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wright career high 25 points
Liam Selvido C''25
78
Winner Sewanee Sewan 5-15,3-6 SAA
76
Hendrix Hend 2-18,0-9 SAA
Winner
Sewanee Sewan
5-15,3-6 SAA
78
Final
76
Hendrix Hend
2-18,0-9 SAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Sewanee Sewan 15 16 26 21 78
Hendrix Hend 17 18 21 20 76

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Tigers persevere on the road against Hendrix, 78-76

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Cydney Wright posted a career-high 25 points as the Tigers came away with a thrilling win over Hendrix 78-76 on Sunday afternoon in Conway, Arkansas in women's basketball action. 

A tie game with 41 seconds on the clock. A foul sent Cydney Wright to the line where she converted one of two shots. The Tigers drew an offensive foul at the other end of the court with 28.7 left to send Faith Humphrey where she sank both to give the Tigers a three-point lead. 

Ava Knoedl was fouled by Humphrey taking a three to send the Warriors to the line, where she connected on all three from the charity stripe for a tie game. Immediately after, a reverse foul from Knoedl on Humphrey sent the Tigers to the line for the last time. Humphrey connected on both to put the Tigers ahead by two with five seconds left. 

A back-and-forth game with 14 lead changes and 11 ties of score came down to the last second as the Tigers finished on top. 

Humphrey played 39 minutes, without a sub as she collected 11 points, six assists, five rebounds, and two steals. Wright added four rebounds, two assists, and a steal. She was 6-of-7 from the field, 3-for-3 from behind the arc, and 10-14 from the charity stripe for a dominant performance.

The Tigers hit 13 threes as they were 45 percent shooting behind the arc for the game. Olivia Falvey connected on five threes as she tallied 17 points, adding four rebounds, and three assists. Lilly Phillips also tallied four threes and collected 14 points. Sewanee was also 45 percent from the field. 

Sewanee returns home for the last home games of the season against Millsaps and Birmingham-Southern. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Olivia Falvey

#23 Olivia Falvey

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Faith Humphrey

#14 Faith Humphrey

G
5' 4"
Junior
Lilly Phillips

#4 Lilly Phillips

G
5' 6"
Junior
Cydney Wright

#1 Cydney Wright

F
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Olivia Falvey

#23 Olivia Falvey

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Faith Humphrey

#14 Faith Humphrey

5' 4"
Junior
G
Lilly Phillips

#4 Lilly Phillips

5' 6"
Junior
G
Cydney Wright

#1 Cydney Wright

5' 8"
Sophomore
F