SHSU, Texas State renew rivalry Monday
12/18/2016 3:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 10
Monday, Dec. 19 • San Marcos, Texas • 7:00 p.m. • Strahan Coliseum (7,200)
Sam Houston State (0-9) vs Texas State (3-6) • Game Notes
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Sam Houston State reunites with a former Southland Conference rival, visiting Texas State on Monday in the first game between the pair since the 2012 league tournament.
Sam Houston owns a 41-38 advantage in the series which began in 1970. The Bearkats have won seven of the last nine in the series but dropped the last meeting between the two squads, 74-66, in the first round of the Southland Tournament on March 6, 2012.
The Bearkats (0-9) enter Monday seeking their first win in what has been a non-conference slate chalked with challenging road matchups. Sam Houston has played just twice at Johnson Coliseum and is in the midst of a season-high eight-game road trip.
FRESHMAN FIREPOWER
Sam Houston has played five true freshmen this season who have combined to contribute 17 starts and 39 games played for a total of 767 minutes. The quintet has accounted for 195 of the Bearkats' 429 points this year (45 percent).
Sam Houston's Kiera McKinney is tied for 16th nationally among freshmen with 11 blocks. Among Southland Conference freshmen, Jenniffer Oramas ranks first for 3-point field goal percentage (.378), second in 3-pointers made (14) and tied for fifth in points per game (7.3). Teammate Rachel Harrell is tied for third in 3-pointers made (13).
Sam Houston true freshmen have contributed more 3-pointers (31) than any other team's first-year freshmen in the Southland while ranking second in minutes played (767), points (195) and rebounds (111) behind Abilene Christian.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Texas State is 3-6 on the season and has averaged 52.9 points per game while forcing 19.2 turnovers per contest. The Bobcats are looking to snap a four-game losing streak after posting a 3-2 record in November, highlighted by a 61-56 victory at Houston on Nov. 23.
In its last game, the Bobcats fell 64-60 to Prairie View A&M, squandering a 19-point lead as the Panthers outscored Texas State 58-35 over the final 30 minutes. The Bobcats are 2-0 this season against Southland opponents, defeating Incarnate Word 67-50 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 57-50.
A LOOK AHEAD
Monday's game will be the final non-conference contest of the 2016-17 season and last game in 2016. The Bearkats begin Southland Conference play on Jan. 2 with a visit to Houston Baptist. Three days later, the squad heads to Lake Charles to take on McNeese before returning to Johnson Coliseum for the first time since Nov. 21 for a Jan. 7 tilt against Nicholls.
