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CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix's Alicia McCloria scored a career-high 24 points in her team's 76-73 loss in overtime to Sewanee (Tenn.) on Sunday to conclude the first half of Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play. The Warriors fell to 5-3 inside Grove Gymnasium.

Keisha Phillips and Abby Young each scored 17 points for the Tigers. Phillips shot 7-of-14 inside the arc and 3-of-5 from the free throw line to go along with three blocks. Young shot 7-of-8 from the charity stripe to go along with nine rebounds.

Kinsley Logan added 15 points on 3-of-6 shooting beyond the arc and a 4-of-5 effort from the line for Centre (6-11, 1-6 SAA). Ellie Treanton had 11 points and was 6-of-7 from the stripe.

The Tigers shot 39 percent (23-of-59) overall, 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from 3 and 80 percent (20-of-25) from the four line.

In addition to scoring, McCloria ended with career-highs in field goals (8), field goal attempts (14), 3-pointers (6), 3-point attempts (10) and steals (3) while making both free throw attempts. The 10 3-point attempts tied for 10th most in a game in program history.

Kennedi Burns pumped in 16 points, her fourth-straight game in double figures, and went 4-of-5 from the foul line to go along with six rebounds and a career-high three rejections for Hendrix (7-9, 1-4 SAA). Madi Pierce recorded her sixth double-double this season and ninth of her career after totaling 14 points and 10 rebounds. She shot 5-of-9 from the stripe.

The Warriors' Blysse Harmon grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds and Caroline Wendt eight. Wendt had five offensive boards and Harmon four.

Pierce and Harmon each dished out a season-high four assists.

Hendrix shot 34.8 percent (24-of-69) overall, 34.4 percent (11-of-32) from behind the arc and 14-of-25 from the free throw line. The 11 made treys were one shy of a season-high. The Warriors outrebounded the Tigers 50-40, including 22-12 on the offensive glass, leading to 19 second chance points. Hendrix also held edges in bench points (10-8) and fastbreak points (7-0).

Each team had 20 points in the paint.

The Warriors erased a 12-point, first half deficit by outscoring Sewanee 21-12 in the third quarter, taking their first lead of the game after Kelsey Korb drained a bucket from deep as time expired to give her team a 49-48 advantage.

A Korb old-fashioned 3-point play increased the advantage to four 50 seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Tigers countered with a 13-0 run in a 4:11 span. Hendrix countered with six-consecutive points. Logan and McCloria traded 3s on consecutive possessions, as McCloria scored five-straight points for her squad to cut the deficit to 64-63 with 22 seconds on the clock.

A technical foul on Sewanee's Camryn Broussard on its next offensive possession gave the Warriors two free throws and the ball, but Hendrix was unable to connect on either free throw or a 3-point attempt. 

Treanton made the first of two free throws with 10 seconds to go before Burns drew a foul and sank both shots at the charity stripe, tying the affair at 65. An offensive foul by Logan gave the Warriors the ball with 0.4 seconds at halfcourt, but a heave towards the basket as time expired failed to connect, sending the game into overtime.

Young and McCloria traded treys, making the score 72-71 in favor of the Tigers with 1:05 left in the game. Trailing by three with seven seconds to play, a potential game-tying trey by the Warriors rimmed in and out as time expired.

Hendrix travels to Centre (Ky.) on Friday for a 5 p.m. CT tip.