Memphis, Tenn. - Hendrix fell 56-47 to Rhodes on Saturday afternoon at Mallory Gymnasium.
Riley Brady led the Warriors with a second-consecutve double-double, scoring a game-high 19 points and a season-high 23 rebounds in just her third appearance of the season after recording 10 and 10 against Champion Christian on Thursday.
Freshman
Chloey-Rei Brown joined Brady in double-figures with a career-high 12 points. Brown was 5-of-9 from the field and nailed her only three-point attempt of the contest.
Rhodes led 17-9 after the first period, and both teams traded buckets in the second quarter, with Hendrix clawing their way back into the contest as they out-scored the hosts 18-15 to cut the deficit to five going into halftime.
The two teams were even in the third period, scoring 15 points apiece.
Hendrix cut the lead to two early in the fourth quarter after
Bella Cates made it 47-45 from the line, but the Warriors then went on a massive scoring draught as the Lynx scored 7 unanswered until Brady knocked down a couple free throws with 13 seconds remaining in regulation.
The loss drops Hendrix to 1-4, and they will return to action with a 3:00 PM tip against Arkansas Baptist in Conway at Grove Gymnasium.