Conway, Ark. - The Hendrix Warriors will welcome the Berry Vikings 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 BERRY
GAME STORYLINES
- The Warriors are 8-12 all-time versus the Vikings and have lost the last 8 contests between the two. However, Hendrix is 5-3 against Berry at Grove Gymnasium.
NEWS AND NOTES
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
2022-23: 9-7, 2-3 SAA
Last Three Games: L vs Centre (48-42); W vs Sewanee (58-46); L @ BSC (97-95)
Head Coach: Thomas Johnson; 1st season
Stats: 63.4 PPG / 37.5 FG% / 31.3 3PT% / 72.5 FT% / 37.9 RPG / 10.2 APG / 18.6 TO/G
Players to Watch:
#3 Kanadie Lee: 13.6 PPG / 40.0 FG% / 37.7 3PT% / 88.3 FT% / 4.5 RPG
#23 Sydney Blankenship: 13.1 PPG / 34.4 FG% / 27.8 3PT% / 80.3 FT%
LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 6, 2022: L at Berry (54-46)
UPSET SPECIAL
Last Friday, Millsaps rolled into Conway as the top team in the SAA with a 3-0 record in conference. That perfect record would not survive the night, as the Hendrix Warriors would take down the Majors 71-69 in Grove Gymnasium.
Simone Shields led the Warriors with 17 points, with
Bella Cates not far behind with 16 of her own.
NEW CAREER-HIGH
Shields' 17 points versus Millsaps was a career-high for the sophomore, but it would only serve as a placeholder, as Shields would go on to drop 25 points two days later versus the Birmingham-Southern Panthers
PIERCE ON FIRE
Madi Pierce led all scorers with 27 points last Sunday versus BSC. The senior from Bald Knob ranks 5th in the SAA in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL vs BERRY
GAME STORYLINES
- The Warriors are 10-13 versus the Vikings all-time and have lost the last six contests between the two. However, Hendrix is 5-4 against Berry when playing at Grove Gymnasium.
- Berry rolls into Conway as top dogs in the SAA with an impeccable 5-0 conference record. The Vikings' average margin of victory this season is +11.5
NEWS AND NOTES
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
2022-23: 14-2, 5-0 SAA
Last Three Games: W vs Centre (78-59); W vs Sewanee (75-62); W at BSC (89-81 OT)
Head Coach: Mick Hedgepeth (Belmont, 2012); 1st season
Stats: 80.0 PPG / 49.3 FG% / 36.2 3PT% / 65.4 FT% / 38.2 RPG / 14.9 RPG / 15.1 TO/G
Players to Watch:
#24 Chase Ellis: 15.1 PPG / 52.3 FG% / 45.2 3PT% / 65.2 FT% / 7.1 RPG
#14 Braxton Benham: 12.9 PPG / 66.7 FG% / 56.5 3PT% / 73.9 FT%
#5 Blake Campbell: 11.8 PPG / 43.7 FG% / 30.3 3PT% / 76.9 FT%
#21 Owen Honroth: 9.1 PPG / 44.1 FG% / 40.7 3PT% / 66.7 FT%
LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 6, 2022: L at Berry (59-50)
NEW CAREER-HIGH
In Hendrix's 77-61 win over Millsaps last Friday,
Caleb Squires set a new career-high after dropping 23 points on the Majors. The freshman is averaging 8.9 PPG and is 32-34 (94.1%) from the stripe this season.
