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Nwakamma played in 25 of UTSA’s 32 games this season and made five starts, averaging 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 16 points against Abilene Christian on Nov. 20, 2022, at the Convocation Center.
Ulabo played in 29 of UTSA’s 32 games this season and started 11. She averaged 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game.
Her junior year, she played in all 28 games, made 24 starts and averaged 6.4 points and 5.7 rebounds.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore from Berlin averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. He recorded season highs of eight points at Middle Tennessee on Feb. 4 and eight rebounds against Trinity on Nov. 7.
The 6-foot-9 guard/forward recorded a season-high nine points on Jan. 16 against Rice at the Convocation Center and nine rebounds on Nov. 17 against Texas State at the Convo. He played in 23 of 32 UTSA games this season and made six starts.
This was his second season at UTSA. He played in high school in Austin and was at Temple Community College before joining the Roadrunners.
The 6-foot-9 freshman center from the Netherlands had season highs of seven points against Florida International on Feb. 23 and seven rebounds against UAB on Dec. 31.
UTSA (10-3) won the last two games of the three-game series after Utah won the opener. The Roadrunners had 12 hits on Sunday after scoring 11 runs on 17 hits on Saturday.
Valdez hit his second and third home runs of the season and drove in five runs. Valdez has 23 hits and 22 RBIs in UTSA’s first 13 games.
Hill hit his first home run of the season and finished with two hits, two runs and three RBIs.
Hill also scored on a double steal. It was the second time in the last week that UTSA scored on a double steal.
UTSA’s Leyton Barry hit a three-run double in the sixth inning. Shane Sirdashney, Taylor Smith and Isaiah Walker scored on the hit. The Roadrunners scored six runs in the inning to take an 11-2 lead.
UTSA starting pitcher Robbie Maldonado went 4.0 innings and allowed one run. Reliever Daniel Garza went 3.0 innings and allowed 1 run and got the win.
It was Germany’s final game at the Convocation Center in a Roadrunners uniform unless he chooses to return for a fifth season. The 6-foot-11 center finished the game with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds.
The Roadrunners have won eight of their first 10 games. UTSA beat Incarnate Word 2-1 on Wednesday at Roadrunner Field by scoring on a double steal in the bottom of the eighth inning.
UTSA’s starting batting order for this early season game:
1B Garrett Poston
CF Shane Sirdashney
2B Leyton Barry
SS Antonio Valdez
LF Caleb Hill
C Sammy Diaz
RF Tye Odom
DH Taylor Smith
3B Isaiah Walker
The Roadrunners’ starting pitcher was Ryan Ward.
The guard from Italy played in 28 of 30 games this season. He had season-highs of 13 points vs. Dartmouth on Nov. 27, 2022, and four asssists vs. Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 18, 2022.
The 6-foot-3 guard has started his last six games in a row. He is averaging 4.2 points and 1.3 assists per game.
Tucker played in 24 games as a freshman and averaged 3.6 points and 1.2 assists.
