Jackson, Miss. – Freshman Ali Isbell registered 12 points and eight rebounds for Hendrix but the Warriors fell 68-56 to Austin College for the second time in eight days at the 2019 Millsaps Classic.
The Warriors only trailed by six after the end of the third – to the Roos who have garnered votes in the D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll.
Hendrix forward Caroline Wendt’s jumper early in the second period knotted the game at 15-15, before a 13-0 Austin College run gave them a 28-15 advantage midway through the quarter.
Just a day after recording a career-high 13 points against Louisiana College, Isbell keyed an 8-0 spurt with back-to-back 3-pointers and Cassidy Salyer also added a bucket to bring the Warriors back within 37-36 midway through the third stanza.
Wendt had 11 for the Warriors and Kassie Jenkins added nine in the loss for Hendrix.
Hendrix travels to St. Louis, Mo. to take part in the Washington University-St. Louis Tournament. The Warriors battle Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Friday at 5 p.m. in the event.
Hendrix drops to 2-5 while Austin College improves to 5-0.
Faulkner County Focus Sports 
You must be logged in to post a comment.