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Jan. 30, 2016 – EDINBURG, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team fell to the New Mexico State University Aggies 68-57 on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in front of a record crowd of 1,709.
Senior Rickell Preston led the Vaqueros (13-9, 5-2 WAC) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Junior Shawnte' Goff scored 15 points with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Sophomore Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir recorded her second double-double of the season with 12 points, 11 rebounds and three steals.
Sasha Weber led the Aggies (18-3, 7-0 WAC) with 18 points while going 5-for-9 from behind the arc. Brianna Freeman scored 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting.
Brooke Salas hit a pair of early layups as the Aggies jumped out to an 11-4 lead. Goff and freshman Bernesha Peters responded with a pair of three-pointers as the Vaqueros pulled to within 13-10, but the Aggies forced six turnovers over the next five and a half minutes during a 9-1 run to take their largest lead of the half at 22-11.
The Vaqueros were within seven at 30-23 near the end of the second quarter, but Weber hit a three right before the buzzer and another three at the start of the third to power a 10-3 run that saw the Aggies go up 40-26.
The Aggies extended their lead to 46-30 on a Weber three midway through the third. The Vaqueros scored the next six points to pull within 10, but Freeman bookended a 9-2 run with layups to push the Aggies' lead to 55-38 with 7:34 remaining.
The Vaqueros are back in action on Thursday at 12 p.m. when they visit Utah Valley.
About The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature on Dec. 7, 2012, in a historic move that combined the resources and assets of UTPA and UTB, and, for the first time, made it possible for residents of the Rio Grande Valley to benefit from the Permanent University Fund. The institution will also be home to a School of Medicine and will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student success, teaching, research and healthcare. UTRGV enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine will open in 2016.
