Texas State notebook: Men's, women's basketball both sit in sixth place in Sun Belt race

Keff Ciardello
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SAN MARCOS — After two consecutive losses, Texas State's men's basketball team went from being tied for second place in the Sun Belt to sixth place in the conference standings.

The Bobcats had won three in a row and ascended to near the top of the standings before falling 67-60 last Saturday at Arkansas State and then 70-58 on Thursday to Texas-Arlington.

The Bobcats are now 12-6 overall and 3-3 in the Sun Belt.

Arkansas State outscored Texas State in the paint 34-22, as Norchad Omier recorded his seventh straight double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Omier has 13 double-doubles this season, averaging 16.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game for the Red Wolves.

Texas State's Isiah Small recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bobcats.

Against UT-Arlington, three Bobcats scored in double figures: Shelby Adams with 16, Mason Harrell with 14 and Small with 10. But the Mavericks attempted 29 free throws, making 19, compared to the Bobcats 5-of-12 night from the line.

The Bobcats face the Mavericks again on Saturday in San Marcos, the first of a three-game homestand that includes Appalachian State next Thursday and Coastal Carolina next Saturday.

Women’s basketball: The women’s team is also in sixth place in the Sun Belt after a 69-65 triple overtime thriller on Thursday.

Texas State led Arkansas-Little Rock by as many as 19 points midway through the third quarter before the Trojans outscored the Bobcats 17-5 in the fourth, sending the game to overtime. They ended the second overtime tied again, 61-61, forcing a third overtime.

In the third overtime, however, the Bobcats used a 6-0 run to secure the win.

Da'Nasia Hood led the team with 30 points, her second 30-point game of the season. She's averaging 17.4 points per game, the fourth-leading scorer in the Sun Belt. Taylor Kennedy added nine points and 10 assists and played all 55 minutes.

The Bobcats (9-11, 4-4) will remain on the road for a game at Arkansas State on Saturday.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Two straight losses drop Texas State to sixth in Sun Belt men's race