RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team hit a season-high 11 three-pointers to beat the Houston Baptist Huskies 67-58 on Monday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse during the start of a seven-game homestand.
 
The Vaqueros (2-5) shot a season-best 42.3% from behind the arc, going 11-for-26.
 
Sophomore Jena' Williams hit a career-high four three-pointers for 13 points with four assists, three rebounds and one steal. After making just one three-pointer during the first five games of the season, Williams now has six three-pointers over the last two.
 
Sophomore Sara Bershers hit a trio of three-pointers en route to 23 points, eight rebounds, a season-high four assists, and two steals. Graduate student Taylor Muff scored 10 points with seven rebounds. Sophomore Maria Llorente finished with eight points, four assists and three steals. 
 
Dee Collins led the Huskies (3-6) with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Julija Vujakovic scored 12 points with three steals. Marilyn Nzoiwu scored 10 points with 14 rebounds and five blocks.
 
Williams hit a pair of three-pointers as the Vaqueros jumped out to an 8-2 lead. The Huskies responded with a 7-2 run to pull within one before freshman KaCee Kyle made a three and Bershers knocked down a layup to make the score 15-9.
 
The Vaqueros' lead was 18-15 at the start of the second quarter when Bershers hit two turnaround jumpers and a pair of free throws to push the Vaqueros' lead to 24-15.
 
The Huskies scored the next six points to climb to within three, but with the score 26-23, the Vaqueros went on a 10-4 run, capped by a Bershers three, to take a 36-27 halftime lead.
 
The Huskies pulled back to within six early in the third before a Llorente layup and a Bershers three put the Vaqueros up 44-33.
 
The Vaqueros and Huskies traded baskets until midway through the fourth quarter, when, with the Vaqueros up 57-49, a Muff layup sparked an 8-0 run to put the Vaqueros up 65-49 and push the game out of reach.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. against future Western Athletic Conference-opponent Incarnate Word at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at UTRGVTickets.com. The party starts in the Vaquero Village at 11:30 a.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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