CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College women's basketball remained undefeated at home in Southern Athletic Association games with an 86-82 victory over Oglethorpe University at Grove Gymnasium Sunday.

The Warriors (12-11, 7-5) moved to 5-0 at home in league games and are tied with Rhodes College for third place with two games remaining. Millsaps College has clinched at least a tie for first place at 10-2 and Berry College, who Hendrix defeated on Friday, sits in second at 8-4. The top seed will host the SAA Tournament in two weeks. The Stormy Petrels (10-13, 5-7) remain in fifth place.

In the first half, the Orange & Black shot 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the field and went 17-of-19 from the free throw line to build a 52-39 advantage at halftime. A free throw by sophomore forward Anna King with 17:57 to play gave the Warriors a 16-point lead, their biggest of the game.

Hendrix led 80-66 with 5:12 to play, but Oglethorpe answered with a 13-0 run over the next four minutes and trailed just 80-79 with 58 seconds left. Junior point guard Caitlin Kriesel-Bigler made a pair of free thrrows to go back up by three with 55 seconds on the clock, but Ciaira Hughes hit a jumper to cut the deficit to one with 44 seconds reamining.

Warrior freshman center Sara Dyslin, the hero of Friday's win over Berry, scored a bucket on Hendrix' next possession, then snagged a rebound on the Peterels' miss. With 12 seconds left, Kriesel-Bigler drained another pair of free throws to make the game 86-81. Hughes was fouled with six seconds left, but she made only one of the two shots, giving the Warriors the victory.

Hendrix Notes
- All five starters reached double digit scoring for the Warriors, the first time this season.
- Kriesel-Bigler paced Hendrix with 21 points to go with four assists. The Austin, Texas native also moved into fifth place on the Warriors' career assists list and third among single season leaders.
- Dyslin posted her ninth double-double of the year with 17 points and 11 boards. She shot 6-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line. She also recorded a season-high six blocked shots and two steals.
- Senior guard Kati Broberg drained four three-pointers for 14 points, one off her career-high.
- Junior forward Katy Gallien led the team with five assists and scored 13 points.
- King finished with 12 points and nine boards. She moved into fifth on the Warriors' season rebounding list.
- Junior guard Estrella Flores had six rebounds and a pair of steals off the bench.
- Hendrix shot 43.3 percent from the field (26-of-6) and 7-of-23 from three-point range.
- They hit 27-of-34 free throws for a 79.4 percent rate - both bests on the season.
- The Warriors won the rebound battle 43-41 and recorded nine blocked shots.

Oglethorpe Notes
- Hughes led all players with 25 points and 13 rebounds, six of which were offensive.
- Kristen Kennebrew had 21 points, making a trio of three-pointers, and dished out five assists.
- Aisha Atwater finished with 12 points and three steals.
- The Stormy Petrels shot 37.1 percent (26-of-70) from the field, 7-of-18 from outside and 23-of-28 at the line.

Up Next
- Hendrix hosts first-place Millsaps on Friday night. Senior Kati Broberg will be honored before the game.