SAN MARCOS, Texas – Juniors Deidra Bohannon and Eliza Zachary each finished with 17 kills to lead Georgia State's volleyball team, but the Bobcats of Texas State were too much for the Panthers in San Marcos, Texas on Friday night.

Zachary hit .289 and finished with a block while Bohannon recorded her 12th double-double of the season with 14 digs. Sophomore Molly Shonk also posted 14 digs and junior Kitan Ajanaku had four blocks and four kills. Georgia State was edged out 27-29 by Texas State in the first set, but the Panthers rallied to win Set 2 25-21.

Texas State bounced back with a convincing 25-13 Set 3 victory and sealed the 3-1 win, taking Set 4 from Georgia State by a score of 25-22. The Bobcats improve to 18-11 (13-4 SBC) and Georgia State falls to 9-17 (7-10 SBC) with three matches to go.

We had an opportunity to win the first set, but we struggled to close it out. We can't give up those opportunities against a well-coached team like Texas State,” head coach Sally Polhamus said. “We fought hard in Set 4 to tie it at 21, but again, we need to learn how to execute at the end of a match.”

Georgia State looked to be in control of the first set, but a well-timed 5-0 run by Texas State tied the set at 23-23. The Panthers had set point three times, but the Bobcats kept the game alive each time before making a 3-0 run to win 29-27.

The Panthers rebounded in Set 2 and led wire-to-wire to claim a 25-21 victory. GSU led by as many as nine before the Bobcats were able to pull close at the end. Zachary fueled the Panther onslaught in the second set and finished with six kills on .750 hitting as GSU outhit Texas State .387 to .211.

The Bobcats went back on the offensive in the third set. Georgia State fell behind early, but rattled off five-straight points to take a 6-4 lead. The Panthers led again at 10-9 before surrendering the lead for good. Texas State would go on to win 25-13.

In a competitive Set 4, Georgia State showed fight and once again held an early lead. Up 10-5, the Panthers gave up an 8-3 run to Texas State. After trading blows, Texas State broke a 16-16 tie and looked to go on top for good, but a late surge by the Panthers knotted the set at 21 and a Zachary kill put GSU on top 22-21. A 4-0 Bobcat run ended the Panthers' hopes of extending the match to a fifth set.

Georgia State stays on the road for a meeting with UT Arlington on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The Panthers return home for the final two matches of the season against Troy on Nov. 21 and Appalachian State on Nov. 22.