Austin, TX- The Mustangs matched up against St. Edwards this Saturday afternoon. The hilltoppers would pull away in the fourth quarter with a final score of 64-57.
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Diamond Moore (Colorado Springs, CO/Harrison High School) would lead the Mustangs offense ending the game with a double-double. Moore was a crucial from the inside having 19 points and 11 rebounds shooting 8-13 from the field.
Brooke Rodgers (Phoenix, Arizona/Cactus Shadows High School) added 10 points for the Mustangs.
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From the jump both teams struggle taking care of the ball forcing back-to-back turnovers. St. Edwards would go into halftime with 10 turnovers while the Mustangs have 9. Mustangs have had the upper hand advantage shooting 80% from the three while the Hilltoppers are 33.3%. Mustang's lead going into half time 31-27.
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Mustangs coming out of halftime would be getting open looks but the shots would not be falling in their favor. SEU would outscore the Mustangs in the second half with a score of 22-14 in the third and 15-12 in the fourth.
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Mustangs will be back home December 17
th at 2:00 PM MT looking to defeat opponent University of Texas at Tyler.
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