CHICAGO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team won its second-straight Western Athletic Conference (WAC) road game, 58-47 over the Chicago State University Cougars on Thursday at the Jones Convocation Center.
 
Graduate student Taylor Muff scored led the Vaqueros (6-9, 2-1 WAC) with 16 points. Freshman KaCee Kyle scored 11 points. Sophomore Sara Bershers scored 10 points. Graduate student Iva Belosevic scored six points. Sophomore Tiffany McGarity scored five points. Sophomore Maria Llorente and junior Jessica Martino scored four points each. Freshman Brooke Jessen scored two points.
 
Down 2-1 in the opening seconds, Kyle and Muff hit three-pointers to spark an 18-0 run to put the Vaqueros up 19-2.
 
The Vaqueros took their largest lead at 26-6 on a Kyle free throw with 6:26 remaining in the second quarter.
 
Although the Cougars (2-11, 1-3 WAC) got as close as 11, the Vaqueros led by double-figures for the rest of the game.
 
UTRGV hosts Utah Valley on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at UTRGVTickets.com. The party starts in Vaquero Village at 5:30 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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