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THE RUNDOWN
KINGSVILLE, Texas – Sophomore guard Lexi Cunningham matched her career high with 18 points Saturday as the St. Edward's University women's basketball team took a 54-45 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville inside the Steinke Center.
Cunningham's scoring output led all players and junior Isabel Hernandez joined her teammate in double digits with 12 points of her own. On the boards,
ABBY HOPPER led all players with eight rebounds while
HALEY JOLY put in a strong defensive effort with four steals.
The Hilltoppers (7-7) trailed by as many as 13 points in the second quarter, but used a 12-2 run to pull within two of the Javelinas (3-9) at halftime. SEU proceeded to outscore TAMUK 27-16 in the second half as it cruised to victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
• St. Edward's is 16-13 in the all-time series with Texas A&M-Kingsville.
• The Hilltoppers have won four of their last five games versus the Javelinas.
• Cunningham's last 18-point output came earlier this season in a 70-62 win over St. Mary's.
• Cunningham has scored in double digits five times this season and 10 times in her career.
• Hernandez has 10-career games scoring in double digits and surpassed 150 points on the season against TAMUK.
• Hopper is averaging nine boards per game over her last three contests.
• Hopper's two steals Saturday put her over 60 for her career.
• SEU has held five opponents under 50 points this season.
• Head coach J.J. Riehl's career record is 86-68 in six seasons at St. Edward's.
STAT OF THE GAME I
94.1 – St. Edward's shot a season-best 94.1 percent from the free-throw line which ranks second all-time in the SEU record book.
TOP QUOTE
Head Coach J.J. Riehl on the win…
"I'm really proud of the girls. We had one of our traditionally slow starts – trailing by as many as 13 in the second quarter. But we just slowly chipped away. They stayed confident and together and never lost faith. We executed and got the stops we needed. I'm just really pleased with them."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers return to Heartland Conference action Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. against Oklahoma Christian inside The Eagle's Nest in Oklahoma City. 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.
