AUSTIN, Texas – Arguably the toughest first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament saw Texas State (24-9, 14-2 Sun Belt) season end as they dropped a 3-1 decision to UC Santa Barbara (23-5, 12-4 Big West) Thursday night at Gregory Gymnasium. The Bobcats turned in their seventh consecutive winning season and made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since 2004-05.
"Tonight, we got beat by a better team," said head coach Karen Chisum. "We did not play our best at all and could have been the better team on another night.