ROME, Ga. - Cassidy Salyer tallied a new career-best 15 points Sunday but Hendrix missed a couple of opportunities late to tie the game as the Warriors fell to the Berry Vikings from Rome, Ga. 61-59 Sunday afternoon. Hendrix missed its last three free throw attempts in the final 31 seconds of the two-point setback to Berry. With the loss, Hendrix falls to 2-12 and 0-3 in the SAA while Berry improves to 7-7 and a 1-2 mark in the SAA. Anissa Gutierrez also produced 15 points on the day.

THE BASICS 
Score:  Hendrix 59, Berry 61
Records: Warriors (2-12, 0-3 SAA) | Vikings  (7-7, 1-2 SAA)
Location | Time: Rome, Ga.
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OF NOTE
- Hendrix trailed 19-14 after the first quarter but after outscoring Berry 16-8 in the second quarter, the Warriors led 30-27 at the break.
- A 12-2 Berry run midway through the third period gave the Vikings the commanding 47-39 advantage with 1:38 left in the third.
- After trailing by six points after three quarters, a layup by Kessie Jenkins with 50 seconds left made it a two-point game but back-to-back made free throws by Berry put the Vikings up 60-56 with 40 seconds left.
- Salyer nailed a three and was fouled with 31 seconds to go; sending the freshman to the free throw line trailing by one. After a missed free throw, Hendrix fouled the Vikings on the ensuing possession and the Vikings made one free throw; making it a two-point game, 61-59, with 17 seconds left.
- With less than a second to go,  Jenkins was fouled; sending her to the free throw line trailing by two points.

BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Gutierrez shot 4-of-10 from the deep and recorded three assists in 31 minutes.
- Salyer made a career-best five trifectas while Jenkins added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor.
- Ali Isbell added nine points in 30 minutes while also recording a game-high 13 rebounds.
- Rachel Woppman also registered five points and three assists in 22 minutes against Berry.
- Hendrix shot 19-for-48 (39.6 percent) from the floor, 13-for-26 (50 percent) from deep and 8-for-15 (53.3 percent) from the charity stripe.
- The 13 three-pointers made and the 16 assists recorded as a team are new season-bests for the Warriors.

WHO'S NEXT
Hendrix returns to Conway to take on Birmingham-Southern Friday at 6 p.m. from Grove Gymnasium. The game can be seen here.

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