by EDINBURG, Texas — Rylie Whitehair scored a career-high 19 points on perfect 8-of-8 shooting as UTRGV opened its season with a 114-47 rout of Arlington Baptist on Monday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
Whitehair, a sophomore forward, started and played 19 minutes, hitting 8-of-8 from the field including 1-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 at the free-throw line, with five rebounds and two turnovers.
UTRGV led 31-4 after one quarter and 66-15 at halftime, then kept rolling to 89-32 after three quarters on the way to the 67-point win.
Jesslynn Jalomo and Kamryn McLaurin scored 21 points each off the bench, Gianna Angiolet and Lina Fimbo added 11 points each, and all 11 Vaqueros who played scored. UTRGV shot 64.4 percent from the field.
UTRGV is now 1-0.
The Vaqueros travel to South Dakota on Friday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. CT, then visit Kansas State on Sunday, Nov. 8.
