The VCU Rams were eager for the start of the Cancun Challenge and it showed on Thursday morning en route to a 57-51 victory over the Providence Friars.
The San Diego State Aztecs remained unbeat (7-0) after knocking off the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) in their opening game of the Cancun Challenge, 73-67. Freshman guard Nat Martinez led the Aztecs with 22 points while Veronica Sheffey added 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Jazlen Green scored 13 points.
The #22 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0), out of the Big Ten were missing their best players in Lucy Olsen, in a matchup with the Rhode Island Rams (4-4), but showed their depth by jumping out to a 19-15 lead after the first quarter in Cancun and finished the deal late for one of women's college hoops most notable teams.
Everyone thinks that Thanksgiving is for football, but after today's display of talent, they might think again. BYU Women's Basketball matched up with the Rice Owls to conclude an action-packed day one at the 2024 Cancun Women's Riviera Tournament at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.
Southeastern Louisiana prevailed over North Dakota on Wednesday in the third-place game of the Mayan Division at the Men’s Cancun Challenge, finally taking control with a 19-3 scoring burst over a seven-minute stretch late in the second half.
Despite a sluggish start in both of their two games in Mexico, Gardner-Webb (4-3) came to life on their trip to Cancun. The Runnin' Bulldogs faced off against Bethune-Cookman (2-5) for the 2024 Cancun Challenge Mayan Division Championship at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.
The Belmont Bruins (5-2) came out firing from downtown on Wednesday evening at the Hard Hotel Riviera Maya, and they did it in record-tying fashion, in the third-place game vs. Tulane (4-4) in the Riviera Division of the 2024 Men’s Cancun Challenge.
Both Wyoming and Loyola Marymount coughed up double-digit leads Wednesday in the Riviera Division championship game of the Men’s Cancun Challenge, but LMU sealed the deal late in the second half with Will Johnston hitting four free throws in the final 25 seconds.
You know it will always be a good time when you visit Mexico, but the opening matchup in the Mayan Division at 2024 Men's Cancun Challenge hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya took it to a different level. In the opening game of the tournament, Gardner-Webb pulled off a stunner against Southeastern Louisiana, 73-69, on Tuesday afternoon.
Brayon Freeman scored a season-high 26 points for Bethune-Cookman, and the Wildcats forced 17 turnovers on the way to topping North Dakota at the 2024 Men’s Cancun Challenge on Tuesday.
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