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Cheyenne Rowe led UTSA with 27 points and 11 rebounds, Damara Allen hit the go-ahead shot with 13 seconds left and Idara Udo returned from an injury that kept her out for more than a month.
UTSA beat St. Mary’s 5-2 in women’s tennis on Thursday at the UTSA Tennis Center.
It was the Roadrunners’ spring home opener.
UTSA took the first point of the team match by sweeping three doubles sets. UTSA got wins at No. 2 singles by Celine Absawi, No. 4 singles by Giuliana Giardina, No. 5 singles by Aoka Nagasawa and No. 6 singles by Laia Tarazona Peyro.
SINGLES
1. Alessia Terlizzi (STMU) def. Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2
2. Celine Absawi (UTSA) def. Janel Ospanova (STMU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Selina Wu (STMU) def. Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) 6-3, 7-6
4. Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Sarah Wooten (STMU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) def. Gia Posito (STMU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Laia Tarazona Peyro (UTSA) def. Breeze Simon (STMU) 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Natalia Castaneda Guerrero/Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Selina Wu/Janel Ospanova (STMU) 6-4
2. Akari Tomoyose/Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) def. Alessia Terlizzi/Gia Posito (STMU) 6-3
3. Laia Tarazona Peyro/Celine Absawi (UTSA) def. Breeze Simon/Sarah Wooten (STMU) 6-3
UTSA’s Ereauna Hardaway had a team-high 16 points and assists. Cheyenne Rowe had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Adriana Robles added 11 points and Jayda Holiman had 10.
Game story by Jerry Briggs, theJBreplay.com
Jamir Simpson led UTSA with 21 points, Austin Nunez had 18, Brent Moss 13 points and 10 rebounds and Kaido Rayfield and Macaleab Rich had 10 points each.
UTSA (3-2) plays in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday against Abilene Christian and Tuesday against Georgia Southern.
The UTSA women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season in the Roadrunners’ home opener.
UTSA beat Texas State 64-41 on Thursday at the Convocation Center.
Cheyenne Rowe led the Roadrunners with 16 points and eight rebounds, Mia Hammonds had 16 points and Idara Udo had nine points and nine rebounds.
UTSA is 1-2 after opening the season with road losses to Texas Tech and Houston. The Roadrunners play their next game across town on Wednesday against Incarnate Word (UIW).
UTSA opens at home with a rout of Texas State
Game story by Jerry Briggs, theJBreplay
Carrigan scored in the 9th minute of overtime – the 99th minute of the game – to give UTSA a sudden-death victory over Rice in the American Conference tournament title game.
The victory gives UTSA a berth in the NCAA Tournament – their first since 2022 when the Roadrunners were in Conference USA.
The NCAA Tournament bracket is scheduled to be announced tomorrow (Monday) at 3 p.m. Central time.
The Roadrunners’ victory over Rice came just three days after UTSA gutted out a semifinal victory over No. 3-ranked Memphis that went through regulation, two 10-minute overtimes and ended in penalty kicks.
Carrigan is a redshirt freshman from Memorial High School in Tomball, Texas. Sunday’s game-winning overtime goal was her first goal of the season.
UTSA goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler, a junior from Spring Texas, recorded her school-record 16th career shutout.
All-tournament: UTSA’s Brooklyn Bailey, Bri Carrigan, Aaliyaiah Durden, Jasmine Kessler and Zoe May were named to the American Conference women’s soccer all-tournament team.