The St. Edward’s University athletic teams picked up 13 wins between Feb. 4-7.

After a rough start in the season, both the St. Edward’s men’s and women’s basketball teams were each able to secure two wins this weekend against conference rivals Newman University and Lincoln University. 

The men’s basketball team (10-12, 5-6 HC) defeated Lincoln 72-69 on Feb. 4. The Hilltoppers then defeated Newman, who were first place in the Heartland Conference, 59-57 on Feb. 6. Senior Cory Griffin helped the team with 16 rebounds and nine points.The women’s basketball team (6-16, 4-5 HC) also defeated Lincoln, 59-51, on Feb. 4.

Senior Kelli Payton led the Hilltoppers that night with 22 points.

The women’s team then went on to dominate Newman  60-47 on Feb. 6.

The men’s baseball team and women’s softball teamrecently began their seasons on a high note.

The baseball team (5-2, 5-2 HC) swept Lincoln in a four-game series on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7.

The Hilltoppers dominated Lincoln 16-2 and 12-2 on Saturday and 4-3 and 11-10 on Sunday. Junior Dylan Schuch ended with game-winning hits in both of Sunday’s games.

The softball team (4-2) played in the St. Mary’s D.II College Classic in San Antonio this weeknd. The Hilltoppers came out of the tournament even, with two wins and two losses.

The women first defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State University 8-0, then Eastern New Mexico University 19-4 on Feb. 5, but on Feb. 6, the Hilltoppers fell 3-4 to Texas Woman’s University and  6-9 to Angelo State University.

After the tournament, the softball team defeated #22 West Texas A&M University, 8-4 and 7-1,  in a doubleheader on Feb. 7.

The men’s tennis team (1-1) also picked up a recent win, upsetting Div. I the University of Texas at San Antonio 4-3 on Feb. 7.

The women’s tennis team (0-1) also played but lost their only game to Lamar University 1-6 on Feb. 5.