CONWAY, Ark. - The University of the South women's basketball team fell on the road to Hendrix College, 77-63, Friday night inside Grove Gymnasium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Hendrix (6-15, 3-7) 77, Sewanee (4-17, 1-9) 63
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Tigers got the offense started 27 seconds into the contest with a
Faith Humphrey triple from
Kayla Antoine.
-Sewanee had a 6-2 lead after a
Camryn Broussard 3-pointer, but a 10-0 run gave the Warriors the lead, 12-6, with less than three minutes left in the half.
-The Tigers did fight their way back to a 15-13 deficit after one quarter of play. The momentum stayed for Sewanee at the start of the second stanza, as Olivia Faley's layup capped a 9-3 run by the Purple and White.
-However, similar to the first quarter, Hendrix scored the next 11 points to lead, 26-15, with seven minutes to go in the half.
-The game of runs then shifted back to the Tigers with a 9-0 run of their own to make it a two-point deficit, 26-24, with four minutes remaining.
-Sewanee was able to get the deficit back to one possession, 32-29, at the break.
-For the home team, the story was the third quarter. The Warriors used a 10-0 run at the end of the frame to lead, 54-40, after 30 minutes and essentially put the game away. Hendrix shot 8-of-15 in the third period and connect on three triples.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Shay Conn led the Purple and White on Friday night. The freshman shattered her previous career high of 11 with a 20-point performance on 9-of-15 shooting.
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Olivia Falvey posted her second double-double in her last three games, scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 boards.
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Lilly Phillips added 11 points on three triples, while
Camryn Broussard added 10.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Madi Pierce led the Warriors with 20 points and added eight boards. Megan Gray posted 15 points, while Shely Heil knocked down 14.
UP NEXT
Sewanee's last road game of the regular season will take place on Sunday at Rhodes.
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