University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team came up short against UTSA, 71-51, on Wednesday morning. Kayanna Cox led the Cardinals with 16 points, while Gwendlyn McGrew added a season-high 13 points to pace the scoring effort.

McGrew opened the scoring with a three-pointer after the Cardinals committed turnovers on three of their four opening possessions. UTSA jumped out to a 6-0 lead and maintained its advantage throughout the opening quarter. Turnovers continued to plague UIW, which committed seven before the first break. The Roadrunners carried a 22-14 lead into the second quarter, with Cox and McGrew combining for four three-pointers to account for 12 of the Cardinals' 14 points.

Cardinals cut the deficit to six with less than five to go in the second quarter, making it 28-23 following a pull-up jumper from Cox. UTSA continued to maintain the lead, but UIW kept the margin within reach, heading into halftime down 35-29. At the half, Cox led the Cardinals with 12 points, followed closely by McGrew with 11. The Roadrunners held a significant advantage in the paint, outscoring UIW 22-0 in points inside.

McGrew opened the second half with a jumper, scoring the Cardinals' first points out of the break. However, UIW went without another field goal for the next six minutes as UTSA put together a 6-0 run to extend its lead. The Cardinals called a timeout as the Roadrunners built their largest lead of the day at 43-32. By the media timeout, UTSA had converted all five of its field-goal attempts, while UIW was 0-for-5 with 3:59 remaining in the quarter.

The Cardinals managed just eight points in the fourth quarter as UTSA pulled away to secure a 71-51 victory.

Notables:

• Cox led the team in scoring for the second time this season with 16. McGrew joined her in double figures with 13. 

• Cox also led the team with a career-high six rebounds while Burge tallied four.

Incarnate Word heads to Denton to face North Texas on Saturday, Nov. 14 to take on North Texas at 2 p.m. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+.
 

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