ATLANTA, Ga. - In a rematch of the 2018 Southern Athletic Association semifinals, Hendrix (8-12, 4-5 SAA) looked for its third-straight victory over Oglethorpe (11-9, 5-4 SAA) in Atlanta, Ga. Sunday afternoon. Fortunately for the Petrels, that streak was snapped as Oglethorpe outscored Hendrix 40-33 in the second half en route to a 70-62 victory by the home team. Freshman forward Alex Conrad finished as one of two Warriors to reach double figures after exploding for 10 points and 10 rebounds against Oglethorpe while sophomore guard Trey Rouse tallied a team-best 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from beyond-the-arc.

THE BASICS
Score:  Hendrix 62, Oglethorpe 70
Records: Warriors (8-12, 4-5 SAA) | Petrels (11-9, 5-4 SAA)
Location | Time: Atlanta, Ga. | 1:00 PM CT
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Up Next: Friday vs Sewanee, 8 PM CT

TURNING POINT
A 15-3 run in the first six minutes of the second half allowed Oglethorpe to take a commanding 45-32 lead with more than 14 minutes left.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- For the second time in three days, Hendrix found themselves down early quick, trailing 8-0 in the opening two minutes but an 8-0 run, capped off by a layup from junior guard Jacob Link, by the Warriors tied the game up at 8-all with 15:38 left until halftime.
- Trailing by three still in the opening half, a three-pointer by freshman forward Seth Stanley and layup by freshman big man Carl Fitch put the Warriors up by a pair of points with 12 minutes left until intermission.
- Both teams managed to stay within three points of each other as Hendrix 44.4% from the field and an exact same 44.4% from deep as the Warriors trailed by a point at the break, 30-29.
- Oglethorpe's first five made baskets of the second half were all three-points as the Petrels began the second half on a 15-3 run to take a 45-32 lead.
- A three-pointer by Link with 7:48 to go brought the deficit within 10, but Hendrix never manged to get within single digits until the 1:48 mark after a layup by Conrad.
- The Petrels manged to shoot 9-of-12 from the free throw line in the final 90 seconds as Oglethorpe avoided the regular season sweep and defeated Hendrix 70-62 Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga.

OF NOTE
- Rouse's 11 points Sunday tied his season-high; also was the lone Warrior to make more than one trifecta against the Petrels Sunday.
- Link finished with a near double-double after a nine-point, 12-rebound performance against Oglethorpe.
- Stanley finished with eight points and three boards while Fitch and freshman forward Jake Riding added seven points apiece.
- Conrad carved up the first double-double of his young collegiate career after pulling down 10 rebounds
- Senior guard Preston Smith knocked in his 27th three-point basket of the season; finished with six points, three dimes and four rebounds.
- Sophomore guard Jack Eaton accounted for four points and a pair of assists in 20 minutes before fouling out.
- Despite Hendrix's bench outscoring the Petrels' bench 32-5, Oglethorpe outscored the Warriors 23-4 in points off turnovers.
- Hendrix shot 23-of-55 from the floor, 8-for-19 from three-point land and 8-for-12 (66.7%) at the charity stripe while the Petrels recorded a 24-for-57 mark from the floor, 10-of-21 from deep and a 12-of-21 at the free throw line in the win.
- The 42 team rebounds Sunday was two shy of tying the record for most rebounds in a game this season while the 18 turnovers was one shy of tying the record for most turnovers in a game this year.

WHO'S NEXT
After playing two games on the road, Hendrix heads back to Conway for two more consecutive home games. First up, the Warriors will face the Sewanee Tigers Friday at 6 p.m. inside Grove Gymnasium. Watch/listen to the game here. For the latest news regarding Hendrix Warrior Athletics, follow @HendrixWarriors on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Be sure to follow @HCscoreboard for all your in-game live updates as well.