Box Score ST. LOUIS, Mo. - One day after falling to the 25th ranked team in the nation, Hendrix battled Greenville (Ill.) Saturday evening from St. Louis, Mo. in the final game of the 19th Annual McWilliams Classic, hosted by Washington University-St. Louis. The Warriors held a 15-10 lead after one period but trailed 30-25 at the intermission. Ultimately, Hendrix fell 64-51 to the Panthers as Hendrix drops to 2-7 on the year while the Panthers improve to 4-4.
Anissa Gutierrez accounted for a team-high 15 points while shooting 4-of-7 from deep while
Kessie Jenkins recorded a double-double with 12 points and a team-best 14 rebounds.
THE BASICS
Score: Hendrix 51, Greenville (Ill.) - 64
Records: Warriors (2-7) | Panthers (4-4)
Location | Time: St. Louis, Mo. | 5 p.m.
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Up Next: at Ozarks Dec. 19 at 3 p.m.
OF NOTE
- Jenkins gave Hendrix the 2-0 advantage 56 seconds into the game before a three-pointer by
Caroline Wendt put Hendrix up 5-3.
- Gutierrez connected on a trifecta after Wendt's and
Rachel Woppman scored soon after as the Warriors held the 10-3 advantage with 6:16 left in the first quarter as Hendrix led 15-10 after 10 minutes of play.
- The Warriors led by four points, 25-21, with 2:36 left until halftime but the Panthers scored the final nine points of the first half as Greenville held the 30-25 lead at the break.
- Gutierrez scored six of Hendrix's 11 points in the third quarter while Jenkins scored six of Hendrix's 15 points in the fourth quarter as Hendrix fell, 64-51.
BOX SCORE NOTABLE
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Cassidy Salyer added seven points in the loss against the Panthers.
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Ali Isbell and
Caroline Wendt each added six points on 2-of-7 shooting while also recording five rebounds each, respectively.
- In addition to leading the team in scoring Saturday evening, Gutierrez registered a game-high and career-best five assists in the 13-point loss to the Panthers.
- Hendrix shot 19-for-56 (33.9 percent) from the floor, 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) from deep and 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) at the charity stripe.
- The five blocks, as a team, is a new single-game best on the 2019-20 season while the 13 team assists ties the season-best mark (Nov. 19 at Dallas Christian)
- In addition to her double-double performance, Jenkins was named to the All-Tournament Team.
WHO'S NEXT
The Warriors will enjoy nearly two weeks off before traveling to Clarksville to take on University of the Ozarks at 3 p.m. Dec. 19.
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