AUSTIN, Texas-- Midwestern State continues its first Lone Star Conference road trip with a stop at St. Edward's on Friday night. Tip-off at the Recreation & Convocation Center is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

The Mustangs appeared to be on their way to their first win of the season on Wednesday night, but St. Mary's rallied for a 70-67 victory. MSU fell to 0-9 with an 0-3 record in the LSC.

The Mustangs led for more than 34 minutes, and led by as many as 18 points. MSU only trailed the Rattlers for 53 seconds as Zarria Carter scored 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the loss at Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio.

The Mustangs turned the ball over six times on Wednesday night while forcing 20 turnovers. MSU scored 23 points off turnovers but was outscored in the paint, 50-30. At halftime, both teams had 20 points in the paint.

Head coach Brenita Jackson is still looking for a complete 40-minute performance from her team.

"We can't figure out how to stick to a game plan for whatever reason, but we'll just keep working on it and get better," Jackson said.

Midwestern State sees a similar team when they face the Hilltoppers of Friday night.

"They're going to run a lot of the same stuff. Their guards are going to get down hill, so we got to get better space. We've got to have a little bit better containment from our guard position, " Jackson said.

The Mustangs have split their last six meetings with St. Edward's but lead the all-time series, 15-8. The Hilltoppers defeated MSU in overtime last season at D.L. Ligon Coliseum, 63-56. The Mustangs are visiting St. Edward's for the first time since the 2010 SEU Shootout, when the Hilltoppers used a late 17-2 run to defeat the Mustangs, 72-67, in the season opener.

MSU is averaging 62.7 points per game and allowing the opposition to score 83.4 points per game through the first nine contests this season.

Kertisa Amos is the leading scorer for Midwestern State, and she is the sixth-leading scorer in the conference with 15.6 points per game. Amos has scored double figures in six of her seven appearances this season. The fifth-year senior had a season-high 22 points in a 102-84 loss to Adams State. Amos also has 14 steals and is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game.

Zarria Carter is averaging close to a double-double with 15.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, which is the second-best rebounding average in the LSC. She has the most total rebounds in the LSC and is 11th in the nation with 87. Carter has 12 steals and three blocks this season. The junior forward finished with 32 points and 18 rebounds against Adams State, which was her second game as a Mustang.

Carter is 39 of 47 at the free-throw line. She has taken the fourth-most free throws in the conference and is also 11th with an 83.0 free-throw percentage.

Makayla Coy, a fifth-year senior, has scored 11.0 points and grabbed 7.5 rebounds per game this season. Coy poured in 33 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in a 90-49 loss to Missouri Southern State at the Rambelles Classic in San Angelo, Texas, last month. Coy has grabbed nine rebounds in each of her last three games for the Mustangs. The native of Jarrell, Texas, has nine steals and two blocks.

Nikki Green scored 17 points against Texas Woman's and followed that with a 16-point performance against UT Tyler. The junior guard has scored double digits in four games and is averaging 8.3 points per game. Green leads the team with six blocks and has also recorded 10 steals.

Kyla Speights was 5 of 10 from the field against TWU in the conference opener and scored a season-high 12 points. The freshman guard matched her season-high with four assists against the Pioneers on Nov. 30. She also had four assists at Oklahoma Baptist on Nov. 21.

Catalina Cortez, a sophomore transfer from Mary Hardin-Baylor, has started all nine games and leads the team with 24 assists this season. Cortez has eight steals for the Mustangs.

Senior guard Eternity Jackson has scored 12 points twice this season. Jackson opened the season with a 12-points performance against UC Colorado Springs, and the native of Burkburnett, Texas, poured in 12 points against Missouri Southern State last month. Jackson has started four of the last five games for the Mustangs.

Markayla Johnson is averaging more than 10 minutes in eight appearances this season. She is shooting 6 of 13 from the field with 10 rebounds, including six offensive rebounds. Johnson, a fifth-year senior, has hit 10 of her 12 free throws.

Midwestern State is grabbing 17.1 offensive rebounds per game, which leads the LSC and is eighth-most among Division II schools.

Carter is second in the league with 4.7 offensive rebounds per game. Coy is third in the conference with 3.7 offensive rebounds per game, and Amos is fourth with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game.

The Mustangs are pulling down 39.11 total rebounds per game, which is fifth-most in the conference.

The Mustangs are getting to the free-throw line frequently. The team earns the fifth-most free throws per game in the LSC with 20.8, but MSU is shooting 68.4 percent from the foul line, which is 12th in the league.

St. Edward's is coming off an 81-54 win over Southwestern as Celise Bobbit led four players in double figures with 15 points in the victory. The Hilltoppers are 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the LSC.

St. Edward's is scoring 65.4 points per game, and opponents are scoring 61.3 points per game against the Hilltoppers.

Janiah Perkins is the leading scorer for St. Edward's with 14.3 points per game. Perkins played 40 minutes and scored a season-high 22 points in a 76-68 loss to Colorado School of Mines. Perkins is shooting 51.4 percent from the field, which is fifth-best in the LSC.

Perkins is also leading the team with three assists per game.

Jayda Ruffus-Milner is the leading rebounder for the Hilltoppers with 6.6 rebounds per game. Ruffus-Milner is also scoring 10 points per game for St. Edward's, which is fifth in the league with 38.43 rebounds per game.

St. Edward's has the second-best rebounding margin in the conference at plus-5.4.

Freshman Bailey Featherstone is averaging 12.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for St. Edward's. Featherstone scored a season-high 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in a 73-62 win at Eastern New Mexico.

J.J. Riehl is in her 12th season as the head coach at St. Edward's and has a record of 159-151 (.513). Riehl graduated from St. Edward's in 2002. Riehl was a three-year starter and scored more than 1,000 points for the Hilltoppers.

Midwestern State returns to action on Dec. 18, when the Mustangs renew the Red River Rivalry with Cameron. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.