RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday that freshman Tony Diaz, of the football team, is the UTRGV Student-Athlete of the Week.
 
Diaz was a force in Saturday's win at McNeese scoring a career-high three touchdowns in his first multi-touchdown game. He posted his fourth 100+ yard receiving game, finishing with 134 yards on seven receptions, an average of over 19 yard per reception. Diaz also had a career-long reception of 75 yards, leading to a touchdown.
 
In 11 games this season, Diaz has made 63 receptions for 825 yards, an average of 13.1 yards per reception and 75.0 yards per game while scoring 11 touchdowns. He has made 13 receptions of 20 or more yards, three of which have led to touchdowns.
 
Diaz ranks 11^th in the FCS and first in the Southland in receiving touchdowns (11), 11^th in the FCS and second in the Southland in receptions per game (5.73), 15^th in the FCS and first in the Southland in receiving yards (825), 26^th in the FCS and second in the Southland in receiving yards per game (75.0), 29^th in the FCS and second in the Southland in total touchdowns (11), 71^st in the FCS and sixth in the Southland in total points scored (66), 81^st in the FCS and seventh in the Southland in scoring (6.0), 132^nd in the FCS and eighth in the Southland in all-purpose yards per game (74.91), 165^th in the FCS and 13^th in the Southland in points responsible for (66), and 157^th in the FCS and eighth in the Southland in yards per reception (13.10).
 
Diaz is part of an offense that ranks ninth in the FCS and first in the Southland in scoring (40.2), 11^th in the FCS and first in the Southland in passing yards per completion (14.18) and total yards per game (446.4), 18^th in the FCS and second in the Southland in passing yards per game (256.5), 20^th in the FCS and first in the Southland in third down conversion percentage (45.5%), and 38^th in the FCS and fourth in the Southland in completion percentage (63.4%).
 
Up Next
UTRGV wraps up its inaugural season against East Texas A&M on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium.
 
A limited number of individual tickets go on sale Friday at 8 a.m. at UTRGVTickets.com.
 
The action starts with KRGV's Vaqueros Game Day at 10 a.m. in Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tailgating at Vackar Stadium begins at 12 p.m. The Vaqueros Walk is at 2:45 p.m. in the H-E-B Tailgate Zone followed by a pep rally in the amphitheater. Fans do not need a game ticket to access Vaqueros Game Day or the tailgating areas.
 
Gates to Vackar Stadium open at 3:30 p.m.
 
Fans can learn more about game day, including parking information, maps, and the clear bag policy, by visiting RallyTheValley.com.
 
Fans can watch online domestically on ESPN+ and internationally on Southland International.
 
Fans can listen in English locally on Ultra 90.1 FM, in Laredo on Pure Country 95.7 FM, and online via the Radio Para Mi app, and in Spanish locally on KYWW 1530 AM Puro Tejano and KGBT-FM 98.5 La Preferida and online via the Uforia app.