Box Score
Birmingham, Ala. (Feb. 25, 2017) – No. 3 seed Hendrix College held a slim points edge in all four quarters of tonight's Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal against No. 2 seed Millsaps College, enabling the Warriors to walk away with a 64-53 win. Senior Kala-Jewel Freeman (Pineville, La.) came off the bench to lead the Majors with 16 points.
 
It was an even battle over the first quarter. A pair of free throws by Madison Martin gave Hendrix (17-10) a 10-5 lead with three minutes left in the quarter, but Millsaps (17-10) received five quick points from sophomore Millicent Butler (Haynesville, LA), with her trey tying things up at the 2:20 mark. Martin hit a layup for the Warriors in the final minute to give them a two-point edge at the end of the quarter.
 
Hendrix outscored Millsaps 7-1 at the start of the second quarter, moving out to a 19-11 advantage after a layup by Sara Dyslin four minutes in. Millicent answered with a three for the Majors, but Hailey Bode hit one on the next trip down for the Warriors. From there the Majors could not get closer than six the rest of the quarter as Hendrix took a 30-24 lead into the locker room.
 
Three minutes in to the third quarter Hendrix had pushed its lead to 11 points when Bode hit another trey to make it 37-26. Millsaps then put a 7-1 run together, getting the Hendrix lead back down to five after a free throw by sophomore Braxton Thomas (Tupelo, Miss.). Back-to-back threes by Bode halted the Majors' momentum, however, and the Warriors held on to a 46-39 lead at the end of the quarter.
 
A three by Jordan Tibbits pushed the Hendrix lead to 10 at 49-39 to start the fourth quarter. Millsaps could not put together a charge in the final 10 minutes, getting only as close as seven when Freeman hit a jumper with three minutes to go. From there the Warriors iced it with four free throws in the final minute and a half.
 
Butler finished with 13 points, with Thomas chipping in 11 points and four rebounds. Senior Kim Klunk (Magnolia, Miss.) led Millsaps with 7 rebounds and added nine points.  Dyslin led all players with 23 points, completing a double-double with 14 rebounds for Hendrix, which held a 38-26 edge on the boards. Bode finished with six three-pointers on her way to an 18-point night for the Warriors.