Conway, Ark. – The Centenary women's basketball team lost 55-46 to the Hendrix College Warriors on Sunday afternoon in a non-conference contest at the Garrison Center.
The Ladies (1-6) fell behind 36-16 at halftime but played a much better half, outscoring the Warriors (3-4) by a count of 30-19 in the second period but the early deficit was too much to overcome. Centenary, which lost at Ozarks 79-58 on Saturday, has dropped six games in a row. The Ladies also lost at home to Hendrix 58-52 on Nov. 14.
Sophomore guard Addy Tremie (Sulphur, La.) and junior F Amelia Bagwell (West Monroe, La.) each scored eight points to lead the Maroon and White in scoring. Tremie played all 40 minutes and was 3-12 from the floor and made 2-6 three-point attempts. She also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and added one assist and one steal.
Bagwell came off the bench and played 15 minutes and had six rebounds to go with her eight points. She was 3-6 overall from the field, 2-2 from the free throw line, and had one assist and one blocked shot. Freshman G Alana Jones (Shreveport) added seven points in 29 minutes and had five rebounds. She was 1-6 from the field and 5-7 from the free throw line.
Junior F Jazzmyn Jones (Normangee, Texas) played 25 minutes and scored seven points. She grabbed two rebounds, shot 3-5 from the floor, was 1-1 from the free throw line, and had one steal. Senior G Jennae Mayberry (Clovis, Calif.) played 34 minutes and scored five points with nine rebounds, matching Tremie. She tallied a pair of assists, one steal, was 2-2 from the line and hit one trey.
Freshman G Mary Leday (Opelousas, La.) scored seven in 28 minutes. She hit one three pointer and was 2-2 from the free throw line. She grabbed a pair of rebounds, dished out two assists, and had a steal. Junior Destini Powell (Minden, La.) came off the bench and played 20 minutes with four points and six rebounds. She had one steal and was 2-4 from the free throw line.
The Ladies shot 24.6 % overall from the floor for the game and also struggled from three-point range, hitting just 4-18 attempts (22 %). Centenary was solid at the line though, making 14-18 attempts. The Ladies also edged the Warriors, 45-44, on the glass. Centenary finished with six assists, five steals, and a blocked shot.
Hendrix shot 34.4 % overall, 30.8 % (4-13) from beyond the arc, and went 9-12 from the free throw line. The Warriors recorded 10 assists, seven steals, and blocked a pair of shots. Two Warriors scored in double figures, led by Kennedi Burns' 20 on 7-13 shooting in 31 minutes. She was 6-6 from the free throw line with a game-high 14 rebounds. She added two assists, two steals, and blocked a shot. Madi Pierce scored 16 and grabbed eight rebounds and Jayla King grabbed 10 board and scored four points.
The Ladies remain on the road to face the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers on Saturday, Dec. 4 for a Noon contest at Bill Battle Coliseum.
A link to the Ladies' complete 2021-22 schedule can be found here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wbkb/2021-22/schedule
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