Dallas, Texas - Hendrix picked up its first win of the 2023-24 regular season after defeating the Dallas Crusaders 70-62 at the Maher Center on Monday night.

The Warriors trailed by eight late in the first half -- 34-28 -- but a Colten Berry layup cut the deficit to 5 before a Caleb Squires three-ball at the buzzer brought Hendrix within 3 heading into the halftime interval.

Tyler Deithloff's long ball at 14:24 in the second half tied the affair at 40-40, with Drew Mayo's layup just a minute later giving the Warriors the lead.

Dallas would go on a mid-half run to take a 50-46 lead, but Jonathan Ryan responded with 5 points in quick succession to help re-take the lead with 6:56 remaining. The Warriors would never trail after that, going on remarkable 18-3 run to take a commanding 64-53 lead late in the game.

Deithloff led all scorers with 19 points. He backed up that total with 6 rebounds. Colton McMullin and Jonathan Ryan added 9 points each off the bench, while Danield Cobb, Berry, and Mayo finished the evening with 8 points a piece. Berry came up big on the glass as well, grabbing 9 boards.

Hendrix now returns home to take part in an exhibition match with the University of Arkansas at Monticello on Thursday. Their next regular season matchup will be in Sherman, Texas on Nov. 20 against Austin College. They will take on the University of Texas at Dallas the following afternoon.