SEWANEE, Tenn. - Looking to build momentum after Wednesday's historic demolishing win at Rhodes, Hendrix faced a tough Sewanee Tigers team who entered Friday with an 11-1 mark on the year. After missing its first four shots, Hendrix found themselves down 11-2 in the opening five minutes and trailed 35-24 at the break. Sewanee shot 5-of-10 from deep in the second half as the Tigers defeated the Warriors, 78-70 Friday night. Freshman guard Sean Coman, freshman forward Seth Stanley and senior guard Preston Smith all reached double figures in scoring while freshman forward Carl Fitch nearly recorded a double-double. Hendrix falls to 5-8 on the season and 1-1 in Southern Athletic Association play while Sewanee improves to 12-1 and 1-1 in SAA action.

THE BASICS
Score:  Hendrix 70, Sewanee 78
Records: Warriors (5-8, 1-1 SAA) | Tigers (12-1, 1-1 SAA)
Location | Time: Sewanee, Tenn. | 8 PM
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Up Next: Sunday, Jan. 6 at Centre | 2 p.m.

TURNING POINT
Leading by five points with under a minute to go and looking out of sync offensively, Sewanee nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key as the shot clock expired with 32 seconds to go to increase its lead to eight. After a contested, missed three-pointer by Smith in the corner, Sewanee corralled the rebound and was fouled, resulting in two free throw makes soon after. The Tigers led 76-66 with 19 seconds to play.

OF NOTE
- Trailing 35-24 at the intermission, Hendrix opening the half on a 13-7 run to pull within seven after a three-point make by Stanley.
- Down five, a 16-2 Sewanee run quickly put the Tigers up 19 with 7:09 to go.
- A layup by Coman, a 5-0 run alone by Smith and a pair of free throw makes by sophomore guard Jack Eaton pulled Hendrix within five with 1:39 left.
- Sewanee hit its last four free throw as the Tigers defeated Hendrix, 78-70, to capture its first SAA victory of the season.
- Coman tied his career-high Friday after logging 18 points on 5-of-14 from the floor while pulling down four rebounds; also shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line; his lone miss is his first on the season (26/27; .963).
- After scoring just three points in the first half, Smith exploded for 11 second half points; the fifth time he has reached the double-digit scoring mark this season (in five games played); also shot 5-of-5 at the free throw line to go along with four rebounds.
- Fitch added eight points and tied a career-best with his 13 rebounds Friday against the Tigers.
- Stanley added 14 points while shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line as well.
- Sophomore Kam Brasfield added eight points and six rebounds with an assist Friday.
- Hendrix shot 22-of-64 (34.4%) from the floor while sustaining a 6-for-25 (24.0%) mark from beyond-the-arc and a 20-of-29 (69.0%) mark at the free throw line while Sewanee shot 43.3% (26-of-60) from the floor and 17-of-20 (85.0%) at the charity stripe.
- The 44 rebounds collected Friday against the Tigers are a new season-best for the Warriors.

WHO'S NEXT
Now sitting at a 1-1 mark in SAA play, Hendrix will remain on the road for a 2 p.m. contest against Centre Sunday to close out the three-game road trip to open up the conference slate of the season.

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