St Mirren Women head coach Kate Cooper paid tribute to her depleted Buddies for digging in to pick up maximum points in their first post-split fixture.
The Paisley side travelled to the capital with just 12 players, through a combination of injury problems and availability issues.
Despite having just one sub on the bench, Saints dominated proceedings with all three strikers – Ceara Macintyre, Maxine Fury and Jenny Dougall – netting to seal the win.
