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THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO – The St. Edward's University women's soccer team closed the regular season Saturday with a 2-1 win over St. Mary's at Sigma Beta Chi Field as it clinched second place in the Heartland Conference standings.

KELLY ANDRUS gave the Hilltoppers (11-3-4, 9-2-3 HC) an early lead in the 6' as she took a pass from SABRINA CONE and beat the St. Mary's (6-10-2, 3-9-2 HC) goalkeeper on a breakaway. However, the Rattlers tied it up in the 39' on a free-kick goal from Alexia Maldonado.

St. Edward's quickly responded as STEPHANIE EVANS scored the game-winner in the 44'. JENNA LIPSCOMB sent a pass to Evans who finished from five yards out to make it 2-1.

In the second half, both teams combined for three shots. SEU Goalkeeper ELYSE LESCO stopped the Rattlers lone shot on goal as she claimed her second win of the season.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Hilltoppers are 23-22-6 in the all-time series with St. Mary's.
• St. Edward's has not lost to the Rattlers since 2010.
• Andrus now has one goal this season. She last score Oct. 29, 2016 against St. Mary's.
• Andrus has recorded at least one point in three of her last four matches.
• Cone recorded her first assist of the season against St. Mary's
• Cone's last assist was Nov. 3, 2016 against St. Mary's in the Heartland Conference Tournament.
• Evans has five-career points with two goals and an assist in 18 matches on 13 shots.
• Lipscomb has five assists this season and 11 in her career.
• Lesco's career record is 2-0-0 with five saves in seven appearances.
• Head Coach Nick Cowell's career record is 402-123-41 overall and 185-37-20 at St. Edward's.

STAT OF THE GAME I
11 – The Hilltoppers out shot St. Mary's 11-3 with seven shots on goal.

STAT OF THE GAME II
 15 – St. Edward's has not lost to the Rattlers in 15-straight matchups.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Nick Cowell on the win…
"We played well in spurts, but we were unable to put the game away after gaining the lead. The second half was a case of denying our opponents any looks on goal. For the most part, our defense carried us through."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers head to Dallas Thursday for the Heartland Conference Tournament. As the No. 2 seed, St. Edward's will face the No. 3 seed Rogers Sate. Game time is yet to be announced. Live Stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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