CONWAY, Ark. - In the final game of the 2019 year, Hendrix hosted Rhodes in a conference-opening contest inside Grove Gymnasium Tuesday. The Warriors' defense shut out Rhodes for the first 7-plus minutes of the game; starting the game on a commanding 14-0 run. The Warriors cruised to a 33-17 halftime lead before outscoring the Lynx 37-33 in the final half en route to a 70-50 win in the Southern Athletic Association opener. With the win, the Warriors improve to 7-5 on the year with a 1-0 mark in SAA play while Rhodes drops to 3-8 on the season and 0-1 in conference competition. Seth Stanley led the way with 15 points on 5-of-17 shooting; one of 12 Warriors who recorded points in the final game of 2019.

THE BASICS 
Score:  Hendrix 70, Rhodes 50
Records: Warriors (7-5, 1-0 SAA) | Lynx (3-8, 0-1 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark.
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OF NOTE
- Sean Coman scored Hendrix's first five points in the first 56 seconds; part of the Warriors' 14-0 run to start the game.
- Coman connected on his second three-pointer of the night with 5:38 left in the first half; a shot that gave Hendrix the 28-11 advantage.
- After leading 33-16 at the break, Rod Cummings II's jumper a minute into the second half put the home team up 35-19; his first points of the night.
- Rhodes pulled within 18 with 15:39 to go but a three-pointer by Stanley, a successfully converted and-one by Carl Fitch and another mid-range jumper by Cummings II put Hendrix up 26, 50-24, with 13:32 to go.
- After Rhodes' coach picked up a technical foul, Stanley calmly drained two free throws to put Hendrix up 62-40 with 4:18 left.
- Hendrix scored the final two points of the game, a free throw by Damecko Johnson and a free throw by Peyton Maxwell, to record the 70-50 win over rival Rhodes.

BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Carl Fitch nearly recorded his second double-double of the season after exploding for 10 rebounds and nine points.
- Coman added eight points and a second-best seven rebounds against the Lynx.
- Jacob Link and Alex Conrad combined for 16 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, three dimes and a steal in 31 total minutes.
- Cummings II finished with six points, four rebounds, a pair of dimes and a team-best three steals in the 20-point win.
- Brooks Cartwright and Maxwell added four points each while shooting a combined 3-for-5 on the day as well.
- Hendrix shot 25-for-56 (44.6 percent) from the floor, 8-of-25 (32.0 percent) from deep and 12-for-23 (52.2 percent) at the charity stripe.
- The seven blocked shots, as a team, tied the season record for the Warriors (Nov. 9 in the season opener against Baptist Bible College).

WHO'S NEXT
The Warriors travel to Atlanta, Ga. to take on Oglethorpe Friday at 7 p.m. CT

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