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THE RUNDOWN
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Junior forward Isabel Hernandez scored in double digits for a fifth-straight game Saturday but it would not be enough as the St. Edward's University women's basketball team fell to Western State Colorado 54-46 inside Brownson Arena on the final day of the Holiday Inn-Airport Thanksgiving Classic.

The Hilltoppers (3-4) took the lead late in the first quarter and pulled within two points in the fourth quarter. However, the Mountaineers (3-3) shot 75 percent in the final two minutes to pull away with the victory.

Fairen Sutton led SEU with four points in the first quarter before WSC went on a 15-2 run in the second period. St. Edward's responded with 7-of-8 shooting from the free throw line to cut Western State's lead to seven heading into halftime.

Hernandez and Bailey Hill combined for 19 second-half points with five steals from Haley Joly but the Mountaineers shot 60-percent from the floor in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

HIGHLIGHTS

• St. Edward's is 0-1 in the all-time series with Western State Colorado.
• Hernandez scored in double digits and led SEU in scoring for a fifth-straight game with 13 points.
• Hernandez led all players with a career-high seven rebounds.
• Hill scored in double digits for the first time this season with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor.
• Hill's last double-digit scoring output was March 2, 2017 with 13 points against Texas A&M-International.
• Hill now ranks eighth-place all-time in SEU's record book with 314 career 3-point field goals attempted.
• Joly surpassed 300-career points with a pair of free throws against Western State.
• Joly's six steals are a career high and tie her for sixth-most in a single game since the 2006-07 season.
• Abby Hopper blocked two shots against WSC - the second multi-block game of her career.
• Hopper's last multi-block game was Feb. 4, 2016 with four against UT Permian Basin.
• Sutton, measuring 5-2, recorded the first block of her career against the Mountaineers.
• Head Coach J.J. Riehl's career record is 82-65 in six seasons at St. Edward's.

STAT OF THE GAME I
.857 – The Hilltoppers shot 85.7 percent from the free-throw line – their second-best performance from the charity stripe this season.

STAT OF THE GAME II
30 – St. Edward's turned the ball over a season-high 30 times against the Mountaineers.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers host crosstown rival Huston-Tillotson Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside the Recreation and Convocation Center. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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