EDINBURG, Texas — Utah Valley University completed its road series sweep at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a 53-50 win on Saturday afternoon at UTRGV Fieldhouse. With the win, the Wolverines (10-5) remained tied for second in the WAC standings at 8-4 in league play.
 
Josie Williams finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, Maria Carvalho scored 11 points and pulled down six boards and Nehaa Sohail added nine points, six rebounds and six assists for UVU.

"I was really proud of our team's composure today," said UVU head coach Dan Nielson. "A lot of players stepped up today to make key contributions. We didn't shoot the ball well, but because we kept playing team basketball we were able to make some big plays down the stretch. Getting two wins was a great way to start our Texas trip."
 
The Wolverines found themselves down 10, 36-26, with just over four minutes left in the third quarter but cut the deficit in half (39-34) by the end of the quarter.
 
Down 41-34 early in the fourth, Utah Valley went on a 11-1 run with five different players scoring during the spurt that gave the Wolverines the lead for good. Sohail started it with a three, Megan Jensen converted a layup, Shay Fano hit two from the line, Williams was next with a hook shot and Carvalho gave UVU a 45-41 lead with 4:11 to go.
 
The Vaqueros (5-12, 1-7) cut it to one on three different occasions late, and had the ball with just over one minute to and UVU in front 51-50, but Carvalho pounced on a lost ball and scored on the other end to push it back to three.
 
Burcu Soysal cut it back to one on the next possession but Williams answered down low to make it 53-50. UTRGV had it with 13 seconds left and a chance to tie, but Madison Grange picked off the inbound pass and the Wolverines were able to hold on.
 
Sara Bershers matched Williams for game-high honors with 19 points while also grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. Utah Valley had a season-low seven turnovers while dishing out 17 assists.
 
The Wolverines will wrap up the WAC regular season with games next Tuesday and Wednesday at Tarleton in Stephenville, Texas in their bid to earn the No. 2 seed at the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.