CONWAY, Ark. – After the Warriors handed Centenary its second personal loss in nine days, Hendrix looked to continue another regular season sweep of another non-conference foe Tuesday night when Hendrix took on University of the Ozarks from Grove Gymnasium. An 11-0 run by the home team helped Hendrix gain all the momentum and the Warriors held that momentum for most of the game. The Eagles ended up outscoring Hendrix 26-17 en route to leaving Conway with a four-point win. The Warriors fell to Ozarks 75-71 to fall to 3-2 on the year while the Eagles improve to 2-4.
THE BASICS
Score: Hendrix 71, Ozarks 75
Records: Warriors (3-2) | Eagles (2-4)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. 5:30 PM
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TURNING POINT
- Outscoring Hendrix by nine in the final period; Ozarks was able to claw their way back in the game when it mattered most as the Eagles stole a non-conference contest Tuesday in Conway.
OF NOTE
- With 3:45 to go in the third period, Hendrix held its largest lead of the entire game (10) before the Eagles pulled within five at the close of the quarter.
- After trimming the deficit to one with 12 seconds to go, Ozarks was sent to the free throw line but only made one.
- A costly turnover by the Warriors gave the Eagles the ball leading by two with just five seconds remaining.
- Two free throw makes by Ozarks ultimately put the game away; leading by four with 3 ticks left.
- After going for 15 points in a win against Centenary on Sunday, freshman forward
Jayla King produced a career-best 17 points Tuesday night.
- Sophomore guard
Vinessa Daniel added 15 points a team-best seven assists and five rebounds in 31 minutes of action.
- Sophomore forward
Kessie Jenkins added a season-high 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the floor; also added five boards and a steal.
- The Eagles ended up shooting 28-for-31 (90.3%) from the charity stripe while Hendrix ended up making 11 fewer free throw makes at a 17-of-30 (56.7%) mark.
WHO'S NEXT
The Warriors will host the Hendrix College Warrior Classic this weekend; a tournament set to begin Friday and conclude Sunday. Rhodes, Southwestern (TX), and Texas Lutheran will travel to Conway to take part in the event. The Warriors will open up the tournament by taking on Southwestern (TX) Friday at 1 p.m. Coach
Craig Kirchgessner and Coach
Kristian Lenser will have the broadcast call; watch
here.