http://goutrgv.com/news/2016/3/10/mens-basketball-falls-to-seattle-u-in-wac-tournament-quarterfinals.aspx March 10, 2016 – LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the third-seeded Seattle U Redhawks 75-52 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday at Orleans Arena. Sophomore Dan Kimasa led the Vaqueros (8-22) with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 shooting from the line plus nine rebounds. Brendan Westendorf led the Redhawks (14-15) with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Jadon Cohee scored 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting. William Powell scored 11 points with nine rebounds. Kimasa hit three early layups and a pair of free throws to help the Vaqueros jump out to a 14-6 lead over the first eight and a half minutes. The Vaqueros still led by eight at 16-8 after a layup by senior Everett Osborne with 10:56 remaining in the first half, but a Powell three-point play sparked a 9-0 run to give the Redhawks a 17-16 lead. The Vaqueros and Redhawks traded baskets over the next few minutes, before the Vaqueros went up 28-24 on a three by senior Shaquille Hines with 2:24 to go, but the Redhawks closed the half on a 10-2 run to go up 34-30. The Redhawks pushed their lead to 36-30 on a Manny Chibuogwu jumper at the start of the second half, and then 41-34 on a Powell free throw two and a half minutes later. The Vaqueros pulled within four on a three by freshman Antonio Green, but a Chibuogwu layup, three free throws by Cohee, and a three by Jake Spurgeon gave the Redhawks a 49-37 lead. The Vaqueros climbed to within eight at 52-44 on an Osborne jumper at the 9:57 mark, but the Redhawks responded with a 21-5 run to push the game out of reach. About The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature on Dec. 7, 2012, in a historic move that combined the resources and assets of UTPA and UTB, and, for the first time, made it possible for residents of the Rio Grande Valley to benefit from the Permanent University Fund. The institution will also be home to a School of Medicine and will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student success, teaching, research and healthcare. UTRGV enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine will open in 2016.