Box Score CONWAY, Ark. (Jan. 23, 2015) – Despite a career-high 28 points from freshman point guard Hannah McCormack, the Sewanee women's basketball team dropped a back and forth contest at Southern Athletic Association (SAA) rival Hendrix Friday, 70-64, inside Grove Gymnasium.
The loss snapped the Tigers three-game winning streak. Sewanee is now 10-5 overall and 2-3 in SAA play. Hendrix evened its record to 8-8 overall and are now 3-2 in league action.
The game was close throughout. Overall, there were 11 ties and nine lead changes. That included both teams being knotted at 33-33 at halftime.
In the final 20 minutes, Sewanee opened with a layup by McCormack. However, just like the first half, neither team led by more than a possession over the first four minutes.
The Warriors opened a small 5-0 run after an old fashion three-point play by Sara Dyslin and a layup by Anna King.
After another McCormack layup, Hendrix stretched its advantage to eight, 48-40, after a three by Cait Kriesel-Bigler and a jumper by Estrella Flores.
Down by nine with 10:00 minutes left, Sewanee started its own offensive spurt. Back-to-back layups by McCormack opened a 10-2 run by the Tigers.
After a jumper by Jamie Chauvin, Sewanee's deficit was only two, 55-53. Down the stretch both teams remained close.
With Hendrix ahead by five, Savannah Rose nailed a three with 3:28 left to pull Sewanee back to within two. The Tigers would get to within one, 63-62, after Kelley Myers make a mid-range jumper with just over a minute to play.
Unfortunately, that was as close as the Tigers got. An old fashion three-point play by Sara Dyslin and clutch free throws by Kriesel-Bigler sealed the victory for the Warriors.
Despite making 41 percent of its attempts, Sewanee was undone by Hendrix's ability to outrebound the Tigers. The Warriors had a 52-36 advantage on the boards. That included 21 offensive rebounds.
Along with McCormack's career evening, Chauvin finished in double figures with 15 points and five rebounds. Arguably the top defensive player in the SAA, senior Kayla Sewell finished with nine rebounds, six assists, and seven blocks for the Tigers.
Sewanee continues its SAA road trip with a 1:00 p.m. contest at Rhodes, Sunday.
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