EDINBURG, - Texas – The Prairie View A&M women's basketball team were defeated 57-50 by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in Edinburg, Texas during the Battle on the Border Tournament.
 
The Lady Panthers trailed by as many as six points in the opening minutes of first quarter. Senior guard Jordyn Penniman gave the team their first lead of the game at 9-8 after a made three pointer at the 4:05 mark. PVAMU ended the first quarter leading 14-9 after a quick layup by senior guard Shala Dobbins with two seconds left in the period.
 
Prairie View managed an 11-0 run until the 5:32 mark of the second quarter. The team led by as many as 18 points, and went into the half with a 34-16 lead over UTRGV. Penniman led the team with 12 points on 4 of 5 three-point shooting.
 
The team led throughout the third quarter, but had their lead cut down to two after a made three-pointer by UTRGV in the closing seconds of the period with PVAMU leading 42-40.
 
Both teams tied twice in the fourth quarter, but the Panthers were unable to hold on late in the period before falling 57-50.
 
Redshirt senior guard Erin Willis contributed 13 points, three steals, two assists and one rebound. Dobbins also scored 13 points and had two rebounds. Penniman chipped in with 12 points, one assist and one rebound.
 
The Lady Panthers will continue tournament play against Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. in Edinburg, Texas.