SAN ANTONIO – In a late switch, the St. Mary's Women's Basketball team hosted St. Edward's after both teams had games postponed. Despite holding the Hilltoppers to an 8.3 percent shooting night from beyond the arc, the short-handed Rattlers fell, 60-48.
Senior F
Hannah Wilson (Fredericksburg, Texas) tallied her fourth-straight double-double with a game-high tying 14 points and a season-best 16 rebounds. Sophomore G
Briley Perkins (Houston) also scored in double digits, adding 12 on the strength of a 6-for-6 night at the free throw line. Senior G
Mya Culiver (Rockwall, Texas) led the game with six assists.
The first rebound of the game for Wilson was the 800
th of her career and she becomes one of just five players in school history to accomplish the feat.
The Rattlers (4-7, 4-7 Lone Star Conference) out-rebounded the Hilltoppers (6-10, 6-7 Lone Star) 36-to-35, however StMU turned the ball over 26 times. Both teams were 13-for-18 at the free throw line (72.2 percent), but SEU won the field goal percentage battle, 41.8 percent (23-for-55) to 32.0 (16-for-50).
The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Rattlers.
Friday was the first of four straight games between the Rattlers and the Hilltoppers as the two teams will meet in Austin on Saturday at 3 p.m. On Thursday, Feb. 18 the two teams return to San Antonio for Senior Night and finish the season series on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Austin.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER & TEAM NOTES
- Hannah Wilson tallied her fourth-straight double-double and the fifth of the year with 14 points and a season-high 16 rebounds.
- The first rebound for Wilson gave her 800 for her career and she now has 815. She is 49 rebounds shy of moving into fourth in StMU history (864, Susan Carter, 1983-1987).
- Sophomore Briley Perkins hit two three-pointers, giving her multiple triples in four-straight games.
- After starting the season just 1-for-4 at the free throw line, Perkins has made 18 of her last 20, including a 6-for-6 performance on Friday.
- Senior Mya Culiver recorded a game-high six assists, giving her five or more in the last four contests.
