UT Rio Grande Valley takes road win streak into matchup with Houston Christian

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (10-9, 7-3 Southland) at Houston Christian Huskies (5-12, 3-7 Southland)

Houston; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Vaqueros face Houston Christian.

The Huskies are 4-3 on their home court. Houston Christian is 4-8 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Vaqueros are 7-3 against Southland opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley is second in the Southland with 26.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Charlotte O'Keefe averaging 8.8.

Houston Christian's average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game UT Rio Grande Valley gives up. UT Rio Grande Valley's 37.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.2 percentage points lower than Houston Christian has allowed to its opponents (41.8%).

The Huskies and Vaqueros match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

Jalayah Ingram is averaging 16.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals for the Vaqueros. Kayla Lorenz is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 2-8, averaging 56.9 points, 32.0 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 8.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 36.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points per game.

Vaqueros: 6-4, averaging 61.9 points, 37.3 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 34.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points.

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