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37
St. Edward's SE 15-13
56
Winner St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX 17-9
St. Edward's SE
15-13
37
Final
56
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX
17-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Edward's SE 6 4 17 10 37
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX 20 12 13 11 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | RattlerAthletics.com

Lopsided first half leads women's basketball to win

By Heather Kennedy | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

SAN ANTONIO – A balanced attack by the St. Mary's women's basketball team led to a lopsided victory over St. Edward's on Thursday evening, 56-37. Every player on the roster scored at least two points and had at least one rebound in the 19-point victory for the Rattlers (14-5, 4-3 Heartland Conference).

Senior Crystal Thomas (San Antonio) led the team with 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots, while sophomore guard Soteria Banks (Round Rock, Texas) and senior guard Arysia Porter (San Antonio) each added nine points. Junior guard Alexia Torres (San Antonio) led all players with five assists, while Banks and Porter each had two steals.

St. Edward's (10-11, 2-5 Heartland) was led by Sammie Dufek with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

How It Happened
St. Mary's jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, out-scoring the Hilltoppers 20-6 in the first 10 minutes. Both Porter and sophomore forward Audrey Wandji (Houston, Texas) scored four points to lead the way, while Wandji had three rebounds. The Rattlers defense held the Hilltoppers to just four points in the second quarter, while the offense put up 12. Porter added five more points, while Walla hit her second three of the game and Thomas had four boards.

In the third quarter, both Thomas and Banks had four points and seven different Rattlers each had one rebound as St. Edward's out-scored St. Mary's 17-to-13 to close the gap, 45-27. The Rattlers shot 50 percent from the field in the stanza (6-for-12) and 33.3 percent from the arc (1-for-3).  In the final quarter, the Rattlers managed 11 points, while the Hilltoppers posted just 10 for the 56-37 final tally. Thomas again scored four points and had a pair of blocked shots, while Wilson grabbed four caroms.

Individual Notes
  • With her nine points, senior Arysia Porter moved into eighth in St. Mary's history in career scoring with 1,223 points. She moves past Julie Lynch (1,221, 1991-95) and Shelly Blomer (1,219, 1996-2000).
  • Senior guard Kaitlin Walla made two three-pointers to bring her single-season total to 56, which ties her for fourth with both Natalie Gamez (2008-09) and Jackie Woods (2013-14).
Team Notes
  • The 10 points is the fewest allowed in a half by St. Mary's this season. The previous low was 17 in the first half by Southern Nazarene on Nov. 17.
  • This is the third game this season, and the second-straight contest the Rattlers have led wire-to-wire.
  • This is the third time this season the Rattlers have shot 50 percent or better from beyond the three-point line. The Blue & Gold made six-of-12 attempts and five different players connected on a triple in the game.
  • The Rattlers had 16 assists and 16 turnovers. It is the third-straight game they have had either an even or a positive assist-to-turnover ratio.
  • The five free throw attempts for St. Mary's is the fewest attempted in a game this season and the fewest since they went 1-for-2 against Oklahoma Christian on Feb. 9, 2017.
Next Up
St. Mary's travels to Lubbock Christian for a contest against the team atop the Heartland Conference standings. The Lady Chaps are 7-0, while the Rattlers are tied for second at 4-3. Game time on Saturday is slated for 1 p.m.
 
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