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THE RUNDOWN
LAREDO, Texas – The St. Edward's University women's soccer team won its 10th game of the season Thursday behind a 5-1 victory over Texas A&M-International at Dustdevil Soccer Field.

ELIANNA CHAVEZ opened the scoring in the 16' on a corner kick from INDIA WENTZ and the Hilltoppers (10-3-4, 8-2-3 HC) never looked back. Wentz and Chavez switched roles in the 29' to make it 2-0 and WHYTNEIGH DUFFIE headed in a pass from KATHERINE WHITMAN 59 seconds later.

SEU carried its momentum into the second half as Wentz scored her second goal of the game in the 52' off an assist from KELLY ANDRUS. MACKENZIE CHERNIUK capped the Hilltoppers' scoring in the 55' as she buried a free kick from 30 yards out.

The Dustdevils (3-11-2, 2-10-1 HC) ended the shutout in the 69' thanks to Cio Bargallo's 17th goal of the season. It would be all TAMIU could muster, as St. Edward's allowed no more shots the rest of the match.

HIGHLIGHTS

• SEU is 24-1-0 in the all-time series with TAMIU.
• St. Edward's has outscored its opponents 14-1 over the last three matches.
• The Hilltoppers are second in the Heartland Conference standings with one match to play.
• Wentz has two multi-goal games this season, both against Texas A&M-International.
• Wentz' five points against the Dustdevils matches her career high for points in a game.
• Wentz has 34-career points with 12 goals and 10 assists.
• Chavez recorded a career-high three points in her 17th appearance for the Hilltoppers.
• Chavez now has three goals and two assists as a freshman.
• Duffie has 15-career goals in 74 matches with 33-career points.
• Whitman's last assist came Oct. 27, 2016 against TAMIU.
• Whitman has three-career assists, all coming against the Dustdevils.
• Andrus set a new career high for assists in a season with five.
• Andrus has 11-career assists with 10 goals in 63 matches.
• Cherniuk scored her second goal of the season and of her career Thursday night.
• Goalkeeper ELYSE LESCO made the first start of her career Thursday and got her first win with three saves.
• Head Coach Nick Cowell's career record is 401-123-41 overall and 184-37-20 at St. Edward's.

STAT OF THE GAME I
19 – The Hilltoppers out shot the Dustdevils 19-9 with six shots on goal.

STAT OF THE GAME II
9 – St. Edward's produced nine corner-kick opportunities while TAMIU managed none.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Nick Cowell on the win…
"The first half was closer than the score suggested, and we needed to come out in the second half and impose our style of play. We played much quicker and with better movement off the ball in the second period."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers close the regular season Saturday against St. Mary's in San Antonio at 1 p.m. at Sigma Beta Chi Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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