MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Hendrix won its eighth-consecutive game against Rhodes (Tenn.) following Tuesday's 58-52 triumph in the regular season and Southern Athletic Association (SAA) finale for both teams. The Warriors won their third-straight over the Lynx inside Mallory Gymnasium.
The two teams are set to meet again in the SAA Tournament quarterfinals, with Hendrix (16-9, 9-5 SAA), the No. 3 seed, hosting No. 6 seed Rhodes (10-14, 5-9 SAA) inside Grove Gymnasium.
The Orange and Black conclude the regular season 7-5 in true road games, their first winning record in such affairs since posting the same mark in 2008-09. The Warriors tied a program record with nine SAA wins, and their 16 victories overall and in the 2019-20 campaign are the most for the program since 17 in 2008-09.
Seth Stanley totaled 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the victory. He was 3-of-3 at the foul line.
Sean Coman added 10 points and six rebounds.
Alex Conrad grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds, his most since 20 against Oglethorpe (Ga.) on Jan. 31, 2020.
The Warriors'
Jack Eaton dished out four assists, while Stanley, Coman and
Carl Fitch each had three.
Hendrix built a 37-24 advantage at halftime on the strength of 60.9 percent (14-of-23) shooting from the field and a 54.6 percent (6-of-11) clip from 3 in the first 20 minutes.Â
The Warriors shot 46.7 percent (21-of-45) overall, 36.8 percent (7-of-18) from beyond the arc and 9-of-13 from the foul line, including 85.7 percent (6-of-7) after intermission. Hendrix made four-straight free throws in the final 29 seconds to ice the win.
The Warriors totaled 15 assists on 21 made field goals and held edges in rebounds (37-29), bench points (22-15) and points in the paint (24-20).
Koki Wiley finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in the loss. He shot 5-of-5 from the stripe.
Rhodes shot just 30.4 percent (17-of-56) overall and 25 percent (4-of-16) from distance but stayed in the game by not missing a free throw, going 14-of-14, including 10-of-10 after halftime.
Each team had nine points off turnovers.
