2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster

Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Aaron Meullion
Aaron Meullion
Jillian Slaughter
Aaron Meullion

15 Ja'Kayla Bowie

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Tyler, Texas
  • Highschool Robert E. Lee HS
  • Major Professional Ethics

Biography

Career Accomplishments:
- 1x Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team (2020-21)
- 2021 Texas State Dean's List (3.5+ GPA in a semester)

2022-23:
Started all 32 games she appeared in throughout the 2022-23 season ... averaged 29.4 minutes a night while averaging 8.8 points per game, the highest of her career ... averaged 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game ... had a season-high 24 points against Stephen F. Austin (3/16) ... shot 48.8 percent (99-203) from the field throughout the season ... was ranked 21st in the Sun Belt for assists per game with 2.4 ... was 15th in the Sun Belt for average minutes played per game with 29.4 ... played the second most minutes of any Bobcat with 942 ... had the second most assists of any Bobcat with 76 ... had the second most steals of any Bobcat with 39 ... was one of five Bobcats to score 250+ points this season ... was one of five Bobcats to have over 100 rebounds throughout the season ... went 10-14 from the field versus SFA (3/16) ... made a season-high four field goals versus SFA ... had five steals versus Howard Payne (11/7) ... had 12 double-digit games throughout the season ... had to outings of 20+ points, one versus SFA with a career-high 24 points ... the second in a 20 point night against Troy (2/2) ... had a season-high six assists versus Louisiana (1/7)

2021-22:
Started all 27 games she appeared in throughout the 2021-22 season ... in 27.2 minutes, she averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks per game while maintaining a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio as well ... recorded her first career double-double with a season-best 19-point, 11-rebound performance in a road win at Arkansas State (1/29) ... shot 48.6 percent (71-146) from the field throughout the season ... averaged the 24th-most minutes among Sun Belt student-athletes ... her 2.5 assists per game mark in conference-only games ranked as the 15th-most in the league ... her 48.6 shooting percentage was the highest among Texas State student-athletes with 132-or-more field goal attempts ... one of seven Bobcat student-athletes to score 100-or-more points throughout the season ... one of four Texas State women's basketball student-athletes to bring down 100-or-more rebounds on the year ... her 64 assists on the season were the second most on the squad ... filled up the stat sheet in the Red Wolves' visit to San Marcos (2/24) as the fourth-year veteran scored 12 points, brought down seven rebounds, dished out four assists, credited with two steals and blocked a shot in 32 minutes of game action ... fell a rebound shy of a double-double against UTEP (12/13) as she scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and pulled down nine boards ... also had a double-figure scoring output at UTSA (11/18) where she netted 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting, including knocking down all three 3-point attempts and a pair of free throws ... put up 10 points and five rebounds in 42 minutes at Little Rock (1/27) ... against the eventual regular-season champions, Troy (1/6), registered the first (11) of four double-digit scoring outputs in games played against conference fores 


2020-21:
Averaged 27.0 minutes a game in 22 appearances, including 16 starts throughout the season ... named to 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team ... shot 44.3 percent (62-140) from the field ... finished second on the team with a 81.0 shooting percentage (34-42) from the free throw line ... averaged 7.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... set a career high with 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including knocking down a career best six free throws against Troy, the eventual tournament champions, during the quarterfinals of 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Tournament (3/6) ... netted 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in 25 minutes in the Bobcats' opening-round win over Georgia Southern (3/5) to start the conference tournament ... scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Little Rock (2/6) ... had double-figure points (13,11) in back-to-back games against Louisiana (1/29, 1/30) ... opened the season with back-to-back double-figure games after scoring 11 points at New Orleans (11/28) then followed with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting in Texas State's overtime win at SMU (12/3) ... scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting at ULM (2/26) ... had a season-high three steals on four different occasions ... credited with a season-high five assists against the Trojans (3/6) ... brought down a season-high nine rebounds against ULM (1/22) and UTA (2/12) ... played 30-or-more minutes in 10 of her 22 appearances during the season


2019-20:
Averaged 7.1 minutes a game over 22 appearances … shot 51.9 percent (14-27) from the field over the course of the season … credited with six assists and five steals … averaged 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds a game … played a season-high 23 minutes against Texas Permian Basin (11/16) … also played 20-plus minutes against Morgan State (12/18) and Troy (1/23) with 21 and 22 minutes, respectively … scored a season-high eight points on 4-of-6 shooting in 17 minutes against Texas Lutheran … netted six points in 16 minutes against Coastal Carolina (1/9) … pulled down a season-high five rebounds against Texas Permian Basin (11/16) and Coastal Carolina (1/9) … scored six points, brought down five rebounds and dished out a season-high four assists in 23 minutes against Texas Permian Basin (11/16)

2018-19
Appeared in 28 games and made 11 starts for the Bobcats... First 10 starts of the season came in the opening 11 TXST contests... Averaged 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.7 steals in 18.6 minutes of run per game... Shot 40-of-87 (46.0 percent) from the floor and 22-of-29 (75.9 percent) from the free throw line... Recorded eight or more points in six games which included a season-high mark of 13 points against Oral Roberts on Nov. 24... Tallied six points in career debut at New Mexico on Nov. 9... Charted double-figure minutes in 20-of-28 appearances... Pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds at Tulane in the Tulane Classic on Dec. 22... Came away with four steals against Missouri.


High School
Attended Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas and was coached by Ross Barber... Named Conference Newcomer of the Year following the 2014-15 season... Tabbed All-District first team honors twice... Selected as a TAGC All-Star and All-State performer...  Honored as an All-East Texas first team player... Earned Academic All-District honors... Played for DFW Elite Gold in the AAU circuit.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2018-2019Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2019-2020Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2020-2021Junior

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    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2021-2022Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2022-2023Graduate Student

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    5'8"
    15