https://goutrgv.com/news/2022/2/19/womens-basketball-falls-at-sam-houston.aspx Feb. 19, 2022 – HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's basketball team fell to the Sam Houston Bearkats 69-49 on Saturday at Johnson Coliseum. Sophomore Tiffany McGarity scored led the Vaqueros (10-17, 6-9 WAC) with a season-high 14 points and a career-high tying three steals. Graduate student Taylor Muff scored 10 points with six rebounds. Damaya Telemaque led the Bearkats (13-13, 8-7 WAC) with 23 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Madelyn Batista scored 13 points with six rebounds. Kaylee Jefferson scored 10 points with four steals. The Vaqueros trailed 6-4 in the opening minutes before a Muff jumper sparked a 12-0 run to make the score 16-6. The Bearkats scored the next four points before a layup by sophomore Sara Bershers and a Muff buzzer-beater gave the Vaqueros a 20-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Bearkats opened the second quarter on a 14-4 run to pull within 24-23. Freshman KaCee Kyle pushed back by converting a 3-point play and Bershers followed with a jumper before the Bearkats closed the half on a 7-0 run to go up 31-28. The Bearkats score the first six points of the third quarter before McGarity knocked down a 3 and sophomore Jena' Williams made a layup to bring the Vaqueros within 37-33. The Bearkats responded with a 9-2 run, though, to push their lead to 46-35. The Vaqueros pulled to within nine three times, including at 50-41 on a Williams jumper with 1:31 remaining in the quarter, but the Bearkats responded by scoring eight-straight points as part of a 16-3 run to go up 66-44 and push the game out of reach. UTRGV hosts Tarleton on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at UTRGVTickets.com. The party starts in the Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village at 6 p.m. Those unable to attend the game in person can watch in the United States on ESPN+ or internationally on the WAC Digital Network.