The Centre College women's basketball team scored the first two points of the game, but never led again, falling 74-61 to Hendrix College in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game, Friday, Jan. 27, in Conway, Ark.
The Colonels, which have now lost two straight, fall to 3-13 overall and 1-6 in the SCAC, while Hendrix improves to 14-5 and 4-4 in league play.
After senior center Mary Klee hit a jumper less than a minute into the game to give Centre a 2-0 lead, the Warriors' Cacey Smith hit a three-pointer to give Hendrix a lead it would not relinquish.
Trailing 27-21 with 7:52 to play in the first half, the Colonels were outscored 8-0 to fall behind 35-21. A three pointer by freshman guard Rebecca Rhule with 0:21 left pulled Centre within 11 points (46-35) at the half.
The Colonels opened the half closing the lead to eight points (49-41) at the 17:08 mark, only to see Hendrix use a 13-5 run to push the lead to 16 points (62-46) with 9:04 to play. The Warriors extended the lead to as many as 20 points before finishing with a 13-point win.
All five Hendrix starters finished in double figures led by Tori Huggins' game-high 23 points. Kyra Shachmut recorded a triple-double for the Warriors posting 11 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Erin McKenzie and Bonnie Hicks also scored 11 points and Smith added 10 points.
Klee paced the Colonels scoring recording team-highs in points with 15 and rebounds with 12. Senior Chelsea Wessel, playing in her first game back from studying abroad, scored 12 points off the bench, and sophomore Lauren Clontz added 10 points and five rebounds in the loss.
Centre will next travel to Memphis, Tenn., to play Rhodes College, Sunday, Jan. 29. The game will be played as part of a men's/women's double header and will begin at 3:00 p.m. CST.
Newspaper Box Score Centre College Colonels vs Hendrix College 01/27/06 6:00 pm at Conway, AR At Conway, AR HENDRIX COLLEGE 74, CENTRE COLLEGE COLONELS 61 CENTRE COLLEGE COLONELS (3-13, 1-6) Mary Klee 7-10 1-3 15; Chelsea Wessel 5-12 2-3 12; Lauren Clontz 5-12 0-1 10; Monica Vonderbrink 3-9 1-2 9; Ashley Gross 1-2 2-2 5; Ande Loveless 2-8 0-0 4; Shelly Johnson 1-6 1-2 3; Alison Denbow 1-8 0-0 3; Rebecca Rhule 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-70 7-13 61. HENDRIX COLLEGE (14-5, 4-4) Tori Huggins 7-10 6-8 23; Kyra Shachmut 5-14 1-1 11; Erin McKenzie 5-13 1-2 11; Bonnie Hicks 5-11 1-2 11; Cacey Smith 4-14 0-1 10; Krista Goss 1-3 2-4 5; Samantha Clark 1-3 0-0 2; Kallie Wilson 0-1 1-2 1; Ashton Wells 0-0 0-0 0; Devin Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-70 12-20 74. Centre College Colonels....... 35 26 - 61 Hendrix College............... 46 28 - 74 3-point goals-Centre College Colonels 4-21 (Monica Vonderbrink 2-6; Alison Denbow 1-4; Ashley Gross 1-2; Shelly Johnson 0-3; Rebecca Rhule 0-2; Chelsea Wessel 0-4), Hendrix College 6-14 (Tori Huggins 3-4; Cacey Smith 2-5; Krista Goss 1-2; Kallie Wilson 0-1; Erin McKenzie 0-1; Kyra Shachmut 0-1). Fouled out--Centre College Colonels-None, Hendrix College-None. Rebounds-Centre College Colonels 48 (Mary Klee 12), Hendrix College 47 (Kyra Shachmut 15). Assists-Centre College Colonels 11 (Alison Denbow 4), Hendrix College 21 (Kyra Shachmut 10). Total fouls-Centre College Colonels 19, Hendrix College 15. A-200