Bobcats Cruise To A Victory Over Cardinals

Texas State will be on the road again on Saturday, dueling with TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State women’s basketball team shut down the Incarnate Word Cardinals on Wednesday evening at McDermott Center, winning in dominant fashion, 74-31.

Texas State (2-0) stifled the Cardinals (0-3), surrendering a poultry 16-of-67 (23.9 percent) shooting. UIW scored just 10 points over the final 20 minutes and made only 5-of-30 shots in the last two quarters of action. The Bobcats were able to play defense without fouling, a key heading into the contest. UIW attempted only two free throws in the game, both misses in the fourth frame. 

Offensively, the Bobcats drilled 11-of-23 3-point tries, giving the team 24 makes on the season. The team outrebounded UIW, 52-37 and hauled in 16 offensive boards.

For the first time since the 2012-13 season, Texas State starts out the season with a pair of victories. It is the first time since 2001-02 that both wins came away from San Marcos. That team won at UTEP and notched a victory on a neutral court over Arkansas State. This marks the first time in school history, dating back to the 1972-73 season, that the Bobcats won each of its first two games in true road games.

Texas State were led by junior guard Toshua Leavitt, who came out firing on all cylinders. She was able to connect on her first five shot attempts in the first half, all from behind the arc. She ended the first half with 17 points on 5-off shooting from deep. Leavitt closed out the game with a game-high 20 points on 6-of-9 shots and three assists. Her six made 3-point field goals were one shy of tying her own school record she set last season against Louisiana in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

After a career-day on Sunday, Taeler Deer turned in another strong performance. The senior guard scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win. Brooke Holle was in double figures for the second straight game, netting 13 points. She knocked down a trio of 3-point shots and drilled 4-of-5 free throw attempts.

Once again, Ericka May was tremendous on the glass. For the second consecutive contest she led the Bobcats in rebounding, as she hauled down 12 boards, including five on the offensive end. She also chipped in three points, one assist and one steal.

Zelor Massaquoi provided 16 solid minutes off the bench, pulling down eight rebounds and scoring her first four points in a Bobcat uniform. Jayla Johnson was a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor, scoring six points and tallying four boards in just seven minutes of action.

Texas State will be on the road again on Saturday, dueling with TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Tip time is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside the Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.

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