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
College Station, TX

Referee:Brian Garland
Referee:Darren McClure

2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 21-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Lamar | 17-5 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16-6 | 5 | 25-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 16-6 | 5 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern State | 14-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 11-11 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Nicholls | 10-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| East Texas A&M | 9-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| Houston Christian | 6-16 | 15 | 8-21 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 5-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
| SE Louisiana | 4-18 | 17 | 5-24 |
| New Orleans | 3-19 | 18 | 3-27 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 36-4 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 35-4 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 29-6 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 25-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-12 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
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