SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team could not get back in the win column in the second game of its first road trip of the season on Friday afternoon, hanging in close with Texas State but falling victim to one bad quarter and dropping by a final score of 63-47.
The Islanders (1-2) and the Bobcats (3-0) played to a slugfest early on in Friday's contest, as after a bucket from
Rayna Williams on the first possession of the game, neither squad could get back on the board for another three minutes of game action. The lid would get taken off the basket for the visitors when
Chelsy Singleton knifed to the rim for an and-one at the 5:54 mark, and after a brief Texas State run, they would get back on the board on a jumper from
Naiya Carney and a three-ball from
Asha Walker. This was followed by five straight Texas State points, however, giving the hosts the 12-10 advantage after the first 10 minutes.
The next period ended up being even more defensive, with the two teams combining to shoot just 6-28 from the field in the second frame. Despite its own struggles to get going offensively, A&M-Corpus Christi kept things close with a little bit of dirty work, outrebounding the Bobcats 14-7 in total in the quarter and earning five second chance points as a result. The team also worked its way to the line eight times and knocked down seven of them, led by three makes from Williams and perfect trips to the line from Singleton and
Caitlin Lord. This quarter ended up being another close one, tilting to Texas State 12-11 to bring things into half with the blue and green trailing by just three.
The third quarter is where the game got away from the Islanders, as they were outscored 25-11 thanks in large part to a 10-16 eruption from the field for the Bobcats that offset their own 5-10 performance on the other side. This put them into a 17-point hole headed into the final frame, one that they got down to 11 after a three from
Laura Frances Willis and baskets inside from Carney and
Andrea Chiquemba. This would be the closest they would get however, as despite winning the fourth 15-14, the hole proved to be too much to overcome once the clock hit zero.
A&M-Corpus Christi was led in scoring on the day by a trio of players, with Willis, Singleton and Williams all combining for nine points in the starting lineup. Williams also paced the team and tied for the lead in the game with eight rebounds, while she and Singleton tied with
Sille-Liis Mölder at the top of the assist column with two each.
The Islanders will now conclude their current road trip with their second power conference matchup of the season, traveling to take on Houston on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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