EDINBURG, Texas (Interstat) — The Houston Cougars held off a second-half rally to defeat the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 65-63 in a nonconference women’s basketball game Thursday night at UT Pan Am Field House. Houston led by 14 points at halftime after scoring 22 points in each of the first two quarters, but UTRGV outscored the Cougars in the second half, making for a tense finish. The win improves Houston’s record to 3-2. UTRGV also moves to 3-2 on the season. An announced crowd of 1,447 attended the game.