Box Score The Basics
-Score: St. Edward's 61, UT-Permian Basin 93
-Records: St. Edward's 11-12 (4-5 HC), UT-Permian Basin 18-5 (11-1 HC)
-Location: Odessa, Texas (Falcon Dome)
How it happened
-The Falcons opened a 15-8 lead during the first five minutes of play. Nine of the 15 Falcon points came from beyond the arc.
-St. Edward's cut the lead to four points off a
DAWN KIEL three pointer. After the bucket by Kiel, the Falcons went on a 12-2 run to take a 15-point lead with 9:05 remaining.
-After being down by as many as 19 points,
VALENCIA WHITE cut the deficit to 14-points with a layup with 3:25 to go in the half. White knocked down another jumper with just 11-seconds remaining in the half. The Hilltoppers trailed 48-29 at the half.
-The Falcons saw their lead grow too as high as 32 points during the first 10 minutes of the second half.
-UT-Permian Basin would eventually cruise to a 93-61 victory.
Beyond the Box Score
-St. Edward's remains in the hunt for a conference tournament appearance. Currently, the Hilltoppers are battling Newman and TAMU-International for the final two spots.
2012-13 Heartland Conference Women's Basketball Standings
Texas-Permian Basin 11-1 17-5
St. Mary's 9-2 18-6
Texas A&M International 5-6 10-15
St. Edward's 4-5 11-12
Newman 4-6 9-14
UA Fort Smith 3-7 7-16
Oklahoma Panhandle State 1-9 4-19
Oklahoma Christian University 0-0 14-10
McMurry 0-0 9-13
Up Next
The Hilltoppers will be back in action on Saturday afternoon as they travel to Oklahoma to take on Panhandle State. This is a must win for St. Edward's as they look to remain in control of reaching the Heartland Conference Tournament. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.. Live stats will be available through the Aggie website.
