Men's Basketball

February 16, 2007

Trinity Opens Final Weekend With Loss to Hendrix

San Antonio - The Trinity men's basketball team opened up its final weekend of the regular season with a 54-70 home loss to Hendrix College on Friday night.

Trinity (13-11, 7-6) led 23-18 at the half, but could not keep up the defensive pressure on the Warriors, who hit over 55% from the field in the second period.  The Tigers held Hendrix to just 31% shooting and seven total field goals in the first half.

Trinity pulled ahead by six a few minutes into the second half (40-34), but Hendrix rattled off six unanswered points to tie the game with 12:31 to play.  The teams played evenly for the next few minutes, but Hendrix continued its hot scoring streak in the second, and used an 8-2 run to take a six-point lead with 6:12 left.

The Tigers cut it to a four-point deficit with just over five minutes remaining, but the home team would get no closer as the Warriors capped the game with a 15-3 run.

Trinity's Brandon York led the team with 21 points on 7-15 shooting, nailing all six free throw attempts.  Charles Houston was the only other player in double figures, scoring 10 points on 4-7 shooting off the bench.  Houston also had three rebounds, and both he and York finished with two steals.

Casey Hill led the team with seven rebounds, while Barrett Koch recorded four steals to go with his six points.

Andrew King led Hendrix with a solid 19 points and 17 rebounds in the game, grabbing eight of his boards on the offensive glass.  Cal Rose and Matt Seacrease added 11 points each for the Warriors.

Trinity concludes the regular season on Sunday against Austin College.  The Tigers are jockeying for the final positions in next weekend's SCAC Championships Tournament, and are currently tied for fourth place.