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THE RUNDOWN
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Junior Isabel Hernandez scored a career-high 21 points Tuesday, but it was not enough as the St. Edward's University women's basketball team fell to Embry-Riddle 68-60 in the finale of the Daytona Beach Shootout at the ICI Center.
Hernandez's 21 points led all scorers and
BAILEY HILL scored in double digits as well with 11 points on the day.
HALEY JOLY and
ABBY HOPPER tied for the game high with nine rebounds apiece. Hopper also led SEU with four assists. She has 10 assists in her last two games.
The Hilltoppers (6-7) scored 22 points in the second quarter as they shot 55-percent from the field to take a 34-32 lead into halftime. However, the Eagles (9-2) opened the third period on a 16-0 run to retake the lead and never looked back.
HIGHLIGHTS
• St. Edward's is 0-1 in the all-time series with Embry-Riddle.
• Hernandez has scored in double-digits in back-to-back games. She leads the team with nine double-digit scoring performances this season.
• Hernandez scored her 21 points with a career-high eight made field goals on a career-high 18 field-goal attempts.
• Hopper's four assists against Embry-Riddle put her over 80 assists for her career.
• Joly is the only Hilltopper to start in all 13 games this season.
• Head coach J.J. Riehl's career record is 85-68 in six seasons at St. Edward's.
STAT OF THE GAME I
36 – St. Edward's outrebounded Embry-Riddle 36-28 while also attempting 18 more shots.
TOP QUOTE
Head Coach J.J. Riehl on the loss…
"I thought we played really hard. We gave ourselves 18 more offensive opportunities than them. We just didn't shoot as well we needed to. You have to give them credit. They did a great job of spreading the floor. It comes down to us not doing what we need to do."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers will celebrate the holidays before facing Texas A&M-Kingsville Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. inside the Steinke Center. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.
Follow St. Edward's Women's Basketball all season long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the handle @SEUWBasketball.
