CONWAY, Ark. - In its next-to-final home game of the season, Hendrix hosted No. 18 nationally-ranked Oglethorpe inside the confines of Grove Gymnasium Friday night. Through 10 minutes, Hendrix trailed by four, 24-20 but the Stormy Petrels outscored Hendrix 67-29 the rest of the way as Oglethorpe picked up the 91-49 win in Conway Friday. With the loss, Hendrix falls to 2-19 on the season with an 0-10 mark in Southern Athletic Association play while Oglethorpe improves to 20-1 on the season with a perfect 10-0 mark in conference games.
Zoe Mojaver scored a career-high 12 points on the night; all of which were scored in the first half.
THE BASICS
Score: Hendrix 49, No. 18 Oglethorpe 91
Records: Warriors (2-19, 0-10 SAA) | Stormy Petrels (20-1, 10-0 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. | 6 p.m.
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OF NOTE
- The Warriors shot an exact 42.9 percent from the floor (6-of-14) and from deep (3-of-7) and held Oglethorpe to shooting 1-of-4 (25 percent) from deep in the first period as the road team held the 24-20 advantage 10 minutes into the game.
- A 15-3 run to start the second period put Oglethorpe up 38-23 midway through the second period; the Stormy Petrels led 48-29 at the half.
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Kessie Jenkins and
Anissa Gutierrez scored three points each in the third quarter and
Ali Isbell added two in the frame as Oglethorpe held the 72-37 lead with 10 minutes left.
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Cassidy Salyer nailed back-to-back three-pointers midway through the fourth quarter as Hendrix trailed 83-47 with 4:15 to go.
- Oglethorpe scored the final six points of the game to leave Conway with the 91-49 win.
BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Mojaver scored nine of her career-best 12 points in the first period on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting from deep in five minutes.
- Gutierrez and Jenkins added seven points each and also added two rebounds each Friday night.
- Isbell added six points, five rebounds and a game-high four assists.-
- Salyer recorded nine points on 3-of-10 shooting from deep in 27 minutes of work along with four rebounds and an assist.
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Belle Neilson accounted for six rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench.
- Hendrix shot 16-of-58 (27.6 percent) from the floor, 8-of-28 (28.6 percent) from deep and 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from the charity stripe.
WHO'S NEXT
Hendrix remains in Conway one more time to take on Berry Sunday at 12 p.m. inside Grove Gymnasium.
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