TULSA, Okla. — The UTSA women’s basketball team topped Tulsa on Saturday, picking up a 66-47 victory in American Conference action at the Reynolds Center.
The Roadrunners (11-11, 6-5 American) bested the Golden Hurricane (16-7, 8-3 American), as senior Cheyenne Rowe led the way with 17 points and nine rebounds. Junior Idara Udo added 18 points for a season-high and snagged four boards. Sophomore Damara Allen scored nine with seven rebounds and a pair of assists, while senior Ereauna Hardaway tallied six points with six rebounds and seven assists.
As a team, UTSA hauled in 16 more rebounds than the opposition and shot 42% to the Golden Hurricane’s 32%. The Roadrunners also scored 16 more points in the paint and dished out nine more assists.
It was a back-and-forth battle in the first, before a Tulsa triple handed the Golden Hurricane a 14-10 edge with under a minute to play. Udo then got a shot to fall as the clock dwindled down for a 14-12 score line entering the second.
After exchanging blows, an Udo free throw, and buckets by Rowe and Hardaway handed UTSA a 23-20 advantage. Tulsa connected from the corner to tie things up, as a Rowe layup and an Allen jumper followed to send the ‘Runners into the locker room leading, 27-23.
UTSA embarked on an 11-2 run to start the third, working a 38-25 advantage. A later eight-point surge that featured a junior Jayda Holiman triple increased the ‘Runners advantage to 17. Allen added a make from beyond the arc before the quarter hit it close with UTSA up, 49-32.
From there, UTSA never looked back, cruising to a 66-47 victory.
The Roadrunners will now return to San Antonio, where they’ll face Temple on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
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