Sewanee split a Southern Athletic Association basketball doubleheader Sunday at Hendrix College, with the men winning 83-70 and the women losing 75-66 in Conway, Ark. In the men’s game, four Sewanee players scored in double figures as the Tigers improved to 9-8 overall and 5-2 in the SAA. Sewanee led 15-2 less than seven minutes into the game and was ahead 44-34 at halftime, but the Tigers trailed 50-48 with 12:57 to play before an 11-3 run helped them pull away from Hendrix (4-14, 2-5). Adrian Thomas led Sewanee with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Luke Smith also scored 18 – he was 4-for-6 from 3-point range – Hunter Buescher had 17 points and Matt Lee 15. Hendrix, outrebounded 50-35, was paced by a game-high 25 points from Preston Smith. In the women’s game, Sewanee’s 30-point fourth quarter wasn’t enough as the Tigers (6-11, 1-6) took their second straight loss. Hendrix (13-5, 5-2) scored 27 points in that final period after leading 18-17, 31-25 and 48-36 at the quarter breaks. Sewanee junior Bella Taylor scored 18 of her 32 points in the final period – it was her third 30-point game of the season and the ninth of her collegiate career – and finished 8-for-8 on free throws. Hannah McCormack added 18 points for the Tigers, who were outrebounded 49-31. Leah Boehl and Heather Prowse had 15 points apiece to lead Hendrix, which used balanced scoring and got 19 points from its bench.
» J.T. Langford and Tyler Phillips turned in 23-point performances as Georgia Northwestern Technical College beat the Georgia Highlands Diamonds 90-83 in overtime Saturday on the final day of the Dennis Spruell Classic at Oxford College of Emory in Covington, Ga. The Bobcats (3-12) ended their losing streak at 10 games behind a trio of double-doubles that included Phillips grabbing 21 rebounds to break the single-game program record of 17 he had tied earlier this season. Traydal Autry is now second on the list after totaling 19 rebounds with 12 points against the Diamonds. Jay Wideman added 14 points and 11 rebounds for GNTC, while Daniel Parrish had 13 points and six assists. The Diamonds’ Felton Davis scored 39 points.
» Chattanooga State was swept in a TCCAA doubleheader Saturday at Walters State. The hosts won the men’s game 95-82 to improve to 11-4, 4-2 while dropping Chattanooga State to 9-7, 5-3. In the women’s game, Walters State won 64-44 to improve to 13-5, 6-0 as Chattanooga State fell to 9-8, 3-5.
» In other TCCAA competition Saturday, Cleveland State’s women lost 59-45 at Roane State. The Lady Cougars are 9-6, 4-4, with Roane State 9-9, 3-3.