TROY, Ala. – Randi Rupp tossed her 11th complete game shutout of the season and Christiana McDowell provided a run scoring single in the second as second-seeded Texas State eliminated fifth-seeded UTA by a 1-0 score in the Sun Belt Championship elimination bracket final.
Texas State (41-14) advances to Saturday's championship game, which is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN platform. It marks the second straight season the Bobcats have played for the Sun Belt championship. Moreover, it is the 11th time in program history TXST has advanced to a league championship game (two Sun Belt / nine Southland).