Our Lady of the Lake Saints @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Texas-Rio Grande Valley beats Our Lady of the Lake 89-81
EDINBURG, Texas -- Dakota Slaughter sank five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to lead Texas-Rio Grande Valley to an 89-81 win over Our Lady of the Lake on Saturday night.
J.J. Thompson added 19 points, Shaquille Hines had 12 and Dan Kimasa 11 for Rio Grande Valley (4-11), which hit 57 percent of its 58 shots from the field and got 26 assists to snap a six-game skid. Antonio Green had 10 points and 10 boards.
Rio Grande Valley had to hold off a late surge to clinch the win. Our Lady of the Lake, a NAIA program, closed the gap to 86-81 with a 3-pointer from Jordan Phelps, capping a 7-2 burst with 1:04 to play. But the Vaqueros hung on, getting a bucket from Green and a free throw from Kimasa to cement it.
Darion Brown led the Saints with 16 points, while Christian Wood-Dvorak and Joe Jackson had 13 apiece.
Game Information
Edinburg, TX
Referee:Wilson Holland
Referee:Dan Nowakowski
Referee:Jeff Wooten
2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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