Texas-Rio Grande Valley 71, at New Orleans 53

NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — The Texas-Rio Grande Valley women’s basketball team used a dominant defensive performance and a commanding double-double from Charlotte O’Keefe to cruise past New Orleans 71-53 in a Southland Conference game Saturday at Kiefer Lakefront Arena. The Vaqueros (15-9, 9-2) never trailed, holding the Privateers (2-21, 1-10) to a frigid 28% shooting from the field, including just 4 of 29 from three-point range. The 53 points allowed marked a season-best defensive effort for UTRGV. The most important part of the game was the opening quarter, where UTRGV established a tone of defensive control and offensive efficiency that… Read more...