Conway, Ark. - The Hendrix Warriors will welcome the Millsaps Majors to Conway for a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) doubleheader on Friday evening at Grove Gymnasium.
*Previews are ordered according to Friday's tip-off times.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs MILLSAPS
GAME STORYLINES
- The Warriors are 5-18 all-time versus the Majors and are 2-8 in their last ten meetings.
- Friday's contest will be a battle of two of the SAA's top scorers: Haley Franklin leads the conference with 19.1 PPG, while
Madi Pierce is averaging 14.2 PPG.
NEWS AND NOTES
SCOUTING THE MAJORS
2022-23: 12-2, 3-0 SAA
Last Three Games: W vs Oglethorpe (63-54); W vs Berry (71-58); W vs Austin (65-63)
Head Coach: Justin LeBlanc (Millsaps, 2006); 7th season
Stats: 71.5 PPG / 42.3 FG% / 30.0 3PT% / 65.3 FT%
Players to Watch:
#4 Haley Franklin: 19.1 PPG / 53.8 FG% / 70.9 FT% / 5.9 RPG
#3 DeZarae Stewart: 7.9 PPG / 41.7 FG% / 71.4 FT%
#25 Devan Caldwell: 7.4 PPG / 46.2 FG% / 32.0 3PT% / 74.2 FT%
LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 13, 2022: W vs Millsaps (61-58)
ROAD DUB
Last Friday, Hendrix rolled Sewanee 57-41 at Juhan Gymnasium. The win was not only the Warriors' first conference win of the season, but also the team's first road conference win since their win over Centre on Jan. 6, 2019.
SIGN OF BLYSSE
In the Warriors' win over Sewanee,
Blysse Harmon recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL vs MILLSAPS
GAME STORYLINES
- The Warriors are 18-9 versus the Majors all-time and 11-3 when playing at Grove Gymnasium.
- Millsaps is winless in conference play so far, while the Warriors grabbed their first SAA win of the season over Centre last Sunday.
NEWS AND NOTES
SCOUTING THE MAJORS
2022-23: 1-11, 0-3 SAA
Last Three Games: L vs Oglethorpe (76-64); L vs Berry (64-59); L at Whitman (80-53)
Head Coach: Michael Prather (East Texas Baptist, 2007); 3rd season
Stats: 60.7 PPG / 34.3 FG% / 24.4 3PT% / 67.9 FT% / 33.3 RPG
Players to Watch:
#3 Doug Watson: 10.7 PPG / 33.3 FG% / 40.0 3PT% / 66.7 FT%
LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 13, 2022: W vs Millsaps (81-58)
LIGHTS OUT
In their win over Centre, the Warriors shot 13-29 from the behind the arc, and knocked down 6 of those threes in a seven minute span midway through the second half to jump out to a 69-61 lead.
DOUBLE DIGIT WARRIORS
Four Warriors scored in double figures on Sunday:
Caleb Squires and
Daniel Cobb each had 17 points, while
Colton McMullin and
Tyler Deithloff each dropped 15 points.
KINGS OF THE BOARDS
Tyler Deithloff and
Colten Berry both rank in the top 10 in the conference for rebounds per game. Deithloff is averaging 7.5 per game (2nd SAA) while Berry averages 6.2 per game (7th SAA).
