NEW ORLEANS, La. — The University of South Alabama women's basketball team avenged its regular season loss to Texas State with a 68-67 win over the Bobcats in round two of the Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship, presented by First Bank and Trust, at the Lakefront Arena on Wednesday afternoon.

The Jaguars were feeling it from the three-point line against Texas State this afternoon. South Alabama started off the game shooting 5-for-8 from behind the arc in the first quarter to outscore the Bobcats 23-10 and take a 13-point lead into the second. After a tied second quarter that's how the Jags and Texas State went into the half.

Texas State came out of the half firing on all cylinders, and thanks to a 13-3 run, fueled by guard Toshua Leavit, they cut the Jaguars lead to just one. The Jags responded in kind and finished out the third quarter on a 12-2 run to build their lead back up to double digits. The Bobcats outscored the Jaguars 24-14 in the final quarter of action, but Damaya Telemaque hit one-of-two free-throws with four seconds left to make it a four-point game and the Jaguars move on to the quarterfinals with the win.

South Alabama was led by junior guard Shaforia Kines. Kines went 5-for-10 from the three-point line, put up a team-high 21 points, brought down seven rebounds, and added four assists.

The Jaguars move to 22-9 on the season.