Hendrix College Athletics

Mandy Williams Thompson ('97) of Hattieville, Ark., was a four-year letterman for the Warriors in women’s basketball.  She came to Hendrix from Wonderview High School where she was an all-conference player for the Lady Daredevils.  At Hendrix, the 5’7” post was the SCAC leader in free throws as a sophomore with 122 made, was an SCAC Player of the Week and chosen for the All-SCAC First Team.  As a junior, she helped lead her team to a share of the SCAC title in 1996.  That same year Thompson was named as an honorable mention Pre-Season All-American and was the SCAC leading scorer with 451 points.  She was twice named as SCAC Player-of-the Week, an All-SCAC First Team selection and runner-up as Player-of-the-Year in the conference.  Thompson ended her collegiate career on an undefeated 14-0 SCAC team that won the Conference Championship outright and went on to play in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.  She was again named honorable mention Pre-Season All-American and for the third consecutive year was named to the All-SCAC Team.  She was the first woman to score over 1,000 points in a career at Hendrix and remains on the Warriors’ all-time list at No. 5 (28th in SCAC) with 1,248 career points.  She also ranks second on Hendrix’s all-time rebounds list with 705.  During her senior year, she was selected as the Hendrix College NCAA Woman-of-the-Year.  After graduation, Thompson returned to Hendrix and served as assistant women’s basketball coach for one year.