RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team won their second-straight game by beating the Incarnate Word Cardinals 62-57 on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
 
Sophomore Sara Bershers led the Vaqueros (3-5) with 27 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Graduate student Taylor Muff scored 12 points with nine rebounds.
 
Jaaucklyn Moore led the Cardinals (3-4) with 30 points with three steals.
 
The Vaqueros hit five of their first eight shots, capped by a layup and three by Bershers, to jump out to an 11-2 lead.
 
The Cardinals responded with a 9-2 run to pull within 13-11. The game stayed tight for the rest of the half. The Vaqueros went up by as much as five at 18-13 on a Bershers free throw early in the second quarter, but the Cardinals took their first lead at 28-27 late in the quarter.
 
The Cardinals extended their lead to 33-29 before a Bershers three made the score 33-32 at halftime.
 
Down 34-32 early in the third quarter, the Vaqueros went on an 11-3 run, capped by a pair of Bershers free throws, to take a 43-37 lead.
 
The Cardinals followed with a 7-2 run to pull within 45-44 before the Vaqueros went on a 6-1 run, punctuated by a layup by sophomore Jena' Williams, to make the score 51-45.
 
The Cardinals answered with an 8-3 run to climb within 54-53. The Vaqueros scored the next five points to go up 59-53 before a pair of free throws and a jumper by Moore made the score 59-57 with 26.7 seconds remaining.
 
Bershers went to the line 10 seconds later and hit the first shot. She missed the second, but Muff grabbed the rebound, got fouled, and hit two free throws to complete the scoring.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Bert Ogden Arena against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at BertOgdenArena.com. The game is part of a single-admission doubleheader, as the men's basketball team faces Texas Southern at 7:30 p.m. Those unable to attend the game in person can watch in the United States on ESPN+ or internationally on the WAC Digital Network.

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