Last Thursday, the UTRGV men’s basketball team went up against the Seattle University Redhawks. UTRGV took the win with a final score of 59 to 44. The Vaqueros were close to being tied against the Redhawks until halftime. Head coach Lew Hill tells us more.
[su_quote]“It was an ugly game, but we take ugly wins, and they don’t go down as ugly. In basketball, it’s like that sometimes. I can remember those final 30 games weren’t pretty, but the bottom line is winning and we did enough to win tonight.”
-Lew Hill, UTRGV men’s basketball head coach[/su_quote]
UTRGV’s starting five put up 39 points. Guard Greg Bowie II added 12 points. Forward, Myles Carter, led the Redhawks with 16 points. Guard, Jordan Jackson, got the Vaqueros 14 points, three steals, and one assist. UTRGV shot 2-12, 16.7% from the 3-point line. While Seattle went 4-18, 22.2% from 3. Forward Lesley Varner, tells us about what’s changed that made the win possible.
[su_quote]”Just staying consistent on the court day in and day out, as far as practice coming in to work and work hard.”
-Lesley Varner, UTRGV men’s basketball forward[/su_quote]
The Vaqueros lead the game for 38 minutes, by as many as 17 points. This win puts the UTRGV Vaqueros up to 7-4 in the Western Athletic Conference.
The next game for the UTRGV Vaqueros men’s basketball team is tomorrow, Feb. 19 against Wayland Baptist University. The game starts at 7 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. For full schedules and updates visit goutrgv.com.
