RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team came back from a 16-point deficit to beat the Tarleton Texans 64-55 on Thursday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
Graduate student
Taylor Muff led the Vaqueros (11-17, 7-9 WAC) with 25 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds, a career-high tying four assists, and two steals for her fourth double-double. Sophomore
Halie Jones posted her second double-double with 10 points, a career-high tying 10 rebounds and two steals.
Marissa Escamilla led the Texans (14-12, 6-9 WAC) with 18 points.
Jenna Dick scored 17 points while hitting five 3-pointers and grabbing four rebounds.
Malaya Kendrick scored 10 points with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
The Vaqueros trailed 42-26 with 3:31 remaining in the third quarter. That's when it started raining 3's, as Muff hit a pair and Jones made one to help the Vaqueros close the period on an 11-5 run and pull within 47-37.
Then, with the score 49-37 at the start of the fourth, sophomore
Sara Bershers hit a 3-pointer, Muff made back-to-back layups, Bershers knocked down a layup and then Muff made another layup to make the score 49-48.
Dick answered with a 3, but Muff followed with a turnaround 3. Sophomore
Tiffany McGarity tied the game with a free throw and then gave the Vaqueros their first lead with a layup that made the score 54-52. The Vaqueros led for the rest of the game.
In total, the Vaqueros outscored the Texans 38-13 over the final 13 and a half minutes. The Vaqueros didn't allow a basket, just three free throws, over the final 4:58.
The Texans scored the first seven points before a pair of layups by graduate student
Burcu Soysal powered a 7-2 run to bring the Vaqueros within 9-6.
The Texans responded with an 8-2 run before a buzzer-beating layup by freshman
KaCee Kyle brought the Vaqueros within 17-10 at the end of the first quarter.
The Texans scored the first six points of the second quarter. Then, with the score 25-12, a Soyal layup and a Muff 3 sparked a 9-3 run to bring the Vaqueros within 28-21.
Muff opened the third quarter with a 3 to make the score 32-26. The Texans scored the next 10 points to take their 42-26 lead.
UTRGV plays the home finale on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Lamar at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
UTRGVTickets.com. The party starts in the Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village at 6 p.m. There will be a special senior day ceremony prior to tip-off. 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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