BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -
Kennedi Burns scored a season-high 26 points to lead five Hendrix players in double figures Sunday, but Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) outscored the Warriors a combined 59-35 in the second and third quarters to come away with a 119-90 win in the second Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest between the teams in less than 24 hours inside Bill Battle Coliseum.
Leah Middleton tallied 20 points to lead six Panthers in double figures. Ryane Williams and Cassady Quintana had 17 and 11, respectively.
Williams was 5-fo-6 from 3-point range.
Alexia Hood ended with 15 points off the bench for Birmingham-Southern (4-9, 2-6 SAA), while Aukeivah Tellis and Brooke Westhoelter added 12 and 11, respectively.
The Panthers shot 39.4 percent (41-of-104) overall, 36 percent (18-of-50) from 3 and 19-of-27 from the free throw line.
Burns shot 10-of-22 overall. Her 22 field goal attempts were third most in Hendrix (0-8, 0-8 SAA) history, while the 10 field goals were tied for 10th highest.
Burns went 3-of-6 from beyond the arc to go along with eight rebounds, which tied a season-high.
Kessie Jenkins tallied a season-high 17 points for the Warriors on 5-of-9 shooting inside the arc and posted career-highs for free throws made (7) and attempted (9).
Jenkins and
Anissa Gutierrez each grabbed six rebounds.
Madi Pierce and
Rachel Woppman each scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Orange and Black. The 11 rebounds was a season-high for Pierce, who recorded her second double-double this year. The 11 rebounds was a career-high for Woppman, who recorded the first double-double of her career.
Caroline Wendt poured in a season-high 11 points off the Hendrix bench on 4-of-6 shooting within the arc.
Drew Gaeng's squad shot 43.4 percent (33-of-76) overall and 21-of-30 from the stripe to go along with 54 points in the paint. The field goals, field goal attempts, free throws, free throw attempts and points in the paint were all season-highs. The 90 points was also a season-high.
The Warriors outscored the Panthers in the paint, 54-44.
Hendrix returns to Grove Gymnasium on Friday to host Centre (Ky.) at 6 p.m. CT.