After leading by seven points at halftime, the Centre College women's basketball team was outscored 39-25 in the second half, falling to Hendrix College 62-55, Sunday, Feb. 6, in Conway, AR.
Hendrix improves to 14-8 overall this year and 6-5 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Centre, which dropped its third straight game, falls to 3-18 overall and 1-10 in conference play.
Hendrix featured a balanced scoring attack, putting 10 players in the scoring column. Jamie Ball was the only player in double figures scoring 11 points with six rebounds and three steals for the Warriors. Bonnie HIcks and Erin McKenzie scored nine points each and Hannah Ketter added eight points in the win.
Freshman forward Jayme Davis led the Colonels with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Chelsea Wessel added 14 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
The first half was tightly contested featuring four ties and four lead changes. With Centre up 25-23 at the 3:14 mark, Davis drained a three-pointer and freshman forward Lauren Clontz hit two free throws to send the Colonels into the locker room up 30-23.
A Ball basket with 14:31 to play broke a 33-33 tie and gave Hendrix the lead for good. A 10-2 run by the Warriors gave Hendrix its biggest lead of the contest at 47-37 with just under eight minutes remaining.
A 7-0 run by the Colonels brought them within three points at 47-44, but that's as close as they would get the remainder of the way.
Centre shot only 25.8% (8-31) in the second half to finish the game at 34.0% (18-53). Hendrix shot only 34.4% (21-61) for the game, but forced 24 Centre turnovers in the win.
The Colonels will be back in action Wednesday, Feb. 9, when they play host to Thomas More College. The non-conference game will start at 7 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Centre College vs Hendrix Warriors 02/06/05 3:00 pm at Conway, AR At Conway, AR HENDRIX WARRIORS 62, CENTRE COLLEGE 55 CENTRE COLLEGE (3-18, 1-10) Jayme Davis 6-14 3-5 16; Chelsea Wessel 4-8 6-7 14; Sarah Sheeran 3-11 0-0 6; Casey Geiman 2-3 2-2 6; Lauren Clontz 1-6 3-5 5; Amy Barlow 1-6 1-1 4; Shelly Johnson 0-1 2-2 2; Monica Vonderbrink 1-3 0-1 2; Mary Klee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 17-23 55. HENDRIX WARRIORS (14-7, 6-4) Jamie Ball 4-11 3-4 11; Bonnie Hicks 3-7 3-4 9; Erin McKenzie 3-6 3-4 9; Hannah Ketter 4-9 0-0 8; Abby Mowrey 1-10 3-4 6; Casey Smith 2-8 2-4 6; Tori Huggins 1-4 3-4 5; Katie Fonseca 1-1 0-0 3; Kacey Sommers 1-3 0-0 3; Kyra Shachmut 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-61 17-24 62. Centre College................ 30 25 - 55 Hendrix Warriors.............. 23 39 - 62 3-point goals-Centre College 2-9 (Jayme Davis 1-4; Amy Barlow 1-2; Sarah Sheeran 0-1; Casey Geiman 0-1; Monica Vonderbrink 0-1), Hendrix Warriors 3-19 (Katie Fonseca 1-1; Kacey Sommers 1-2; Abby Mowrey 1-8; Hannah Ketter 0-2; Casey Smith 0-3; Tori Huggins 0-2; Jamie Ball 0-1). Fouled out--Centre College-None, Hendrix Warriors-Erin McKenzie. Rebounds-Centre College 44 (Jayme Davis 10), Hendrix Warriors 40 (Casey Smith 8). Assists-Centre College 14 (Amy Barlow 5), Hendrix Warriors 17 (Tori Huggins 5). Total fouls-Centre College 17, Hendrix Warriors 18. A-100