UTRGV Women’s Basketball Adds Brianna Sanchez to Complete 2024-25 Roster
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros head women’s basketball coach Lane Lord announced the addition of 6-2 senior forward Brianna Sanchez to the 2024-25 roster.
Sanchez joins freshmen Gianna Angiolet, JaNai Coleman, Kayla Lorenz, Elizabeth Romer, Sophia Zufelt and transfers Madison Huhn and Chynell Mitchell to round out UTRGV’s signing class for the upcoming season.
“We’re extremely happy with this signing class,” Lord said. “We have three transfers and they’re all going to bring us experience, and we have five freshmen that we’re really excited about. We feel like we’ve filled each position. All of these newcomers are competitive and played at winning programs and are going to push to play. It’s going to make our program that much better having that kind of competition every day in practice.”
UTRGV Women’s Basketball adds depth to their roster
Brianna Sanchez, a senior forward from Edinburg, TX, spent three years at UTRGV after a solid career at Edinburg High, where she helped the Bobcats win four consecutive district titles and reach the Sweet 16 her junior season. She appeared in 17 games at UTRGV, scoring six points and recording 17 rebounds with two steals.
Sanchez played the 2023-24 season at Auburn-Montgomery (AUM) competing in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) at the NCAA Div. II level. At AUM, Sanchez played in 29 games and made 21 starts, averaging 23.1 minutes per game. She scored 139 points, averaging 4.8 points per game as she shot 44% from the field. She was second on the team with 180 rebounds, averaging 6.2 per game, and tabbed 24 blocks and 13 steals. Sanchez scored in the double-digits four times and had a double-double against Montevallo with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals.
Brianna Sanchez returns to UTRGV
The daughter of Diana Garcia and Javier Sanchez will be studying English and hopes to become a teacher and coach. She chose to return to UTRGV because of the family atmosphere and the opportunity it gives her to spread knowledge of the game in the Valley.
“The coaching staff is extremely excited to have Brianna come back to the program. She knows our system, she’s from the Valley which is a plus, and she’s going to be able to provide depth at the post position. With her experience, we really expect her to contribute this season as a fifth-year player,” Lord said.
UTRGV Women’s Basketball looks to build on their success
