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THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – KATIE MARTIN's 17 kills on a .432 hitting mark were unable to put St. Edward's University over the top as the Hilltoppers fell at St. Mary's 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 25-15 at Bill Greeehey Arena Saturday in Heartland Conference play.

The senior, Martin, had arguably her best offensive output of the season with 17 kills and just one attacking error on 37 attempts. However, aside from Martin, the Hilltoppers (14-8, 4-4) hit just .040 as a team.

St. Mary's (13-9, 6-2) used a balance offensive effort with five Rattlers recording double-digit kills and the home team hit .298 as a team. The Rattlers' win evens the series with the two rivals; St. Edward's took a 3-set win over STM in Austin, Sept. 21.

HIGHLIGHTS
• KATIE MARTIN collected 17 kills on a .432 hitting mark, which was the second-straight match that she's hit over .430 with more than 10 kills (.435, 13K at TAMIU).
• MADISON MCCLURG surpassed the 400-career kills mark with her first of the match at St. Mary's and finished the day with five.
• OLIVIA ROME's 20 assists led SEU, and it marked the third time this season that she's had 20 or more.

STAT OF THE GAME I
.433 – KATIE MARTIN combined for 30 kills this week for SEU including 17 Saturday at St. Mary's, for the week vs. STM and TAMIU; she hit .433 with 30 kills, just four errors, and 60 attempts.

WHAT'S NEXT
SEU resumes Heartland Conference on the road at UAFS in Fort Smith, Ark. Thursday at 6 p.m.