Nov. 21, 2008

Final Stats

New York City, NY - The Texas State Bobcats high-powered offense led by a 23-point performance from Ashley Cole ran away with a 77-58 victory over Navy Friday afternoon at the Tyler Ugolyn Columbia Classic Tournament in New York City.

The Bobcats turned the game around just two minutes in after falling to a 5-0 deficit. Kim Cessna dropped two points at the 18:24 mark to spark an 8-0 run for Texas State to contain the only lead Navy would posses for the game.

A free throw paired with a layup from the Mids raised their tally to eight, but Texas State had already doubled the mark, capped by one-point from Chika Ofoegbu behind the stripe. The `Cats led by as many as 13 points in the first half, at 10:46 when freshman Kelsey Krupa hit a jumper to give the `Cats a 23-10 lead. Aimee Hilburn aided the `Cats to its second 13-point lead with just under two minutes left in the first period with two-points in the paint, 37-24.

Krupa came off the bench to spark five points in the first half along with Brittany Wilson, who chipped in six points for the `Cats reserve tally. On a 49-percent shooting effort from the field, Texas State entered the half with a 37-28 lead.

Not faulting any in the second half, Ryann Bradford opened the final period with three points to surge a 14-5 run by the Bobcats. Ashley Cole went 5-for-7 in the remaining minutes leading the team to a 20-point gap over Navy. The senior polished off the game with a pair of fast break layups to give the `Cats their first victory of the season.

Whitney Davidson led the Mids with 18 points, while K.C. Gordon topped the boards with seven rebounds and nine points.

The Bobcats advance to the championship game tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. CT and will play the winner of the Columbia/Long Island tilt slated for 5 p.m. this afternoon.