists – Deja Jones (4)

 
SCORES BY QUARTER
1st | Texas State 18, ULM 18
2nd | Texas State 13, ULM 23
3rd | Texas State 24, ULM 11
4th | Texas State 24, ULM 17

UP NEXT
Texas State women's basketball will stay home for its final game of the four game homestand on Dec. 29 at 7 pm versus Huston Tillotson. This will be the Bobcats final non-conference game until the MAC-SBC Challenge in February. Texas State will then head on the road to James Madison on Jan. 3 at 1 pm for its first game out of the state of Texas so far this season. For the Huston Tillotson game, fans can tune in on ESPN+ or purchase tickets at txst.com/tickets.