NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — The Texas-Rio Grande Valley women’s basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 71-53 victory over New Orleans in a Southland Conference game Saturday at Kiefer Lakefront Arena.

The Vaqueros established control early with a 20-point first quarter and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half. Shanihya Brown led the Privateers with 18 points in the loss.

Texas-Rio Grande Valley improved to 15-9. New Orleans fell to 2-21. The Vaqueros swept the season series, having also won in overtime on Dec. 29.