Shawnte' Goff 11-16-15
Jesica Gonzalez
Shawnte' Goff (#11)
59
Winner UMKC UMKC 9-14, 4-6 WAC
57
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 14-11, 6-4 WAC
Winner
UMKC UMKC
9-14, 4-6 WAC
59
Final
57
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
14-11, 6-4 WAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UMKC UMKC 12 7 20 20 59
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 17 13 11 16 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls to Missouri-Kansas City

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team fell to the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos 59-57 on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
 
Junior Shawnte' Goff led the Vaqueros (14-11, 6-4 WAC) with a season-high 25 points, three rebounds and four assists. Junior Anushka Maldonado scored 11 points with eight rebounds and two steals. Senior Rickell Preston scored 10 points with three rebounds, four assists and two steals.
 
Samantha Waldron led the 'Roos (9-14, 4-6 WAC) with 16 points, five rebounds and four steals. Taylor Leathers scored 12 points.
 
The Vaqueros trailed 4-0 after four minutes, but Goff and Maldonado hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Vaqueros the lead.
 
The 'Roos scored the next six points to take a 10-6 lead with 4:01 remaining in the first quarter, but the Vaqueros scored the next eight points and followed with a pair of 7-0 runs to create a 22-6 run over the next 12 minutes to take a 28-16 lead. Goff scored 10 points during the run as the Vaqueros went 8-of-14 from the field while forcing nine turnovers.
 
The 'Roos pulled within seven early in the third quarter, but Goff hit a three and Maldonado knocked down a layup to push the Vaqueros' lead to 37-25 at the 5:24 mark.
 
That's when the 'Roos turned the tables, scoring eight-straight points as part of a 20-6 run to take the lead. The' Roos tied the game at 41 at the start of the fourth on a Kiana Law layup before taking a 45-43 lead on a Waldron three-pointer.
 
The 'Roos pushed their lead out to 55-48 on a Paige Husa three-point play with 4:45 remaining, but Goff hit back-to-back jumpers to spark a 9-2 run, capped by a long three by freshman Bernesha Peters, to tie the game.
 
Law hit a free throw with 22 seconds left and then Washington hit one with 10 seconds left to give the 'Roos the win.
 
The Vaqueros are back in action on Thursday at 9 p.m. when they visit Seattle U.

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