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THE RUNDOWN
FORT SMITH, Ark. – The St. Edward's University women's basketball team started 1-0 for the eighth-straight year Friday after taking down Colorado Christian, 47-41.
With 3:47 remaining in the second quarter, Isabel Hernandez sank a layup that put the Hilltoppers ahead for good. Hernandez' layup made it 21-20 with her fourth points of the game as SEU cruised to its eighth-straight season-opening victory.
Haley Joly and Saundra Guillory scored in double digits for the Hilltoppers. Joly finished with 10 rebounds for the second double-double of her career.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Joly's last double-double came against Huston-Tillotson Nov. 16, 2016
- Guillory scored in double digits for second time in her Hilltopper career.
- Guillory's last double-digit game was Feb. 2, 2017 at St. Mary's.
- Lexi Cunningham led SEU with a career-high three assists.
- Cunnginham's next-best performance was two assists against Arlington Baptist 12/8/16.
- Joly matched her career high with four steals.
- Head Coach J.J. Riehl's career record is 80-61 in six seasons at St. Edward's.
STAT OF THE GAME I
10 – St. Edward's out scored Colorado Christian 10-0 on second-chance points.
STAT OF THE GAME II
4 – The Hilltoppers outscored CCU 4-0 on fast-break opportunities.
TOP QUOTE
Head Coach J.J. Riehl on the win…
"Great, great grit and determination tonight," said Riehl. "I'm not sure we could play much worse offensively. Not necessarily in execution, but just knocking down open shots an free-throws. Defensively, Colorado Christian is a really difficult team to defend. They present some matchup issues for us. I really thought our defense was good."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers close the Heartland/RMAC Challenge Saturday with a 1 p.m. game against Colorado School of Mines. Live stats will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.
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