Gia Pack lifts New Mexico State women into WAC semifinals
WAC women’s quarterfinals at Orleans Arena
*New Mexico State 90, Chicago State 54 — Junior guard Gia Pack scored 28 points and recorded seven steals to help the top-seeded Aggies (24-6) win their 15th straight game Wednesday. New Mexico State’s winning streak is tied for the second-longest in school history. The eighth-seeded Cougars (2-28) committed 33 turnovers.
*Texas-Rio Grande Valley 56, Seattle 54 — Senior forward Madison Northcutt scored a go-ahead layup with 17.2 seconds remaining and the second-seeded Vaqueros (17-13) narrowly defeated the seventh-seeded Redhawks (3-27). Seattle led by as many as 13 and had a five-point lead with 2:37 remaining but Texas-Rio Grande Valley finished the game on a 7-0 run.
*Cal State Baskersfield 73, Grand Canyon 59 — Senior guard Alexxus Gilbert scored 27 points and the third-seeded Roadrunners (14-16) coasted past the sixth-seeded Lopes (7-20). Gilbert shot 7-of-12 from 3-point range. Cal State Bakersfield outscored Grand Canyon 22-10 in the third quarter.
*Kansas City 78, Utah Valley 75 — Junior guard Ericka Mattingly scored 27 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and four steals and the fourth-seeded Kangaroos (16-14) squeezed past the fifth-seeded Wolverines (14-16). Kansas City led by 13 with 6:43 left before Utah Valley rallied.
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