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02/25 03:42 CST Northwestern State visits UT Rio Grande Valley following
O'Keefe's 23-point showing
Northwestern State visits UT Rio Grande Valley following O'Keefe's 23-point
showing
By The Associated Press
Northwestern State Lady Demons (14-13, 11-8 Southland) at UT Rio Grande Valley
Vaqueros (17-11, 14-5 Southland)
Edinburg, Texas; Thursday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley hosts Northwestern State after Charlotte
O'Keefe scored 23 points in UT Rio Grande Valley's 77-54 victory over the SE
Louisiana Lions.
The Vaqueros are 7-5 on their home court. UT Rio Grande Valley has a 2-2 record
in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Lady Demons are 11-8 against conference opponents. Northwestern State is
eighth in the Southland scoring 62.7 points per game and is shooting 39.7%.
UT Rio Grande Valley scores 66.5 points, 5.2 more per game than the 61.3
Northwestern State gives up. Northwestern State averages 7.2 made 3-pointers
per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than UT Rio Grande Valley allows.
The teams play for the second time this season in Southland play. UT Rio Grande
Valley won the last matchup 61-55 on Jan. 9. Jalayah Ingram scored 23 points
points to help lead the Vaqueros to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kayla Lorenz averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the
Vaqueros, scoring 6.1 points while shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc. Ingram
is averaging 16.4 points, seven rebounds, four assists and 1.6 steals over the
last 10 games.
Nya Valentine is averaging 11.7 points and 4.3 assists for the Lady Demons.
Vernell Atamah is averaging 19.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Vaqueros: 8-2, averaging 68.4 points, 38.6 rebounds, 17.5
assists, 5.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 57.1 points per game.
Lady Demons: 5-5, averaging 61.1 points, 36.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.5
steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 38.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 59.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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