HUNTSVILLE ? Anna Ferguson totaled 14 kills and Haley Thomas added 13 to lead Sam Houston State as the Bearkats fell in four sets to Southland Conference West Division front runner Texas State-San Marcos Saturday afternoon at Johnson Coliseum.

The Bobcats won 25-18 22-25 30-28 25-23 to up their season record to 19-13 and stand 12-2 in Southland Conference action. Sam Houston State now is 12-17 for the year and 7-6 in league matches.

Amy Weigle and Jessica Weynand led the Bobcats with 15 and 14 kills, respectively. During the four sets, the score was tied 27 times. Texas State-San Marcos ended with a narrow 60 to 56 margin in kills. Kym Loving and Carli Kolbe also posted seven kills for Sam Houston State.

The Bearkats had one opportunity to go up two sets to one, serving a 26-25 in the fourth set, but served an error to tie the set again.

Sam Houston's front line totaled nine blocks with Thomas having a hand in five of the defensive plays.

The Bobcats were hot at the service line with 10 aces as compared to five for the Bearkats.

Sam Houston will end the regular season next week with home matches at Johnson Coliseum on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The top eight teams in the final regular season standings (excluding Central Arkansas who is ineligible for the playoffs this year) will qualify for the Southland Conference post-season tournament.