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UTRGV 52
ILLINOIS STATE 81

Vaqueros lose to Illinois State in second round of national tourney

The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley’s women’s basketball team’s season has officially come to an end. The Vaqueros, despite being eliminated in the Southland Conference Tournament earned themselves a bid to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament — more recognizably known as the WNIT.On Sunday, UTRGV hit a wall as they fell 81-52 against the Illinois State Redbirds. The second-quarter surge of 27 points really put the Vaqueros in a rough position as they went into the second half.Offensively, UTRGV had a tough time getting anything going as they shot 28% from the field compared to the Redbirds’ 51%.Similar to the ...

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