RIVERSIDE, Calif.– The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team saw their two-game win streak come to an end after falling 75-55 on Thursday at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Folwer Events Center.
The Vaqueros (4-14, 3-6 WAC) had three players in double-figure scoring with freshman
Jayda Holiman leading all scorers with a career-high 17 points and four rebounds. Junior
Kade Hackerott scored 11 points with six rebounds. Graduate student
Ashton McCorry scored 11 points while making three three-pointers with four rebounds and three assists.
The Lancers (15-2, 7-1 WAC) had four players in double-figure scoring led by
Filipa Barros who recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Chloe Webb also recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Nae Nae Calhoun added 13 points with six assists and
Khloe Lemon chipped in with 12 points.
Junior
Tierra Trotter made a layup to get the scoring started but it was the Lancers who took control of the game early on as they put together an 8-0. Later in the first, McCorry hit UTRGV's first three-pointer followed by a Holiman jumper that got the Vaqueros within 12-11 but the Lancers closed out the quarter with a 7-0 run to push their lead to 19-11.
CBU added another nine unanswered points to their run to start the second behind a pair of three-pointers from Calhoun and another from Lemon. The Vaqueros put together a 10-3 run as Hackerott kick started the run and McCorry capped it with her second three-pointer to get within 31-21. After a couple of buckets from the Lancers, the Vaqueros got a layup from McCorry and a jumper from Hackerott to get within 35-25 but the Lancers closed out the half with a couple of free throws and a three-pointer to take the 40-25 lead into the half.
The Vaqueros came out of the half with an offensive surge as they used a 10-2 run highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from Sturdivant and Holiman to get within 42-35. The Lancers answered after a timeout with a 14-3 run that was capped by a three-pointer and a layuyp from Barros that made it 56-38 with just under three minutes to play in the third.
After a Trotter jumper opened the scoring in the fourth, the Lancers took the 64-41 lead with a 6-0 run. The Vaqueros then got a three-pointer from Trotter and a jumper from Holiman to get within 66-46 with 3:54 to play but the Lancers put the game away as they took their biggest lead of the game at 71-46 behind a layup and three-pointer from Webb.
The Vaqueros will be back in action Thursday, Feb. 1, when they host the Utah Tech Trailblazers at 12 p.m. for School Day.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
GoUTRGV.com/Tickets. 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 Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village at 11 a.m.
Fans unable to attend in person can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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