NACOGDOCHES – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team fell 76-42 to the Stephen F. Austin (SFA) Ladyjacks on Thursday at Johnson Coliseum.
Sophomore
Iyana Dorsey led the Vaqueros (8-14, 2-9 WAC) with 12 points and two steals. Junior
Tiffany McGarity scored 10 points with three rebounds and a pair of steals and sophomore
Deborah Ogayemi added eighth points with five rebounds and two blocks.
Stephen F. Austin (20-4, 10-2 WAC) had three players in double-figures with
Aiyana Johnson leading the way with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Zoe Nelson recorded a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Jordan Harrison scored 13 points with six assists.
The Ladyjacks got off to a 9-4 lead after a layup by Johnson but a layup by freshman
Charlotte O'Keefe got UTRGV within 9-6. Later in the quarter, junior
Halie Jones knocked down a three-pointer that cut into SFA's lead at 13-9 but the Ladyjacks closed out the first on a 7-0 run to extend their lead to 20-9.
SFA extended their lead into the second by putting together an 11-2 run that made it 31-12 with 5:24 left in the half. The Vaqueros answered right before the half with a 15-5 run as McGarity led the way by scoring eight of her 10 points getting UTRGV within 36-28.
The Ladyjacks answered with a run of their own to start the second half as they used a 14-4 run to push their lead 52-32. Dorsey and Ogayemi combined to close out the third with a 6-0 run on a couple of layups and a jumper to get within 52-38.
That's as close as the Vaqueros would get as the Ladyjacks scored the first 17 points of the fourth to put the game out of reach.
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Saturday when they host Abilene Christian at 4 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tickets are on sale now at
UTRGVTickets.com. Current UTRGV students receive free general admission with their student ID. All fans need to follow the clear bag policy, details of which can be found at
GoUTRGV.com/ClearBag. The party starts in Vaquero Village at 2 p.m.
Fans unable to attend in person can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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