MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The Hendrix College volleyball team held off Rhodes College 25-20, 24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 17-15 in the first round of the Southern Athletic Association Tournament at the Cage Center Friday afternoon.

The third-seeded Warriors (19-11) held off two match points in the fifth set to advance to Saturday's semi-final match with #7 Sewanee at 1 p.m.

For the match, Hendrix hit .235 with 66 kills, two aces, 84 digs and 12 blocks. The Lynx (9-20) hit .158 with 62 kills, five aes, 86 digs and four blocks.

Freshman right side Natalie Masten led the Warriors with a season-best 18 kills and freshman middle Grace Griffin had 14 kills, a season high, and hit .478. Senior outside hitter Katie Burchfield recorded a double-double with 17 kills and 21 digs to go with a pair of aces. Freshman outside MC Rogers had 10 kills and five blocks. Defensively, sophomore libero Felicia Beeman had a career-high 32 digs and freshman Leila Matsumoto came up with 13 digs. Senior setter Zoe Calhoun had 28 assists and freshman Allison Gaia recorded 26.

Aleix Krall led Rhodes with 23 kills and hit .465. Mollie Newbern had 11 kills and Tasha Heller registered 27 digs. Maraia Tremerelli also had 17 digs and setter Michelle Quina added 50 assists.