Women's Basketball Stymies Southwest Assemblies of God

In the final game of an opening three game home stretch, the Lady Bobcats improve their record to 2-1 in a victory over the Southwestern Assemblies of God Lady Lions with a final score of 65-51.

This marks Texas State’s second win over a Red River Conference opponent, the first being a 100-42 win over Texas College. Although State received a win, it was only a seven point ball game in the first half with the score favoring the Bobcats 29-22. The Bobcats were struggling early on against the Lion’s 2-3 zone defense where shots were being contested down low and turnovers off of deflections were a common occurrence.

Coach Suzanne Fox wasn’t concerned about the zone as much as she was concerned about the effort of the team. Considering Texas State had seven players over six feet tall compared to SAGU’s two, the Lady Lions were winning the unofficial stat of hustle plays.

It wasn’t until sophomore guard Kelsey Krupa exposed the holes in the zone in the beginning of the second half where she put the ball on the floor to create shots for teammates and took advantage of weak rotation as she went 4-6 from the arch to account for all 12 of her points.

By giving respect for Krupa on the perimeter, the zone was stretched thus leaving the middle open for junior forward Chika Ofoegbu where she hit five of her seven shots and ended the game with 13 points. Her performance tonight now brings Ofoegbu shooting 18-22 from the field for the season bringing her to an impressive 81%.

Even though Texas State didn’t have the prettiest win of the season, the Bobcats can be proud of a winning record and continue to improve on their mistakes the rest of the season.

The Bobcats will travel to Fort Collins, Colorado this Friday as they take on Colorado State in the Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational. Although the game will not be on the air, you can listen to live coverage of the Texas Tech game in Lubbock on December 2nd on 89.9 KTSW, ktsw.net and txstatebobcats.com.

-Sam Kruppa, KTSW Sports Staff Writer