Texas A&M-CC Islanders (2-9, 1-3 Southland) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5-8, 2-2 Southland)<\/p>\n
Edinburg, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC visits UT Rio Grande Valley after Samora Watson scored 24 points in Texas A&M-CC’s 85-54 win over the New Orleans Privateers.<\/p>\n
The Vaqueros have gone 3-3 at home. UT Rio Grande Valley leads the Southland in rebounding, averaging 37.5 boards. Chazlyn Dettor leads the Vaqueros with 5.1 rebounds.<\/p>\n
The Islanders are 1-3 in conference matchups. Texas A&M-CC is 1-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 20.5 turnovers per game.<\/p>\n
UT Rio Grande Valley averages 66.7 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than the 70.5 Texas A&M-CC allows. Texas A&M-CC averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than UT Rio Grande Valley gives up.<\/p>\n
The Vaqueros and Islanders match up Saturday for the first time in Southland play this season.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Erin Maguire is averaging 9.3 points and 3.5 assists for the Vaqueros. Jalayah Ingram is averaging 12.6 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 37.0% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Asha Walker is shooting 40.8% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Islanders, while averaging 8.8 points. Watson is averaging 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Vaqueros: 3-7, averaging 63.5 points, 36.1 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 34.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.5 points per game.<\/p>\n
Islanders: 1-9, averaging 56.4 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.6 points.<\/p>\n
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