By Jerry Briggs
Special for The JB Replay

Jordyn Jenkins erupted for 28 points in the second half Saturday as the UTSA Roadrunners, down by 11 at intermission, rallied for a 78-73 victory over the UTEP Miners.

Jenkins, a senior from Kent, Wash., produced a season-high 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for her third double double in four games.

With the victory, the Roadrunners swept a two-game road trip. They beat New Mexico State on Thursday night and then came into El Paso for a morning tipoff on Saturday to win again.

The Miners played with a passion in the first half, registering a strong second-quarter performance to take a 38-27 lead at intermission.

Ivane Tensaie led the Miners with 27 points, including seven three-point baskets. The Miners were 9 of 14 from three.

“We didn’t look locked in, in the first half,” UTSA coach Karen Aston said on the postgame radio broadcast. “This reminded me of our exhibition game where we got so many hand-checks (fouls). We just didn’t adjust.

“The refereeing was what it was. I didn’t think, first half, like anybody on the team adjusted. I’d put one in and they’d make the same mistake as someone that was coming out.”

Aston said the Roadrunners played early like a team “that was tired of being on the road trip, ready to get home and thought it was going to be easy. I think it was a lesson learned. Hopefully we’ll be better next time we get into this type of a situation.”

Guard Nina De Leon Negron and forward Maya Linton played well. De Leon Negron had 13 points and eight rebounds. She hit five of 10 shots from the field. Linton scored 12 points on five of eight shooting.

In the third quarter, Jenkins scored 11 points and Linton had eight as the Roadrunners surged on a 26-10 spree that put the Miners on their heels.

Records

UTSA 3-1
UTEP 2-1

Coming up

Texas A&M Corpus-Christi at UTSA, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.