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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s basketball team fell to the Utah Valley University Wolverines 76-67 on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
Graduate student Jordan Agustus led the Vaqueros (8-10, 3-2 WAC) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Junior Amara Graham scored 14 points with six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Graduate student Desirea Buergefinished with 13 points.
Eve Braslis led the Wolverines (8-9, 5-0 WAC) with 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Alexis Cortez scored 17 points with seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Jordan Holland scored 16 points with nine rebounds. Nehaa Sohail scored 13 points with six rebounds and five assists. Maria Carvalhodished out 10 assists with six rebounds, four points, and two steals.
Agustus hit her first four shots to help the Vaqueros jump out to a 13-4 lead over the first five minutes. The Wolverines responded by scoring the next 11 points to take a 15-13 lead.
Then, with the score tied at 15, the Wolverines went on a 7-0 to retake the lead at 22-15.
A three by junior Iva Belosevic sparked an 8-2 run to bring the Vaqueros to within 24-23. The Vaqueros then tied the game at 28 on a Graham three and 30 on Graham free throws before a Graham layup made the score 32-32 going into halftime.
The Wolverines scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to take a 43-32 lead. The Vaqueros cut into that lead with an 11-5 run that featured two three-pointers, a layup and three free throws by Buerge to pull within 57-51 at the start of the fourth.
Then, with the score 62-51, a pair of Graham free throws, a layup by junior Zhane Templeton, a pair of Agustus free throws and an Agustus layup allowed the Vaqueros to pull within three at 62-59. Cortez responded with a three before Templeton made two free throws and Agustus converted a three-point play to bring the Vaqueros to within 65-64, but the Wolverines scored the next nine points to push the game out of reach.
UTRGV is back in action on Thursday at 7 p.m. at five-time defending Western Athletic Conference Champion New Mexico State.
 Vaqueros women's basketball team fell to the Utah Valley University Wolverines 76-67 on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.){kind=link}