Photo Gallery

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team won the Feast on the Border Tournament Championship with a 78-50 victory over Sam Houston State University (SHSU) on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
 
Senior Mary Savoy earned Tournament MVP honors after averaging 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.
 
Sophomore Tristan Murphy also earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
 
In this game, Savoy led UTRGV (4-2) with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, six rebounds and four steals. Junior Hildur Björg Kjaratansdóttir scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting with seven rebounds. Sophomore Idil Türk scored 12 points with two steals. Sophomore Weslaco alum Angel Villarreal scored a career-high 12 points on a career-high four three-pointers.
 
Jasmine McCants led SHSU (0-6) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Jennifer Oramas scored 15 points.
 
SHSU led 3-2 in the opening minutes, but an offensive rebound and a putback by Murphy was the first of seven-straight points for UTRGV. Then, after Rachel Harrell made three free throws, sophomore Weslaco alum Angel Villarreal nailed a three-pointer to help UTRGV score 12-straight points to go up 32-8. It became a 33-7 run as UTRGV took its largest lead of the first half on a Savoy jumper that made it 44-15 with 2:31 remaining.
 
UTRGV pushed its lead to 30 early in the third quarter when a Türk free throw made it 52-22 before Oramas made two three-pointers and two layups to bring SHSU within 20.
 
Kjaratansdóttir responded with a three-pointer and three layups to push the game out of reach.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to #TakeDownHTown against the University of Houston at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. The first 150 fans in attendance will receive UTRGV mugs. Doors open at 6. The game will be televised nationally on American Sports Network and regionally on Spectrum Sports channel 323.

Support UTRGV Women's Basketball | Become a Fan on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Follow us on Instagram | Follow us on YouTube