McNeese State 70, at Texas-Rio Grande Valley 54

EDINBURG, Texas (Interstat) — The McNeese State Cowgirls used a dominant defensive performance to stifle the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros and secure a 70-54 victory in a Southland Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at UT Pan Am Field House. The Cowgirls, who entered as underdogs according to predictive metrics, improved to 14-4 overall and 5-0 in conference play. The Vaqueros fell to 9-9 and 3-2. McNeese State’s defense set the tone from the opening tip, forcing 20 Vaquero turnovers while committing only three of their own, a staggering plus-17 margin. The Cowgirls converted those miscues into 23 points and tallied… Read more...