LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team fell 95-53 to the Texas Tech University Red Raiders in their season opener on Tuesday at United Supermarkets Arena.
The Vaqueros (0-1) were led by Senior
Mele Kailahi and junior
Arianna Sturdivant who both scored 11 points. Junior
Kade Hackerott added nine points with three rebounds and junior
Iyana Dorsey scored eight points.
The Red Raiders (1-0) were led by Jasmine Shavers who scored 26 points with seven rebounds and a pair of assists. Bailey Maupin added 16 points with six rebounds and Elina Arike scored 11 points.
The Red Raiders came out on a 16-1 run before junior
Arianna Sturdivant knocked down a three-pointer for the Vaqueros first field goal of the game. Dorsey put in a layup that made it 19-6 before the Red Raiders closed out the first quarter on a 6-0 run.
Texas Tech then scored the first 10 points of the second quarter before junior
Kade Hackerott cut into the lane to make a layup and then sophomore
Charlotte O'Keefe hit a three-pointer to make it 35-11 but the Red Raiders took the 62-15 lead into halftime.
The Vaqueros had a better showing in the second half as they outscored the Red Raiders in the second half 38 to 33. UTRGV got back-to-back layups from Sturdivant and O'Keefe that kicked off a 9-4 run that made it 70-22.
Later in the third, junior
Faith Phillips knocked down a three-pointer in her UTRGV debut and then it was Hackerott who got the Vaqueros within 80-34 with a layup to close out the quarter.
Kailahi led the Vaqueros in the fourth as she scored seven of her 11 points in the quarter as she made four free throws and made a three-pointer to highlight the second half.
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Friday when they host Florida International University at 6:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as part of the WAC/CUSA Challenge. Friday night will be Military Appreciation Night where veterans and active military get free admission plus $6 tickets for family and friends. Veterans will be recognized during the national anthem and at halftime.
Tickets can be purchased online at
GoUTRGV.com/Tickets or by contacting the UTRGV Athletics Ticket Office team of
Eddie Galvan(956-222-2935) and
Ryela Rodriguez (956-329-0884) over the phone or through email at
tickets@utrgv.edu.
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