| Jan. 21, 2004 Roadrunners drop 44-43 heartbreaker to Texas State Box Score Talbert, the returning SLC player of the year, finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Bobcats for her fifth double-double of the season. It was an offensive struggle for both teams in the first half with UTSA shooting a dismal 21.9 percent (7-32) and TXST 29.2% from the field. A 6-0 run, led by Hendrix and Holliday, which gave the Roadrunners their first lead at 12-9 with 7:08 left in the first the 'Runners only bright spot. The Bobcats' Alesie Johnson answered with four of her 11 total points as Texas State took a 16-15 advantage into the locker room. The Bobcats capitalized on the Roadrunners' scoring struggles to start the second half, building a six-point lead, 30-24, at the 10:40 mark. Hendrix and Holliday came alive with defensive help from junior Kim Reed, sparking an 8-0 run to give the Roadrunners their first and largest lead of the second half, 39-36, with 3:21 to play. Texas State then came back with an Ally Kelly 3-pointer to tie it, followed by a layup from Reed to take the lead back, 41-39, for UTSA. The Bobcats knocked down three of their next four free throws for a 42-41 lead with only 32 seconds remaining. It was then UTSA senior Tijwana Collins who converted on a driving layup with 20 second left on the clock to give the 'Runners a 43-42 edge. Following a Bobcat time out, Talbert's turnaround jumper with time winding down gave TXST the lead, 44-43 for good. UTSA drops to 6-9 overall and 2-2 in Southland Conference play, while Texas State picks up just their second win against 12 losses and evens their SLC record to 2-2. The Roadrunners will take on SLC opponent Northwestern State on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Convocation Center. |