Georgia Southern University
17-5,10-2Sun Belt
Texas State
10-12,6-6Sun Belt
Eagles Notch Fourth Straight Win, Clip Bobcats 61-57
2/4/2026 10:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Georgia Southern next steps out of conference for the MAC/SBC Challenge on Saturday at Miami of Ohio
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Georgia Southern women's basketball built a 14-point halftime lead and held on for a 61-57 Sun Belt victory over host Texas State on Wednesday evening at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas.
The Eagles improved to 17-6 overall and 10-2 in the league with their fourth straight win, keeping pace just a half game behind conference leader Arkansas State in the standings. Texas State falls to 10-12 overall and 6-6 in the league with the loss.
Georgia Southern took advantage of 10-of-10 shooting from the free throw line to take a 20-11 lead after one quarter, then would stretch that lead in the second quarter to as many as 18, leading 35-17 with 4:22 remaining until halftime. The Eagles would take its 14-point lead into the break with a 39-25 score.
Texas State would cut into the Eagles' lead in the third quarter as Georgia Southern would score only nine points, and not record a field goal in the final six minute and 47 seconds of the frame.
The fourth quarter saw the Eagles hold a 58-50 lead with 3:31 remaining, but Texas State went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to one, 58-57, on a KP Parr three-point play with 22.4 seconds remaining. Kishyah Anderson nailed two free throws with 20.2 seconds left to put the lead at three, and after a missed shot by the Bobcats, Kyla Bryant secured the rebound and made one of two free throws for the final win.
Destiny Garrett led a trio of Eagles in double figures with 17 points. McKenna Eddings added 14 points, while Kishyah Anderson added 13 . Saniya Burks 17 points led the Bobcats on the night.
Eagle of the Game
Garrett hit 7 of 14 shots from the floor en route to her team-high 17 points. She added three offensive rebounds, two assists and a steal in 34 minutes of action.
Stat of the Game
The Eagles hit 22-of-29 shots from the free throw line in the win. It's the fifth time this season that Georgia Southern has made 20 or more free throws in a game.
Quotables
Head coach Hana Haden on the defensive effort carrying the day against the Bobcats
"That is a positive we can take away from the game. We want to hold people to 15 points or less per quarter and we did that in three out of four quarters, and that ended up winning the game."
On the Saturday game against Miami of Ohio
"Now we have an opportunity to play against a really good team that's going to give us a different look; we've played almost everybody in the Sun Belt so far. We'll get a chance to see where we're at, and hopefully continue to clean some things up, especially offensively."
Next Up
The Eagles step away from Sun Belt play on Saturday, February 7, traveling to Oxford, Ohio, to take on Miami of Ohio in the second leg of the MAC/SBC Challenge. Game time is 1 p.m. from Millett Hall
