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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The second-seeded University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team fell to the top-seeded New Mexico State University Aggies 80-53 in the WAC Tournament Championship Game on Saturday at Orleans Arena.
 
The Vaqueros' season will continue when they make their first WNIT appearance. Information on their first round opponent, as well as the time, date and location of the first game, will be available Monday night.
 
WNIT tickets will be available by calling the host institution box office. For more information on the WNIT or to reserve 2016-17 season tickets, fans can contact UTRGV Assistant Athletic Director for Ticket Operations & Sales David Riggs at (956) 665-3747 or david.riggs@utrgv.edu.
 
Junior Shawnte' Goff and sophomore Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir earned All-Tournament Team honors. Goff averaged 17.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game while Kjartansdóttir averaged 10.7 points and 13.7 rebounds per game.
 
In this game, junior Anushka Maldonado led led the Vaqueros (19-13) with 14 points and five rebounds. Kjartansdóttir scored 10 points with nine rebounds.
 
Brooke Salas led the Aggies (26-4) with 20 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Sasha Weber scored 16 points with five rebounds and three assists. Shanice Davis scored 11 points with seven assists and three steals.
 
The Vaqueros led 5-2 in the opening minutes on a jumper by senior Rickell Preston and a Kjartansdóttir three, but Salas made a layup and a three to fuel a 14-0 run to give the Aggies the lead.
 
The Aggies pushed their lead to 24 at 52-28 on a Weber jumper with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter, but Preston and Maldonado made layups to spark a 14-2 run that saw the Vaqueros pull within 54-42 on a Goff layup less than four minutes later.
 
The Vaqueros were still within 12 at 57-45 after a jumper by freshman Nichele Hyman on the opening possession of the fourth quarter, but the Aggies scored the next seven points to push the game out of reach.

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