A first-rate second half display would ensure Hibs saw out a large away win against Aberdeen.
Going a goal behind before Kirsten Reilly’s headed equaliser in the first half, Eilidh Adams' brace and a Nicola Jamieson own goal preceded a late Kathleen McGovern hat-trick.
With Hibs facing the most northerly side in the SWPL, Grant Scott opted to make three changes to his starting XI.
Stacey Papadopoulos replaced Shannon Leishman in the defence, whilst Linzi Taylor started ahead of Ciara Grant in midfield.
Club captain Rachael Boyle led the team out as she made her first start in 18 months following a lengthy injury absence, with Michaela McAlonie benched in her place.
Under new management with Scott Booth at the helm, Aberdeen defended admirably in the opening stages, diverting a number of shots away for a succession of corners as they relied on counter charges to give Hibs something to worry about.
First blood would nearly be drawn as Boyle was given three bites of the cherry to draw the ball into a dangerous area, stinging the hands of goalkeeper Megan Sidey with an acute effort from yards out.
Perhaps energised by the new manager, Aberdeen struck first with the opening goal. Emily Kraft managed to break free in the area to prod the ball over the line on 15 minutes.
Hibs responded to the setback well. Reilly came close to equalising with her head minutes after the restart, with Adams also denied by Sidey in a promising one-on-one scenario.
The home side, however, would not give up. Erin Clachers would pull off a terrific stop to deny Hannah Innes from doubling their lead - racing to the edge of her area and making herself big to deny the Dons number 16.
Coming close with her head before, Reilly would equalise just after half an hour played. Following a corner, the ball would fall to her in a congested box, and she would rifle into the bottom of the net to restore parity.
With momentum now flowing their way, Hibs would have a further flurry of opportunities. Adams low header would be the best of the bunch, before Tegan Bowie fired one over the bar from the left flank.
Emerging for the second half at the Balmoral Stadium, Hibs were off and flying from the get-go.
A handful of opportunities came close before Adams smashed home from yards out to give Hibs the lead and gift our number nine her 16th goal in 13 games.
She extended that extraordinary tally even further with yet another strike from point-blank range. Sensing an opening, her shot sneaked through a handful of rallying players on the goal-line.
A 30-minute barren spell followed as Hibs continued to knock on the door. Lauren Doran-Barr, Michaela McAlonie and Bowie all took aim at goal but failed to convert from difficult positions.
With Hibs still pressing late on into the match, they grabbed their fourth via a deflected effort from substitute Abbie Ferguson. Her low, drilled effort was turned in off Aberdeen defender Jamieson into the roof of the net.
With five minutes of normal time remaining, Hibs led by three goals. They would finish the match six clear of the home team as Kathleen McGovern nabbed a six-minute hat-trick off the bench in a bid to keep up with Adams in the goal scoring charts.
Before her goal scoring spree, McGovern missed from the spot after a mistimed challenge by Sidey brought our number 10 tumbling down onto the astroturf. She stepped up to fire into the bottom-right corner, but Sidey held her nerve to pull off a great save.
McGovern scored a quickfire double not long after, however. Making amends for her spot-kick miss, a terrific spin from a sublime Stacey Papadopoulos pass granted her acres of space before she fired low beyond Sidey.
Moments later, McGovern's towering headed effort from a looping cross deceived the Aberdeen keeper and found the back of the net.
Taking the game by the scruff of the neck, a late edge-of-the-box free-kick ensured the striker allowed the striker to take home the match ball.
