AUSTIN, Texas – For the second-straight meeting, St. Edward's took down St. Mary's with another hard-fought 1-0 victory Thursday at Lewis-Chen Family Field.
 
With the victory, St. Edward's (14-2-1, 10-2-1 HC) keeps pace with West Texas A&M for second place in the Heartland Conference with one match to play. St. Edward's owns the tiebreaker with its 1-0 win earlier this season over the Buffs. The top two seeds in the regular season will receive byes for the opening round of the Heartland Conference Tournament.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• From the opening whistle, St. Edward's put pressure on St. Mary's and would not let up.
• After six shots and five cornerkicks in the first 15 minutes couldn't produce a St. Edward's goal, the home team finally found its mark in the 18^th minute.
• Junior GRANT MOBLEY tallied his team-leading seventh goal of the year on assists by senior JOSH TAYLOR and sophomore DYLAN ARMSTRONG.
• The defense took it from there, holding the Rattlers to just three shots.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• St. Edward's increases its lead in the series history with St. Mary's to 43-15-7. They are also winners of 11-straight matchups.
• With the shutout, St. Edward's reduces its goals-against average to a nation-leading 0.35. The Hilltoppers also lead the country in shutout percentage at 0.71. They own 12 shutouts in 17 contests.
• The Mobley goal was the third game-winner for the Deer Park, Texas native.

 
QUOTE BOARD: ASSISTANT COACH MATT O'SULLIVAN
"I am delighted for the boys for how hard they worked today. It was really hot and we played with a thin lineup. A lot of guys put in a bunch of minutes. The energy and effort was great."
 
UP NEXT
The Hilltoppers will be back in action Saturday when they end the regular season against Dallas Baptist at 2:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas. Live video and stats will be available at www.GoHilltoppers.com.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #15 St. Edward's 1, St. Mary's 0
Records: St. Edward's (14-2-1, 10-2-1 HC), St. Mary's (5-9-2, 4-8-1 HC)
Goals: GRANT MOBLEY-SEU (18')
Attendance: 125

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