Brittnie Curtis

The Texas State women’s basketball team took their second loss of the season against Houston Baptist, 61-56.

Texas State gained a 10 point lead during the middle of the first half after a layup by Meghan Braeuer, senior guard. Houston Baptist regained the lead with a 10-2 run in the last three minutes.

Braeuer missed 11 of 15 shots, following her career-high 24 point performance against Texas Tech.

Emily Potts, freshman runner, is a firm believer in sustainable living.

Potts believes Americans need to put more effort into how they live. Remaining in touch with the community and having stronger relationships on a personal level is important to her.

Potts has gotten her mind on the right track quickly. Potts is currently a nutrition and dietetics major but says she is looking into a few other options.

“I’m interested in agriculture or art,” Potts said. “Ideally, I think it would be kind of cool to be in a community that live together and farm together.”

Potts’ mother, Lisa Liston, said her daughter’s interest in farming started around middle school when Potts spent a summer on her grandparents’ land in Mason.

Maintaining a 20 point lead for most of the second half, the Texas State women’s basketball team had little trouble securing its sixth consecutive season opening victory against Texas A&M International.

The Bobcats created 15 turnovers in its 83-65 win over the Dustdevils.

“We had contribution from our entire program today,” Associate Head Coach Sue Serafini said. “The starters and the returners got on the floor early on the beginning of the game and really took care of business. They ran tempo, rebounded the basketball. They found each other but for our program it was a complete win for everyone today.”

Coach Zenarae Antoine’s recruiting class are now juniors and her system of play is almost fully implemented.

“One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.”

Coach Zenarae Antoine picked a quote from Alabama coach Nick Saban to reinforce the team’s vision this season.

A championship is on her mind, a year after her team tied for third place in the Sun Belt Conference.

“I have a quote every single week,” Antoine said. “I thought this one was fitting for our vision this year and what our young women want – to win the championship.”

The Texas State women’s golf team finished eighth in the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colorado, Sept. 22-24. The team, with a six shot improvement from the Minnesota Invitational, finished ahead of UTSA, Lamar and Nebraska. 

The course was similar to the Minnesota Invitational because of bent grass, except there were no trees. The weather warmed up on the third day of the tournament the first two days, making it a better fit to play. 

“The elevation changes was something the team had to overcome," Coach Mike Akers said. "I’m going to guess they walked about eight miles in one day on the golf course the way it’s spread out. It was a physical challenge to walk that golf course to say the least.”