MONROE, LA – Saniya Burks recorded her fifth 20+ point night of the season with 23 against ULM on Wednesday night. She scored 23 to lead the bobcats on 7-19 shooting, going 6-6 from the free throw line.
 
She was one of three Bobcats in double-digits, alongside Deja Jones (12) and Kyra Anderson (11). Jones also led the team in assists with a season-best seven.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The two teams matched each other on shots in the first quarter, both shooting 7-19. It was the free throw line that made the difference for the Bobcats in quarter one, outscoring ULM 4-0 from the line. Despite the Warhawks recording three more rebounds than the Bobcats, Texas State was able to take a 19-14 lead after the first quarter. Burks and Mia Galbraith combined for 10 of the team's 19 points.
 
Quarter two was more of the same, with the Warhawks taking the advantage at the free throw line. Their two made free-throws helped them outscore the Bobcats 18-17, but Texas State still carried a three-point lead into the halftime break. ULM was rebounding better than the Bobcats, but Texas State's free-throw shooting and additional three pointer helped them stay ahead of the home side in the first half.
 
Texas State pushed themselves out to a 14-point lead in the first half of the third quarter. That would be their largest lead of the game, at 4:03 in the third. Texas State led for 21 minutes of the game throughout, and nearly the entire third quarter was part of that. It was a late-quarter surge that allowed the Warhawks to tie the score at 54 with just under a minute to go. At the end of the third, the two teams were level at 56.
 
ULM's momentum continued in the fourth quarter. The Warhawks pushed out to an 11-point lead that forced head coach Zenarae Antoine to take a timeout. The Warhawks had a game-high 12-point lead at 2:49 left in the game, but that didn't deter the Bobcats. Texas State went on a run to score eight points in under a minute, led by five points from Deja Jones, to make it a four-point game. The Warhawks responded, though, and held the Bobcats at bay. Despite the team looking to stage a fourth-quarter resurgence, ULM would win 83-74 in the end.
 
After today's loss to ULM, Texas State is now 11-17 on the season and 7-10 in Sun Belt play.

STAT LEADERS

• Points – Saniya Burks (23)
• Rebounds –Kyra Anderon (6)
• Assists – KP Parr (7(

 
SCORES BY QUARTER
1st | Texas State 19, ULM 15
2nd | Texas State 17, ULM 18
3rd | Texas State 20, ULM 23
4th | Texas State 18, ULM 27

UP NEXT
Texas State will close out the 2025-26 regular season slate on Friday at Arkansas State at 5 pm. That game will be streamed on ESPN+. The team will then wait for the finalizing of the 2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Tournament bracket to find out when they will play in the conference tournament. The tournament runs March 3-9 in Pensacola, Fla.