{"id":65562,"date":"2025-11-26T06:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/65562\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:20:33","slug":"defensive-effort-leads-the-lady-mavs-past-vcu-61-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/65562\/","title":{"rendered":"Defensive Effort Leads the Lady Mavs Past VCU 61-39"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tStory Links&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trojan-head-rgb.png\" alt=\"Little Rock\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Little Rock<\/p>\n<p>12\/2\/2025 | 7 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Dec. 02 (Tue) \/ 7 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trojan-head-rgb.png\" alt=\"Little Rock\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Little Rock&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/little-rock\/25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>LAIE, Hawaii \u2013\u00a0The UT Arlington women&#8217;s basketball team put together their best defensive outing of the season en route to a 61-39 victory over VCU inside the George Q. Cannon Activities Center on the final day of the Hawaii North Shore Showcase.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEveryone who touched the floor for the Lady Mavs recorded a point, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/miraya-perkins\/14028\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14028\" target=\"_blank\">Miraya Perkins<\/a> who finished with a season-high 11 points on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting from the field while going 5-for-7 from the charity stripe in 19 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kali-haizlip\/14025\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14025\" target=\"_blank\">Kali Haizlip<\/a> was the other Lady Mavs who finished with double digit points, recording 10 behind two three-pointers in 24 minutes of action.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Lady Mavs outrebounded the Rams by ten, 42-32, led by career-highs of seven from <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jeanne-rodriguez\/14635\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14635\" target=\"_blank\">Jeanne Rodriguez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jadyn-atchison\/14626\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14626\" target=\"_blank\">Jadyn Atchison<\/a>.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUTA&#8217;s defense held VCU to just 24.6-percent shooting from the floor and 17.4-percent from deep. This marks the third straight game that the Lady Mavs have held opponents to under 20-percent from deep, with all three outings coming on the North Shore.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nGAME FLOW<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVCU quickly went up 4-0 to start the game but the Lady Mavs clawed their way back, tying it up at four apiece before taking a 6-4 lead with 5:22 left in the first quarter. VCU managed to tie things back up at six apiece before UTA would go on another 6-0 run to put them up 12-6 to end the first quarter.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUTA didn&#8217;t miss a beat to start the second quarter thanks to a layup from <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kira-reynolds\/14625\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14625\" target=\"_blank\">Kira Reynolds<\/a> to go up 14-6. After a three pointer from VCU made it 15-11 in favor of the Lady Mavs, UTA would then go on their third 6-0 run of the game to go up by ten, 21-11. The Rams would record two buckets before the Lady Mavs would go on their best scoring run of the game so far, a 9-0 run that gave them their largest lead of the half at 15, 30-15. VCU managed to hit a three pointer to bring us into the locker room with the Lady Mavs up 30-18 at the half.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alexsyah-goudeau\/14015\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14015\" target=\"_blank\">Alexsyah Goudeau<\/a> got the scoring started for the Lady Mavs to begin the third quarter behind a three pointer followed by a made layup from <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kira-reynolds\/14625\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14625\" target=\"_blank\">Kira Reynolds<\/a> to put the Lady Mavs up 35-20. VCU and UTA would exchange 4-0 runs with a little over two minutes left in the quarter. To end the third, the two would exchange baskets with <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/mila-reynolds\/14624\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14624\" target=\"_blank\">Mila Reynolds<\/a> connecting on a hook-shot to make it 41-26 to take us into the fourth quarter.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVCU recorded a bucket to start the fourth quarter and then the Lady Mavs would go on a 9-0 run to make it 50-28. VCU would then score another basket before a 7-0 run from UTA would give the Lady Mavs their largest lead of the game at 27, 57-30. VCU managed to get the Lady Mavs lead back down to 22 but UTA would go on to secure the 61-39 victory.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nGAME NOTES<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Lady Mavs never trailed after taking a 12-6 first quarter lead.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe UTA defense forced 19 turnovers.&#13;<br \/>\n\tUTA tallied 16 total assists in the game.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Lady Mavs defense held the Rams to 17.4-percent from deep, the fifth time in eight games that UTA held their opponent to under 20-percent from the three point line.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Lady Mavs bench continued their consistent play, scoring 29 points to its scoring output.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Lady Mavs defense held the Rams to just six total points in the first quarter and eight total points in the third quarter.&#13;<br \/>\n\tUTA had a 42-32 edge on the boards in the win, the fifth time this season they&#8217;ve outrebounded opponents.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alexsyah-goudeau\/14015\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14015\" target=\"_blank\">Alexsyah Goudeau<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kira-reynolds\/14625\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14625\" target=\"_blank\">Kira Reynolds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jadyn-atchison\/14626\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14626\" target=\"_blank\">Jadyn Atchison<\/a> each chipped in with eight points.&#13;<br \/>\n\tAtchison led the Lady Mavs with five assists.&#13;<br \/>\n\tUTA shot 48.9-percent from the field, the third time they&#8217;ve shot over 45-percent from the floor this season.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNEXT UP<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Lady Mavs return to action in the early part of December when they travel to Arkansas to battle Little Rock on December 2. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT inside the Jack Stephens Center.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013 #BuckEm \u2013<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFOLLOW ALONG<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor updates, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and more engaging and personal content, be sure to follow the women&#8217;s basketball program on X (formally known as Twitter) (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UTAMavsWBB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UTAMavsWBB<\/a>), Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/utamavswbb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UTAMavsWBB<\/a>) and Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTAMavsWBB\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\/UTAMavsWBB<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Little Rock 12\/2\/2025 |&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":{"0":"post-65562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-arlington","9":"tag-arlington-headlines","10":"tag-arlington-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}