UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Texas A&M Aggies
Johnson's 17 & 17 leads No. 23 Texas A&M women past UTRGV
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Ciera Johnson scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and No. 23 Texas A&M had its first undefeated December in 10 seasons, defeating UT Rio Grande Valley 84-61 on Saturday.
Kayla Wells scored 21 points to lead the Aggies (11-2), who have won seven straight, and Jada Walton added a career-high 14. N'dea Jones, who had a school-record streak of three games with 17-plus rebounds, only had seven but Texas A&M still owned the boards 48-17, including 16-4 on the offensive end.
Jameka Dowell led the Vaqueros (6-6) with 14 points. UTRGV shot 38 percent compared to A&M's 53 and was outscored by 10 at the foul line. The difference in second-chance points was 17-4 and it was 42-18 on points in the paint.
Texas A&M never trailed and broke the game open with an 8-0 run in the second quarter, which closed with a 9-1 run for a 46-30 lead at the half.
The Aggies played without All-American Chennedy Carter for the second straight game with a nagging foot injury.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian Garland
- Darren McClure
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 4-1 | - | 10-4 |
| Northwestern State | 4-1 | - | 7-6 |
| Incarnate Word | 4-1 | - | 6-6 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 3-2 | 1 | 9-5 |
| Nicholls | 3-2 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Lamar | 3-2 | 1 | 6-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-2 | 1.5 | 6-8 |
| East Texas A&M | 2-3 | 2 | 6-6 |
| Houston Christian | 2-3 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-3 | 2.5 | 2-10 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-4 | 3 | 2-10 |
| New Orleans | 0-5 | 4 | 0-13 |

