By Canadian Press on December 17, 2025.
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4-5, 1-1 Southland) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9-2) Malibu, California; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley and North Dakota State square off in Malibu, California. The Bison have a 9-2 record in non-conference games. North Dakota State averages 77.8 points while outscoring opponents by 14.1 points per game. The Vaqueros have a 3-4 record against non-conference oppponents. UT Rio Grande Valley is second in the Southland with 15.9 assists per game led by Erin Maguire averaging 4.1. North Dakota State’s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game UT Rio Grande Valley gives up. UT Rio Grande Valley has shot at a 41.5% rate from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point fewer than the 42.5% shooting opponents of North Dakota State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Avery Koenen is scoring 19.2 points per game with 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Bison. Marisa Frost is averaging 13.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 48.4% over the last 10 games. Jalayah Ingram is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Vaqueros. Chazlyn Dettor is averaging 9.8 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 13