Andrea Chilcote (First Season, Grand Valley St)

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1 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (6-6, 0-0 University of Houston Cougars (4-6, 0-0 AAC) Game #13 Road Game #8 at Hofheinz Pavilion Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 1 p.m. (CST) UTRGV Schedule Date Opponent TV/Result Time/Record November (4-3) Islanders Classic 11/13 vs. East Carolina L /14 vs. Cal Poly W /16 Concordia W /18 Texas Lutheran W /21 at Eastern Michigan L /24 at Santa Barbara W /28 at TCU L December (1-3) 12/1 at TAMUCC L /3 at Incarnate Word W /5 at (RV) Okla. State L /7 at Kansas State L /17 Incarnate Word W /20 at Houston 1 p.m. 12/30 Evangel TWCSC 7 p.m. January (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 1/1 at No. 25 Syracuse 11 a.m. 1/7 Grand Canyon* TWCSC 7 p.m. 1/9 Utah Valley* TWCSC 7 p.m. 1/14 at Chicago State* 7 p.m. 1/16 at Kansas City* 2 p.m. 1/21 CSU Bakersfield* TWCSC 7 p.m. 1/23 Seattle U* TWCSC** 7 p.m. 1/30 New Mexico State* TWCSC** 7 p.m. February (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 2/4 at Utah Valley* 12 p.m. 2/6 at Grand Canyon* 5 p.m. 2/13 Kansas City* TWCSC 1 p.m. 2/18 at Seattle U* 9 p.m. 2/20 at CSU Bakersfield* 3 p.m. 2/27 Chicago State* TWCSC 7 p.m. March (0-3, 0-3 WAC) 3/5 at NM State* AggieVision 2 p.m. Western Athletic Conference Tournament (at Las Vegas) 3/9 Quarterfinals (If Necessary) 4/6:30/9 p.m. 3/11 Semifinals 2/4:30 p.m. 3/12 Championship ESPNU 3 p.m. NCAA Tournament (at Regional Sites) 3/18-19 First Round ESPN 2 TBD 3/20-21 Second Round ESPN 2 TBD 3/25-26 Sweet 16 ESPN 2 TBD 3/27-28 Elite 8 ESPN 2 TBD April (0-0) 4/3 Final Four ESPN 2 5/7:30 p.m. 4/5 Championship ESPN 2 7:30 p.m. Home games in bold All times CT *Western Athletic Conference game **Tape Delay Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (TWCSC) is on channel 323 throughout Texas on Time Warner Cable TWCSC Alt. can be found on Channel 825 UTRGV Roster Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1 Bernesha Peters PG 5-3 Fr. Spring, TX Shawnte Goff (C) SG 5-8 Jr. Copperas Cove, TX Rickell Preston (C) SF 5-10 Sr. Killona, LA Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (C) PF 6-2 So. Stykkishólmur, Iceland Anushka Maldonado (C) C 6-1 Jr. Roy, WA Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2 Yadira Ramirez G/F 5-11 Fr. El Paso, TX N/A N/A N/A 3 Angela Villarreal G 5-6 Fr. Weslaco, TX Idil Türk G 5-9 Fr. Istanbul, Turkey Michelle Marquez G 5-3 Fr. Weslaco, TX N/A N/A N/A 15 Nichele Hyman G 5-10 Fr. Clovis, NM Jada Bennett G/F 5-10 R-Jr. Sherman, TX Micheline Mercelita F 5-11 R-So. Edinburg, TX Amanda Ramirez G 5-5 R-Fr. Los Fresnos, TX N/A N/A N/A 32 Lile Havili F 6-1 Jr. Salt Lake City, UT N/A N/A N/A 33 Mary Savoy F 6-0 Jr. Salem, OR Sica Cuzic G 5-11 Fr. Galați, Romania Tristan Murphy F 6-1 Fr. Stanwood, WA Laura Van Tilburg F 6-3 So. Weslaco, TX Head Coach Assistant Coaches Coordinator of Basketball Operations Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning Coach Pronunciations Jada Bennett Sica Cuzic Shawnte Goff Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Lile Havili Nichele Hyman Anushka Maldonado Micheline Mercelita Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Rickell Preston Yadira Ramirez Mary Savoy Idil Türk Larry Tidwell (Third Season, Austin College) Gabe Henry (Second Season, Missouri Valley) Anthony Anderson (Third Season, FIU) Hannah Burleson (Third Season, TAMUCC) Scotte Smith (First Season, Indiana) Andrea Chilcote (First Season, Grand Valley St) Matt Taylor (Fourth Season, Mount Union) [jay-dah] [see-kah] [COO-zick] [SHAWN-tay] [Byorg] [CAR-chins-dotter] [LEE-lay] [hah-vee-lee] [nih-shell] [ah-new-shkah] [mih-shell-lean] [MER-seh-lee-ta] [TRIH-stin] [bur-knee-sha] [rih-kell] [ya-dear-uh] [sah-voy] [ih-deal] [turk] Year-by-Year Records Under Coach Tidwell Record Home Road Neutral WAC Home Road WAC Tournament WBI Home Road RPI SOS Total Streaks W1 W4 L2 W1 W1 W1 W1 L1 L1 N/A L1 UTRGV Game Notes 1

2 Upcoming Games Date Day Opponent Site Time Broadcast Dec. 20 Sun. Houston Hofheinz Pavilion 1 p.m. UHCougars.com Dec. 30 Wed. Evangel UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (323) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics Jan. 1 Fri. No. 25 Syracuse Carrier Dome 11 a.m. TBD Jan. 7 Thu. Grand Canyon* UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (323) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics Jan. 9 Sat. Utah Valley* UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (323) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics How the Vaqueros Were Built Returning Players (7) Junior College Transfers (3) Incoming Freshmen (8) Jada Bennett Lile Havili Sica Cuzic Shawnte Goff Anushka Maldonado Nichele Hyman Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Mary Savoy Michelle Marquez Micheline Mercelita Tristan Murphy Rickell Preston Bernesha Peters Amanda Ramirez Laura Van Tilburg The Vaqueros by Class Yadira Ramirez Idil Türk Angela Villarreal Seniors (1) Juniors (5) Sophomores (3) Freshmen (8) Rickell Preston Jada Bennett Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Sica Cuzic Shawnte Goff Micheline Mercelita Nichele Hyman Lile Havili Laura Van Tilburg Michelle Marquez The Vaqueros by Home State Anushka Maldonado Mary Savoy Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Yadira Ramirez Idil Türk Angela Villarreal Texas (9) Washington (2) Iceland (1) Louisiana (1) New Mexico (1) Jada Bennett Anushka Maldonado Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Rickell Preston Nichele Hyman Shawnte Goff Tristan Murphy Michelle Marquez Micheline Mercelita Oregon (1) Romania (1) Turkey (1) Utah (1) Bernesha Peters Mary Savoy Sica Cuzic Idil Türk Lile Havili Amanda Ramirez Yadira Ramirez Laura Van Tilburg Angela Villarreal UTRGV Game Notes 2

3 Last Game Vaqueros Complete Season Sweep of Incarnate Word December 17, 2015 at UTRGV Fieldhouse The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women s basketball team completed the season sweep of the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals with a victory. Junior Shawnte Goff led the Vaqueros (6-6) with 16 points and six assists. Freshman Bernesha Peters hit a career-high five three-pointers for a career-high tying 15 points. Senior Rickell Preston scored 12 points with 12 rebounds (seven offensive) and a season-high five steals for her second double-double of the season. In her first-career start, junior Anushka Maldonado scored seven points with five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals. The Vaqueros scored 18 points off of 20 Cardinals (3-7) turnovers. The Cardinals scored seven points off of nine Vaqueros turnovers. Brianna Williams led the Cardinals with 15 points. Peters hit a pair of threes as the Vaqueros jumped out to a 10-4 lead. Then, after a Celia Garcia Paunero three made it a one-possession game, Preston bookended an 11-0 run with jumpers to give the Vaqueros a 21-7 lead. Williams responded with back-to-back threes to bring the Cardinals within eight, but a layup by Goff and a three by Maldonado allowed the Vaqueros to push their lead back out to 13. Williams followed with a layup to spark a 9-2 run as the Cardinals pulled within 28-22, but Preston and Goff hit layups to push the lead back into double-figures. The Cardinals climbed to within mid-way through the third quarter, but Peters hit two threes as part of an 11-3 run that saw the Vaqueros go up The Vaqueros took their largest lead early in the fourth quarter when Preston made a layup to make it a 19-point game at /17/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UIW Williams-15 Maosa-10 Merritt (16-46).385 (5-13).769 (10-13) UTRGV Goff-16 Preston-12 Goff (22-67).333 (10-30).750 (6-8) Previous Games Vaqueros Fall at Kansas State December 7, 2015 at Bramlage Arena The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women s basketball team closed out their sevengame road trip with a loss to the Kansas State University Wildcats. Junior Anushka Maldonado led the Vaqueros (5-6) with a career-high 14 points after knocking down a career-high four three-pointers. Junior Shawnte Goff scored nine points with four assists. The Wildcats (7-1) got a game-high 15 points from Breanna Lewis while also adding nine rebounds. Kaylee Page recorded a double-double with13 points and 12 rebounds and Megan Deines chipped in 12 points and four rebounds. The Vaqueros jumped out to an early lead after getting back-to-back three point shots from freshman Bernesha Peters and Goff that made it 8-3. After a jumper from junior Mary Savoy, the Wildcats answered with a 15-2 run to close out the quarter as they led In the second quarter, the Vaqueros and Wildcats each knocked down a pair of buckets but it was Maldonado who hit back-to-back three pointers to get the Vaqueros within two at with 1:16 left in the half. Jessica Shelbe hit a layup to close out the scoring in the quarter as the Wildcats took the half time lead. Goff opened the second half with a three-pointer that got the Vaqueros within one point at The Wildcats then went on an 8-2 run that was stopped by a Savoy layup with 5:05 left in the third that made it The Vaqueros were outscored 21 to 9 in the third as the Wildcats closed it on an 11-0 run to push their lead to In the fourth quarter, Goff hit a three-pointer and then a free throw by sophomore Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir cut the Wildcats lead at but the Wildcats extended their lead back to after going on a 10-0 run to put the game away. 12/7/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV Maldonado-14 Savoy-10 Goff (17-64).267 (8-30).333 (1-3) KSU Lewis-15 Page-12 Martin (23-55).261 (6-23).375 (9-24) Vaqueros Fall at Oklahoma State December 5, 2015 at Iba-Gallagher Arena The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women s basketball team fell to the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls Junior Shawnte Goff led the Vaqueros (5-5) with 14 points while hitting a trio of three-pointers. Junior Anushka Maldonado scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc, with seven rebounds. Brittney Martin led the Cowgirls (7-0) with 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting and 12 rebounds. The Vaqueros led twice in the opening minutes, going up 3-2 on a Goff three and 5-3 on a put back layup by freshman Bernesha Peters. The Cowgirls scored 13 of the next 14 points to build a 10-point lead on a Martin jumper, but a three by freshman Nichele Hyman brought the Vaqueros back within seven. The Vaqueros were still within seven at after a jumper by junior Mary Savoy with 3:02 remaining in the first quarter, but the Cowgirls responded with a 12-2 run to make it The Vaqueros got as close as 14 at on a Goff three late in the second quarter, but the Cowgirls followed with a 16-4 run to push the game out of reach. 12/5/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV Goff-14 Maldonado-7 Goff (20-63).286 (8-28).750 (6-8) (RV) OSU Martin-26 Martin-12 Patton (32-64).286 (2-7).571 (12-21) UTRGV Game Notes 3

4 Results Against Opponent UTRGV vs. Houston... Series Notes: This is their first meeting in 11 years. Last Meeting (12/3/05) 1 2 OT 2OT Final.. UTRGV at Houston December 3, 2005 at Bramlage Arena UTPA fell to Houston in the consolation game of the Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic hosted by Kansas State. For the second straight game, the Broncs were torched by an opposing player hitting six three-pointers. Jasmin Moore scored a game-high 24 points after connecting of 9-24 shooting, including 6-18 from behind the three-point arc. Teshay Winfrey led UTPA in scoring, posting a career-high in points and rebounds, with 15 and nine respectively. The Broncs and Cougars fought for the lead throughout the first half, with eight different lead changes until Houston's Ryan Meyers hit a three-pointer to close out the first half with the Cougars leading Houston pulled away in the second half, leading by as many as 18 points. The Broncs, however, battled and closed the lead to single digits with 2:18 left to play, but Houston managed to hold off the late charge. The Broncs dominated the boards, out-rebounding Houston 54-34, but hurt themselves by turning the ball over 23 times, compared to just eight turnovers committed by the Cougars. UTPA turnovers led to 17 points scored off turnover for UH. The two teams were evenly matched shooting the ball, with UH holding a slim advantage in field goal percentage, 33%-31%. MaHogany Daniel pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds for UTPA, matching her career-high. Daniel also contributed nine points in the losing effort. Robin Garrett added a career-high nine points. Houston had a trio of players score double-digits, including Moore. Sha'Ratta Hawkins added 15 points and eight rebounds while Meyers ended the game with 12 points. Emily Fryters had 12 rebounds for the Cougars. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Lost 3 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost UTPA vs. Houston Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 12/3/05 Manhattan, KS L UTPA vs. Houston Season Leaders Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 12/3/15 UTPA Winfrey-15 Daniel-14 x-x Opp. Moore-24 Fryters-12 x-x Series History... Date Location Result Record 2/25/00 Houston L /20/01 Edinburg L /3/05 Manhattan, KS L Results Against Next Opponents UTRGV vs. Evangel... Series Notes: This is the first meeting between the Vaqueros and the Crusaders. Last Meeting (12/30/15) Final.. Evangel at UTRGV Dec. 30, 2015 at UTRGV Fieldhouse N/A Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks N/A N/A N/A N/A UTRGV vs. Evangel Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 12/30/15 Edinburg TBD UTRGV vs. Evangel Season Leaders Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 12/30/15 UTRGV N/A N/A N/A Opp. N/A N/A N/A Series History... Date Location Result Record 12/30/15 Edinburg TBD 0-0 UTRGV vs. Syracuse... Series Notes: This is the first meeting between the Vaqueros and the Orange. Last Meeting (1/1/16) Final.. UTRGV at No. 25 Syracuse Jan. 1, 2016 at Carrier Dome N/A Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks N/A N/A N/A N/A UTRGV vs. Syracuse Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 1/1/16 Syracuse, NY TBD UTRGV vs. Syracuse Season Leaders Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 1/1/16 UTRGV N/A N/A N/A Opp. N/A N/A N/A Series History... Date Location Result Record 1/1/16 Syracuse, NY TBD 0-0 UTRGV Game Notes 4

5 Goff Goes for Record Books Career Points 1. Bianca Torre ( ) 1, Alex Gravel ( ) 1, Naima Williams ( ) 1, Becky Dube ( ) 1, Cheveron Terry ( ) 1, Dawn Beachler ( ) 1, Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 1,056 Career Field Goals Made 1. Becky Dube ( ) Bianca Torre ( ) Naima Williams ( ) Dawn Beachler ( ) Alex Gravel ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Aleeya Grigsby ( ) Bobbie Cole ( ) Rose Esther Jean ( ) 315 Career Field Goals Attempted 1. Bianca Torre ( ) 1, Cheveron Terry ( ) 1, Dawn Beachler ( ) 1, Alex Gravel ( ) 1, Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 1, Naima Williams ( ) 1, Becky Dube ( ) Bobbie Cole ( ) Kelley Crouch ( ) 839 Career Three-Pointers Made 1. Alex Gravel ( ) Bianca Torre ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Ce Monay Newell ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Dominique Montague ( ) Dawn Beachler ( ) Teshay Winfrey ( ) 99 Career Three-Pointers Attempted 1. Alex Gravel ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Bianca Torre ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Ce Monay Newell ( ) Teshay Winfrey ( ) LeKeisha Gray ( ) Dominique Montague ( ) Dawn Beachler ( ) 305 Career Free Throws Made 1. Bianca Torre ( ) Naima Williams ( ) Alexis Williams ( ) Becky Dube ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Iris Garza ( ) 181 T-7. Kelley Crouch ( ) 177 T-7. Julie Shakin ( ) 177 T-7. Alex Gravel ( ) Teshay Winfrey ( ) Robin Garrett ( ) 166 Career Free Throws Attempted T-1. Alexis Williams ( ) 419 T-1. Naima Williams ( ) Bianca Torre ( ) Robin Garrett ( ) MaHogany Daniel ( ) Iris Garza ( ) Julie Shakin ( ) Becky Dube ( ) Kelley Crouch ( ) 260 T-10. Donna Jackson ( ) 257 T-10. Aleeya Grigsby ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Shelli Ingram ( ) 253 Career Free Throw Percentage 1. Alex Gravel ( ).827 ( ) 2. Teshay Winfrey ( ).786 ( ) 3. Bianca Torre ( ).780 ( ) 4. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present).762 ( ) 5. Dawn Beachler ( ).688 ( ) Tidwell Climbing the Charts Highest Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) John McDowell ( ).433 Highest Conference Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ).500 Most Conference Wins 1. Denny Downing ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 17 Most Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) Denny Downing ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) John McDowell ( ) 36 Team Notes Incarnate Word (12/17) The Vaqueros completed the season sweep of the Cardinals with a victory. The Vaqueros scored 18 points off of 20 Cardinals turnovers while allowing just seven points on nine turnovers. Junior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 16 points with five rebounds and a game-high six assists. Freshman Bernesha Peters hit a career-high five three-pointers for a career-high tying 15 points. Senior Rickell Preston posted her second double-double of the season and third of her career with 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting, a career-high 12 rebounds (seven offensive), three assists and a season-high five steals. In her first start, junior Anushka Maldonado scored seven points with five rebounds, a career-high four assists, three blocks and a career-high three steals in 28 minutes of turnover-free basketball. Freshman Tristan Murphy connected on the first shot attempt of her career. Sophomore Micheline Mercelita recorded her first-career block. UTRGV Game Notes 5

6 Kansas State (12/7) The Vaqueros fell to the Wildcats The Vaqueros became the second team in the nation to play its 11 th game this season, doing so one day after Maine. The Vaqueros are one of just four teams in the nation to have played at least 11 games and used the same starting lineup in every game, along with No. 16 DePaul, USC Upstate and Morehead State. Junior Anushka Maldonado set a new career-high in scoring for the third-straight game with 14 points while hitting a career-high four three-pointers. It was the first time she s lead the team in scoring. Junior Mary Savoy grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. (RV) Oklahoma State (12/5) The Vaqueros fell to the Cowgirls Juniors Shawnte Goff (14 points) and Anushka Maldonado (13 points) combined for half of the Vaqueros offense. Incarnate Word (12/3) The Vaqueros used an 18-5 run over the final six minutes of the second quarter to pull away and beat the Cardinals Junior Shawnte Goff finished with a game-high tying 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Junior Mary Savoy posted her third double-double with 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 13 rebounds, four blocks and two steals. Senior Rickell Preston also reached double-figures, scoring 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, plus 4-of-4 from the line, with five rebounds and two steals. Sophomore Laura Van Tilburg recorded a career-high tying three blocks with three points, three rebounds and one steal. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/2) The Vaqueros fell to the Islanders Junior Shawnte Goff scored her 1,000 th and 1,001 st career points on a layup with six seconds left. She finished with 11 points, two blocks and two steals. Senior Rickell Preston posted her first double-double of the season and second of her career with a game-high 12 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds. Junior Mary Savoy scored 10 points with seven rebounds. TCU (11/28) Despite leading by as many as five in the final three minutes of the game, the Vaqueros fell to the Horned Frogs The Vaqueros out-rebounded the Horned Frogs for the first time in program history (10 games), 48-40, Junior Shawnte Goff scored a team-high 22 points with three assists, three steals and no turnovers. Junior Anushka Maldonado posted her first-career doubledouble with career-high in points (12), rebounds (12) and blocks (three). Junior Mary Savoy grabbed 11 rebounds (seven offensive) while scoring with points with one block and two steals. UC Santa Barbara (11/21) Junior Mary Savoy went coast-to-coast for a layup with one second left to send the Vaqueros past the Gauchos Savoy finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. The Vaqueros outscored the Gauchos 18-6 in the third quarter. Junior Shawnte Goff scored a team-high 15 points with four rebounds, three assists and a season-high tying three steals. Sophomore Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir scored 13 points while going a career-best 6-for-6 from the line with a season-high tying eight rebounds. The Vaqueros are off to a 4-2 start for the second year in a row. Eastern Michigan (11/21) The Vaqueros fell to the Eagles The game featured the first-ever matchup of Turkish-born players in an NCAA women s basketball game, including freshman Idil Türk (Istanbul) and EMU senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara). It was the second-ever matchup of players of Turkish decent, as Americanborn Yasemin Kimyacioglu (Santa Clara) faced her sister, Sebnem (Stanford), in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Turk finished with nine points. The Vaqueros went 9-of-23 (.391) from behind the arc, marking the fourth time in five games that they ve hit at least eight threepointers. In 34 games last season, the Vaqueros hit at least eight three-pointers seven times. The Vaqueros have hit 43 threepointers through five games after hitting 33 in their first five games last season. Sophomore Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir led the Vaqueros with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including a career-high tying 3-of-4 from behind the arc, with six rebounds. Junior Mary Savoy scored nine points with 11 rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Freshman Bernesha Peters scored nine points on a trio of threepointers. Texas Lutheran (11/18) Five players reached double-figures in scoring as the Vaqueros beat the Bulldogs The Vaqueros are off to their first 3-1 start since 2010 (4-0). It was head coach Larry Tidwell s 36 th win with the program, tying John McDowell ( ) for the third-most wins in program history. Despite missing their first seven attempts from behind the arc, the Vaqueros finished 11-for-33, tied for the sixth-highest single-game total in program history. Junior Shawnte Goff led the Vaqueros in scoring with 17 points while tying her career high in assists for the second-straight game with seven. She also had three steals and four rebounds. Junior Mary Savoy posted her second double-double with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 12 rebounds, five steals, four assists and one block. Savoy s first nine rebounds were offensive, eight of which came in the first quarter. UTRGV Game Notes 6

7 Three other Vaqueros reached double-figures with season highs in scoring, including senior Rickell Preston (13), sophomore Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (12) and junior Anushka Maldonado (10). Concordia (11/16) Four players reached double-figures in scoring as the Vaqueros won their home opener over the Tornados. The Vaqueros shot.531 (34-for-64) from the field, their highest field goal percentage since Nov. 17, 2012, when they shot.567 (38-for-67) against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Junior Mary Savoy had her second-straight 20+ point effort with a game-high 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting in addition to nine rebounds and five steals. Junior Shawnte Goff scored 19 points while going 5-for-8 from behind the arc with a career-high tying seven assists and three steals. Freshman Bernesha Peters went 3-for-4 from behind the arc en route to 15 points, three rebounds and four assists. Overall, the Vaqueros hit 12 three-pointers in 25 attempts, tied for the third-highest single-game total in program history. Senior Rickell Preston scored 10 points with nine rebounds and four assists. Cal Poly (11/14) The Vaqueros picked up their first win, over the Mustangs. Junior Mary Savoy had one of the greatest individual efforts in program history with 20 points, 22 rebounds (seven offensive), three blocks and four steals while going 8-for-15 from the field. The 22 rebounds are the second-highest single-game total in program history. Junior Shawnte Goff scored 17 points with three assists en route to Islanders Classic All-Tournament Team honors. East Carolina (11/13) The Vaqueros dropped their season opener to the Pirates Junior Shawnte Goff scored a team-high 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-8 from behind the arc, plus 4-of-4 from the line with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. She was responsible for half of the Vaqueros threes and half of their assists. Goff s first three was the 100 th of her career. Senior Rickell Preston hit her first-career three-pointer. In her debut, junior Mary Savoy had eight points, seven rebounds and two steals. Preseason Notes The Vaqueros were picked fourth in the preseason coaches poll: Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. New Mexico State (7) CSU Bakersfield Seattle U (1) UTRGV Grand Canyon Utah Valley Kansas City Chicago State 7 The Vaqueros were picked third in the preseason media poll: Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. New Mexico State (7) CSU Bakersfield UTRGV Seattle U Grand Canyon Utah Valley Kansas City Chicago State 12 Sophomore guard Shawnte Goff earned Preseason All-WAC First Team honors from both the coaches and media. CollegeSportsMadness.com also selected Goff as a member of the Madness Preseason All-WAC First Team. The Vaqueros schedule includes at least nine games against 2015 postseason teams, including three against NCAA Tournament participants New Mexico State and Oklahoma State, and five against WNIT participants CSU Bakersfield, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Kansas State and TCU Season Notes In its 19 wins last season, the team s average margin of victory stood at 13.2 points per game (total points: 250). The team posted an (+50) victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville (11/19), which marked its largest margin of victory of the season. The team had eight other double-digits margins of victory, winning (+41) over Concordia (11/20), (+24) over Texas Lutheran (12/1), (+22) over Seattle U (1/15), (+17) over CSU Bakersfield (1/17), (+18) over Missouri-Kansas City (2/5), (+15) at Chicago State (1/10), (+11) over Missouri-Kansas City (3/11), and (+10) at Seattle U (2/14). At 19-15, the program experienced its first winning season at the NCAA Division I level (30 th Season Since ) and first since (10-5 as NAIA DII Program). The team earned a spot in the Women s Basketball Invitational, marking the first postseason appearance in program history. The team played in the WAC Tournament Championship game, marking its first appearance in conference tournament title game. The team broke 40 different program records, including: RPI, 188 (Previous: 249 ( )) Wins, 19 (Previous: 14 ( , and )) Conference Wins, 9 (Previous: 8 ( , )) Conference Tournament Wins, 2 (Previous: 1 ( , )) Neutral Site Wins, 3 (Previous: 2 ( , , , , )) Home Wins, 12 (Previous: 10 ( , ) Conference Road Wins, 4 (Previous: 3 ( )) Wins in a Two-Year Span, 33 (Previous: 27 ( , )) Games Played, 34 (Previous: 31 ( )) Points Scored, 2,181 (Previous: 2,091 ( )) Field Goals Made, 767 (Previous: 734 ( )) Field Goals Attempted, 2,199 (Previous: 1,896 ( )) Free Throws Made, 441 (Previous: 400 ( )) UTRGV Game Notes 7

8 Free Throws Attempted, 654 (Previous: 590 ( )) Rebounds, 1,350 (Previous: 1,163 ( )) Rebounds Per Game, (Previous: ( )) Steals, 318 (Previous: 313 ( )) Turnovers Forced, 701 (Previous: 641 (2x, Last )) Best Record Through: 19 Games (11-8) 23 Games (13-10) 24 Games (13-11) 25 Games (14-11) 26 Games (15-11) 27 Games (15-12) 28 Games (16-12) 29 Games (16-13) 30 Games (17-13) 31 Games (18-13) 32 Games (19-13) 33 Games (19-14) 34 Games (19-15) Best Conference Record Through: Three Games (3-0) Four Games (4-0) 14 Games (9-5) Best Home Record Through: Nine Games (8-1) 11 Games (9-2) 12 Games (10-2) 13 Games (11-2) 14 Games (11-3) 15 Games (12-3) T Ondria Nolen ranked 37 th in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.08), 133 rd in assists per game (3.9), and 230 th in steals per game (1.73). The team tied 19 other program records, including: Strength of Schedule Record: 196 ( , ) Best Record Through: Nine Games (6-3) 10 Games (6-4) 11 Games (6-5) 16 Games (8-8) 17 Games (9-8) 18 Games (10-8) 20 Games (11-9) 21 Games (11-10) 22 Games (12-10) Best Conference Record Through: Five Games (4-1) Six Games (4-2) Seven Games (5-2) Eight Games (6-2) Nine Games (6-3) 10 Games (7-3) 12 Games (8-4) 13 Games (8-5) Best Home Record Through: 10 Games (8-2) The team ranked eighth in the NCAA in turnover margin (+6.09), 24 th in offensive rebounds per game (16.0), 62 nd in steals per game (9.4), and 83 rd in fewest turnovers per game (14.5). Four student-athletes earned All-WAC honors, as Shawnte Goff was part of the All-WAC First team, Brittany Bush was part of the All-WAC Second Team, Tonisha Walker, earned All-WAC Defensive Team honors, and Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir was part of the All-WAC Newcomer Team. Shawnte Goff ranked 185 th in the NCAA in points per game (14.9), 199 th in free throw percentage (.752), and 235 th in steals per game (1.73). Brittany Bush ranked 151 st in the NCAA in blocks per game (1.32). UTRGV Game Notes 8

9 UTRGV Record When Home Road Neutral Overall Leading after first quarter Trailing after first quarter Tied after first quarter Leading after second quarter Trailing after second quarter Tied after second quarter Leading after third quarter Trailing after third quarter Tied after third quarter Tied after fourth quarter Outrebounding their opp Getting outrebounded Tied in rebounding Shooting.600 or better Shooting.500 to Shooting.400 to Shooting.300 to Shooting.299 or less Opp. shoot.600 or better Opp. shoot.500 to Opp. shoot.400 to Opp. shoot.300 to Opp. shoot.299 or less Making more FT Making fewer FT Making same number of FT Making more 3PT Making fewer 3PT Making same number of 3PT Committing more TO Committing fewer TO Committing same number of TO One-point games Two-point games Three-point games Four-point games Five-10 point games point games point games plus point games Individual Records in Starting Lineup Players W-L Pct. Shawnte Goff Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Bernesha Peters Rickell Preston Mary Savoy Anushka Maldonado When UTRGV Scores Home Road Neutral Overall points points points points points points plus points When Opponents Score Home Road Neutral Overall points points points points points points plus points By Conference Home Road Neutral Overall American Athletic American Southwest ACC Big Big West Heart of America Athletic Mid-American Southern Collegiate Athletic Southland WAC By Day Home Road Neutral Overall On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday By Month Home Road Neutral Overall In November In December In January In February In March In April UTRGV Game Notes 9

10 UTRGV Starting Lineups (2) Game No. PG SG SF PF C W-L Pct Peters Goff Preston Kjartansdóttir Savoy Peters Goff Preston Kjartansdóttir Maldonado UTRGV Leaders Points Rebounds Assists Double- Triple- Individual Game Leaders Player Doubles Doubles Pts. Rebs. Asts. Jada Bennett Sica Cuzic Shawnte Goff Lile Havili Nichele Hyman Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Anushka Maldonado Michelle Marquez Micheline Mercelita Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters 2 2 Rickell Preston Amanda Ramirez Yadira Ramirez Mary Savoy Idil Türk Laura Van Tilburg Angela Villarreal UTRGV Game Notes 10

11 UTRGV Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 13 vs. ECU Nov. 14 vs. Cal Poly Nov. 16 Concordia Nov. 18 TLU Nov. 21 at EMU Nov. 24 at UCSB Nov. 28 at TCU Dec. 1 at TAMUCC Dec. 3 at UIW Dec. 5 at OSU Dec. 7 at KSU Dec. 17 UIW Dec. 20 at Houston Dec. 30 Evangel Jan. 1 at Syracuse Jan. 7 GCU Jan. 9 UVU Jan. 14 at CSU Jan. 16 at UMKC Jan. 21 Bakersfield Jan. 23 Seattle U Jan. 30 NM State Feb. 4 at UVU Feb. 6 at GCU Feb. 13 UMKC Feb. 18 at Seattle U Feb. 20 at CSUB Feb. 27 CSU Mar. 5 at NM State Mar. 9 Quarters Mar. 11 Semis Mar. 12 Finals TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW Opponents Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 13 vs. ECU Nov. 14 vs. Cal Poly Nov. 16 Concordia Nov. 18 TLU Nov. 21 at EMU Nov. 24 at UCSB Nov. 28 at TCU Dec. 1 at TAMUCC Dec. 3 at UIW Dec. 5 at OSU Dec. 7 at KSU Dec. 17 UIW Dec. 20 at Houston Dec. 30 Evangel Jan. 1 at Syracuse Jan. 7 GCU Jan. 9 UVU Jan. 14 at CSU Jan. 16 at UMKC Jan. 21 Bakersfield Jan. 23 Seattle U Jan. 30 NM State Feb. 4 at UVU Feb. 6 at GCU Feb. 13 UMKC Feb. 18 at Seattle U Feb. 20 at CSUB Feb. 27 CSU Mar. 5 at NM State Mar. 9 Quarters Mar. 11 Semis Mar. 12 Finals TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW UTRGV Game Notes 11

12 Larry Tidwell Head Coach Date Named: 4/4/13 Collegiate Head Coaching Experience: Ninth Season College: Austin College Tidwell's Collegiate Head Coaching Record Regular Season Season Team W L Pct Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar UTPA UTPA UTRGV Career Ninth Season UTRGV Third Season UTRGV Athletics hired Larry Tidwell, who had been the head coach at Lamar for the previous six seasons, as the head coach of the women s basketball team on April 4, : In second season with the program, led team to first winning season in 30 years at the NCAA Division I level and first since (10-5 as an NAIA Division II program), first postseason appearance (seventh seed in the West Bracket of the Women s Basketball Invitational) and first conference tournament championship game Tidwell s squad broke 31 different program records, including lowest RPI (188), most wins (19) conference wins (nine), conference tournament wins (two), home wins (12), neutral site wins (three), conference road wins (four), games played (34) and wins in a two year span (33) Team got off to the best 19-game start in program history (11-8) and had the best record in program history from game 23 (13-10) through game 34 (19-15) Team tied 19 program records, including a strength of scheduled that ranked 196 th in the NCAA Team ranked eighth in the NCAA in turnover margin (+6.09), 24 th in offensive rebounding (16.0), 62 nd in steals per game (9.4) and 83 rd in fewest turnovers per game (14.5) Had four players earn All-WAC honors, including Shawnte Goff (First Team), Brittany Bush (Second Team), Tonisha Walker (All-Defensive Team) and Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (All- Newcomer Team) Led NCAA with 11 games, four of which were against ranked teams, in first 23 days of season, going 6-5, including wins over WNIT participant Eastern Michigan and WBI top-seed New Mexico, as well as a near upset of No. 5 Texas A&M : In first season with the program, tied program records for wins in a season (14) and conference wins in a season (eight) Led team to a final RPI of 249, the lowest in program history Recorded 9-3 record at home, tying for the second most home wins in program history Tied for best starts through 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 28 games in program history Directed defensive unit that allowed just 65.8 points per game, the ninth lowest mark in program history Coached Shawnte Goff to WAC Freshman of the Year and All-Newcomer Team honors and Brittany Bush to WAC All-Defensive Team honors Down 25 (42-17) with 2:56 remaining in the first half of a game at Houston Baptist (12/3), coached team to the biggest comeback in program history, coming back from the third largest deficit in NCAA history while tying for the fourth largest overall comeback, and recording the second largest regulation comeback and third largest road comeback in NCAA history as well as the largest comeback in five years, by beating the Huskies Led team to first WAC win in first WAC game, over Grand Canyon (1/2) Coached Broncs to number four seed in WAC Tournament. Career: When Tidwell started at Lamar in , he took over a team that hadn t had a winning record since and recorded a winning record every year, including four seasons of 20 or more wins and five seasons of 19 or more wins. He has reached double-figures in conference wins five times, always finishing at least.500. Tidwell led the Cardinals to a 26-8 record (13-3 Southland), the second-highest win total in program history, and the 2010 NCAA Tournament after winning the Southland Conference Co- Championship and the Southland Conference Tournament Championship, en route to earning Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year honors. In , Tidwell led the Cardinals to a record (12-6 Southland) and a spot in the WBI (Women s Basketball Invitational) Quarterfinals. Tidwell has proven his ability both on and off the court, earning a chance to be Lamar s director of athletics in Tidwell had a successful year as an administrator, with an emphasis on the student-athlete, on the fields and courts and in the classroom, while also leading the women s basketball team to a 25-8 record (13-3 Southland) and a spot in the WNIT. Tidwell stepped down from the post at the end of the season so he could focus on coaching, but remained executive assistant to the athletic director in before becoming a special assistant to the President in Tidwell was the winningest head coach in Lamar history, going (.660) overall, including a (.673) record in conference play. That s an average record of 21-11, including 11-5 in conference play. He has shown off his recruiting prowess time and again, as 14 of his 18 recruiting classes have been ranked in the Top 50, including two at Lamar. He is credited with helping sign, develop and coach 25 student-athletes who have gone on to play professionally, including WNBA players Sandora Irvin (Phoenix/San Antonio/Chicago), Natasha Lacy (Detroit/Tulsa/Los Angeles), Adrianne Ross (San Antonio) and Danielle Crockrum (San Antonio/Utah). Prior to joining Lamar, Tidwell spent eight years as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs made the NCAA Tournament in each of his final seven seasons, including five trips to the second round. They also won the 2001 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and the 2003 and 2005 Conference USA Tournament Championships. In , the Horned Frogs went 24-7 (12-2 CUSA) and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, going two rounds deep. For his part in the success of the season, Tidwell earned AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year honors. The Horned Frogs won 20 or more games six times and 19 or more games seven times while Tidwell was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, amassing an overall record of (.676), including (.703) in conference play. That s an average record of 22-10, including 10-4 in conference play. Tidwell began his coaching career at the high school level in Texas, leading Frisco High School from and Schulenburg High School from After spending six years as an assistant coach at Baylor, Tidwell returned to high school for one year, as the head coach and athletic director at Mexia High School. In 15 seasons at Texas high schools, Tidwell made 10 playoff appearances and went (.770). Tidwell also served on the board of directors of the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC). He coached in the 1991 TGCA All- Star game. was the recipient of the TGCA's prestigious Margaret McKown Distinguished Service Award for his then 32 years of service to the organization in He also has worked as assistant director of the TABC summer camps for girls and was named "Teacher of the Year" on two occasions. He was honored as Schulenburg's "Citizen of the Year" in While at Baylor, Tidwell helped to lay the seeds of a turnaround for the program by bringing in two top 25 recruiting classes as the Bears broke the.500 mark in for the first time since , going The Bears then went in Tidwell is a well-known figure in women's basketball throughout the entire country and abroad. His international roots run deep as he has visited nearly 40 different countries and has coached and signed players from Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Latvia, Trinidad, Sweden, Slovakia, Belgium, France, Iceland, Jamaica, Serbia, Peru, Nigeria, Poland and Denmark. Tidwell enjoys sharing his basketball knowledge and has done numerous coaching clinics throughout Texas, with clinics overseas in Iceland, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Bahamas. In 2011, Tidwell served as the head coach of the national women's basketball team of the Bahamas, guiding them to a fifth-place finish at the Caribbean Basketball Championships. During the academic year, Tidwell played football and basketball at TCU before transferring to Austin College, where he earned three letters in football, three in baseball and two in track & field. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1975 and 1976, respectively. In July 2004, he was inducted into the Austin College Hall of Fame, and the year before that, he earned a place in the Sanger High School Hall of Fame. In July 2010, Tidwell was honored with the distinguished Kedric Couch - Austin College Alumni - Coach of the Year Award. Married to the former Teresa Ann Davis of Sanger, a retired special-needs teacher in the Crowley Independent School District, the couple has three sons, Marc, Marty and Michael. They have two daughter in-laws, Kristin and Michele, two granddaughters, Ryan and Skylar, and three grandsons, Matthew, William, and Waylon. Michael (at Lake Worth High School) and Marty (at Frisco Wakeland High School) have followed their dad into the coaching profession and have proven to be outstanding teachers and coaches, while Marc is a very successful businessman in Houston with Bates Footwear. Tidwell also has six "adopted sons," Jeremy Pevehouse (a highly regarded businessman with Dickie's apparel), Daryl Vrazel (assistant principal/girls basketball coach at Lake Worth High School), Dave Mishler (girls basketball coach at North Side High School), Sean McShane (former college basketball coach and now a successful businessman), Chad Hammett (doctor in Port Arthur, Texas) and Thomas Bilde (former basketball club coach and now an internationally known sports broadcaster in Denmark). UTRGV Game Notes 12

13 Bernesha Peters G 1 Height: 5-3 Hometown: Spring, TX Year: Freshman 15 2x, Last 12/17/15 vs. UIW Points 15 2x, Last 12/17/15 vs. UIW 5 2x, Last 12/17/15 vs. UIW FGs Made 5 2x, Last 12/17/15 vs. UIW 12 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word FG Attempts 12 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word 5 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word 3PTers Made 5 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word 11 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word 3PT Attempts 11 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word 2 2x, Last UIW FTs Made 2 2x, Last UIW 3 11/16/15 vs. Concordia FT Attempts 3 11/16/15 vs. Concordia 4 TAMUCC Rebounds 4 TAMUCC 4 11/16/15 vs. Concordia Assists 4 11/16/15 vs. Concordia 1 Kansas State Blocks 1 Kansas State 2 11/18/15 vs. Texas Lutheran Steals 2 11/18/15 vs. Texas Lutheran 29 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word Minutes 29 12/17/15 vs. Incarnate Word (Freshman): Hit career-high five three-pointers en route to career-high tying 15 points vs. Incarnate Word (12/17) Scored career-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-4 from behind the arc, with four assists against Concordia (11/16) Had first two assists vs. Cal Poly (11/14) Hit NBA three in debut vs. East Carolina (11/13) (Spring High School): Averaged 8.1 points and 2.5 steals in 26 games as a senior Earned First Team All-District and MVP honors after averaging 16.1 points and 2.5 steals per game as a junior As a sophomore, earned First Team All-District honors by averaging 12.6 points and 3.1 steals per game Freshman Newcomer of the Year in after averaging 10.4 points and 4.5 steals per game. In 118 career games, Peters is averaged 11.9 points and 3.2 steals per game. Off the Court: Daughter of Elijah and Erika Peters Had one brother, Elijah, and four sisters, Briana, Kailyn, Ar kira and Ar mani Majoring in sports medicine with the career ambition of becoming a physical therapist. vs East Carolina 11/13/15 * vs Cal Poly 11/14/15 * CONCORDIA 11/16/15 * TEXAS LUTHERAN 11/18/15 * at Eastern Michigan 11/21/15 * at UC Santa Barbara 11/24/15 * at TCU 11/28/15 * at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 12/1/15 * at Incarnate Word 12/3/15 * at Oklahoma State 12/5/15 * at Kansas State 12/7/15 * INCARNATE WORD 12/17/15 * Totals / /5.8 TOTAL / /5.8 Yadira Ramirez G/F 2 Height: 5-11 Hometown: El Paso, TX Year: Freshman 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 0 N/A FGs Made 0 N/A 0 N/A FG Attempts 0 N/A 0 N/A 3PTers Made 0 N/A 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 0 N/A 0 N/A FTs Made 0 N/A 0 N/A FT Attempts 0 N/A 0 N/A Rebounds 0 N/A 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Blocks 0 N/A 0 N/A Steals 0 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A (Freshman): First season with the program (Hanks High School): Three-time First Team All-District selection Averaged 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a junior Led team to the Elite 8 of the Class 4A state playoffs as a sophomore while averaging 7.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.7 steals per game Ranked No. 28 in her signing class by the Premier Basketball Report for the State of Texas All- District and All-City performer in volleyball. UTRGV Game Notes 13