{"id":6755,"date":"2024-02-26T11:10:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6755"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:10:49","slug":"final-second-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/final-second-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Final second victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-23-at-2.54.37-PM-1024x714.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-23-at-2.54.37-PM-1024x714.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-23-at-2.54.37-PM-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-23-at-2.54.37-PM-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-23-at-2.54.37-PM-1536x1070.png 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-23-at-2.54.37-PM.png 1636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Junior guard Arianna Sturdivant shoots a free throw during the final seconds against Utah Valley Wolverines Thursday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tori-women-basketball-story.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The UTRGV Women\u2019s Basketball Team flipped the crowd\u2019s energy during the final seconds against the Utah Valley University Wolverines with a 63-62 win Thursday at the Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the fourth quarter, with 25 seconds remaining, the Vaqueros were down 61-60. Junior guard Arianna Sturdivant put the Vaqueros in the lead 62-61 after an assist from freshman guard Jayda Holiman. Graduate forward Ashton McCorry banked one free throw to make the final score 63-62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach Lane Lord shared his thoughts on Thursday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWhat a game,\u201d Lord said. \u201cTwo things we talked about before the game we needed to do really well was take care of the basketball. The other thing we talked about was rebounding, and we just got absolutely kicked on the boards against tonight, but you know what, we had two huge rebounds at the end of the game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior guard\/forward Kade Hackerott helped lead the team to victory by totaling 9 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Lord was surprised by the 3-pointer she made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI think Kade hit a big 3, which she\u2019s just not a 3-point shooter, but she knocked one down for us,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was just exciting because we\u2019ve lost what? Five or six one-point games or overtime games, and it\u2019s just exciting to see these guys finish one out.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Holiman explained her thought process during the final five seconds of the game where she got the rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWell, coach Lord and coach [Hackerott], they were just like, you know, telling us that we need to rebound and that, \u2018This is not going well. Y\u2019all got to rebound,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cSo when I saw that shot up, you know, my first thing on my mind was like, \u2018I gotta go get it\u2019 . . . and jump as high as I could and get it, and kick it out to like a good shooter, or someone I know, you know, who could knock it down, which is everyone on the court obviously. But I saw Ari first, and I knew she would knock it down, so it was my first opportunity I saw.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both teams kept calling for timeouts toward the last minutes of the fourth quarter. During these timeouts, Lord shared what he emphasized to his athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re just trying to set up our play that we\u2019re gonna run, and I thought we executed those,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen they had the ball, we\u2019re talking about how we\u2019re gonna defend it. We\u2019re gonna switch every screen and try not to let them get a shot off there at the end.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord said he felt late-coach Lew Hill bless the team\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI really feel like, and this sounds crazy, but I feel like Lew Hill was here tonight,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like he blessed us tonight, and I felt him, and I don\u2019t know why. It\u2019s just weird and I just felt like he was gonna help us get through this. You know, we never talk about coach Hill as much as we should. He meant so much to this university, but I felt like he was watching down on the Vaqueros tonight. Kinda cool.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vaqueros played against the Seattle University Redhawks Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. 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