CONWAY, Ark. – Millsaps women's basketball senior forward Andrea Rayford led all scorers with 17 points in a narrow 61-58 defeat to Hendrix College in the regular-season finale. Junior forward Devan Caldwell also reached double figures with 13 points inside the Grove Gymnasium on Sunday.

After Rayford knocked down a mid-range jumper for the first two points of the game, Caldwell converted on back-to-back layups for a 6-0 lead and forced an early timeout by the Warriors. Following the timeout, Novak made a layup for an 8-0 start. This would be Millsaps' last field goal of the quarter as Roe split a pair of free throws and Hendrix would enter the second frame with a 12-9 lead.

After Hendrix (8-14, 2-9 SAA) struck first in the second quarter, junior guard Briasha King got Millsaps (9-14, 4-8 SAA) on the board with a three-pointer from the wing to make it a 14-12 game. Following a stop, third-year guard Elicia Lartigue made a beautiful scoop layup in the paint to tie the game. With just under two minutes remaining in the first half, the Majors reclaimed the lead at 26-24 when Rayford powered through a foul and made the and-one jumper in the paint. Hendrix would score once more before to tie the game heading into the intermission.

Neither team scored in the first two and half minutes of the third quarter until Lartigue gave the Majors a two-point lead with a pair of free throws. Millsaps did not make a field goal in the third quarter but made 9-of-12 free throws to stay within striking distance as they trailed 38-35 going into the final quarter.

On the Majors' first possession of the quarter, Caldwell nailed a deep three to knot the game up. Hendrix would respond by scoring nine straight points for a 46-38 advantage to force a Millsaps timeout with just under eight minutes remaining.

Following the break in action, King hit a pull-up wing three to cut the deficit to six points. After getting a stop, Caldwell would also nail a three to make it a 47-44 game with 6:59 left.

Later in the frame with the Majors down 59-54 and 2:00 remaining, aggressive defense by Millsaps resulted in a 10-second count. The Majors could not capitalize and Hendrix would make it a three-possession game with an ensuing jump shot make. Hendrix would hang on for a 61-58 win.

The Majors will now prep for the quarterfinal of the SAA Women's Basketball Tournament against an opponent TBD next weekend. Live video and stats links are available on the women's basketball schedule page at gomajors.com.


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