AUSTIN, Texas — By the time the first wave of Travis Heights Elementary kids finished screaming their way through warmups, St. Edward's already had the kind of tailwind you don't squander.

The Hilltoppers didn't. They sprinted to a 16–2 lead, fed off every high-pitched decibel in the building, and never looked back in an 81–53 matinee win over Arlington Baptist.

No one absorbed that energy quite like MIKAH CHAPMAN, who played with the casual dominance of someone who understood both the assignment and the audience. She carved out 22 points on 11-for-14 shooting, grabbed nine rebounds, dropped five assists, swatted two shots, and spent 26 minutes bending the game into whatever shape she preferred.

Chapman and KENDALL BECK opened the show with a clean, old-school high–low duet. Two passes, two layups, and a preview of the interior control that would define the morning. Add in baseline jumpers to Chapman from SUNI DAVIS and RAMSEY ROBLEDO, plus two Robledo drives and three assists, and St. Edward's closed the first quarter with a 27–10 cushion.

The pace eventually normalized, but the Hilltoppers' precision didn't. The defense smothered Arlington Baptist into a 4-for-13 second quarter. The offense kept humming at 66.7 percent before halftime. And JASMINE FARMER, smooth as ever, walked in off the bench and splashed seven quick points — including a rhythm 3 that lifted SEU to a 43–20 lead at the break.

Arlington Baptist finally found a spark in the third, riding Paris Beard's slashes and Aniya Jackson's jump shooting for 24 points. But Chapman and Beck re-established order, combining for 12 points on almost no misses and controlling the glass. SEU took a 61–44 lead into the fourth and promptly slammed the door.

Beck assisted on back-to-back plays — a kickout to RILEY MOORE for three, then a perfectly timed dime to a cutting Farmer for a layup and foul — triggering the loudest roar of the day from several hundred tiny humans who, for those few seconds, believed they were powering the entire building.

The defense handled it from there. Four field goals allowed. Zero free throws. A 20–9 closing statement.

Chapman's 22 led the way. Farmer finished with 12 on six shots. Beck added a hyper-efficient 10 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.
St. Edward's moves to 2–2 and stays home for a two-day Thanksgiving tournament, hosting Colorado Christian on Monday and Western Colorado on Tuesday. Both games tip at 5:30 p.m.