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THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – Freshman point guard Brooke Panfili led all scorers with 16 points Tuesday as the St. Edward's University women's basketball team took down Huston-Tillotson 62-56 inside the Recreation and Convocation Center.

In a back and forth affair, Panfili gave the Hilltoppers (4-4) the lead for good as she knocked down a 3-pointer with 4:59 to play in the game, making it 50-47. Panfili's shot from the behind the arc sparked an 11-2 run that the Lady Rams (0-2) could not overcome.

HTU outscored SEU 15-14 in the opening period and 15-13 in the third quarter. However, St. Edward's made up the difference with 40-percent shooting from 3-point range in the second quarter and 100-percent efficiency from the free-throw line in the fourth.

Bailey Hill and Isabel Hernandez joined Panfili in double digits with 12 points and 10 points apiece as Hernandez capped off the first double-double of her career with a game-high 11 rebounds.
HIGHLIGHTS

• St. Edward's is 32-13 in the all-time series with Huston-Tillotson.
• Hernandez has scored in double digits in six-straight games and led SEU in scoring in five of them.
• Hernandez' double-double is the second of the year for the Hilltoppers after Haley Joly's 11-point, 10-rebound outing Nov. 10 against Colorado Christian.
• Hill has attempted 319-career 3-point field goals, surpassing head coach J.J. Riehl (316, 1998-02) to take over seventh place in the SEU record book.
• Greta Kairyte recorded a career-high two blocks against the Lady Rams.
• Kairyte is the third Hilltopper with a multi-block game this season.
• Fairen Sutton and Hernandez led SEU with three assists each.
• Saundra Guillory surpassed 150-career rebounds with eight boards Tuesday night.
• St. Edward's has held four-straight opponents under 60 points.
• The Hilltoppers' 4-4 start is its best through eight games since 2014-15 when they went 6-2.
• Head Coach J.J. Riehl's career record is 83-65 in six seasons at St. Edward's.

STAT OF THE GAME I
26 – The Hilltoppers owned the paint, outscoring the Lady Rams 26-16.

STAT OF THE GAME II
.288 – St. Edward's held Huston-Tillotson to 28.8-percent shooting from the floor – matching its best defensive performance of the season.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach J.J. Riehl on the win…
"The credit goes to the kids. We really challenged them at halftime. They didn't come out well and the kids really gutted it out. We started really locking in on the defensive end and knocking down some shots. We have to be better in the last minute, but I'm just really proud of the kids. This is tough, but that's a pretty good HTU team. It says a lot for us to come from behind. It says a lot about our character and their level of investment so I'm really proud of them."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers open Heartland Conference play Thursday as they travel to Wichita, Kan. to face Newman at 5:30 p.m. inside Fugate Gymnasium. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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