It has been a rollercoaster like season for the Texas State women’s basketball team, but it eventually ended with an 88-83 loss to the Sam Houston State Bearcats to a final mark of 6-10 conference record and an absence from the Southland Conference Tournament for the first time since 1990.
The four seniors Kim Cessna, Brittany Wilson, Ashley Cole, and Ryann Bradford were honored in the pre-game introductions for senior night and played an excellent game by combining for 46 points. Cessna led the charge with a career high 26 by going 11-16 from the field.
The Bobcats did everything they could to prevent a loss on senior night by leading in rebounds 43 to 27, assists 19 to 16, blocks 4 to 0, steals 9 to 8, field goals 33 to 30 and fewer turnovers 13 to 16. With all of those categories won, it would seem that it would be the key ingredients to a victory. However, the second half surge of the Bearkats was the difference in this game in which they shot 70% from the field and scored 62 points.
The area that the Bobcats did poorly in was from the three point area. As it has been apparent throughout the season the Bobcats have not been successful from three point range (.266 coming into Sunday). The team certainly did not excel in this category once again by going 2-10 from beyond the arc compared to Sam Houston’s 10-25.
The win snapped the Bearcats 22 road losing streak in Southland Conference play and snapped the Bobcat seniors last chance for a win at Strahan Coliseum. Although Texas State lost four seniors, they will continue to develop the young talent with this seasons leading scorer Gabriel Maddux (12.1 ppg) to lead the charge.
Sam Kruppa- KTSW Sports Staff Writer
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