DPU drops contest to Warriors

CONWAY, Ark. -- Host Hendrix scored 13 straight points in a four-minute stretch of the first half to take the lead for good in a 78-67 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win over DePauw.

DePauw dropped to 13-5 overall and 6-2 in the SCAC as its eight-game win streak came to an end. The Warriors improved to 12-6 overall and 5-4 in the SCAC.

The Tigers led 10-9 in the opening four minutes of the contest, but the Warriors rattled off 13 straight to take a 22-10 lead. Hendrix led 37-25 at the break.

Hendrix extended the margin to 16 at 53-37 on Cal Rose's three with 12:18 left. The Tigers rallied with the next eight capped by Joe Bergfeld's three-point play which made it 53-45 with 10:27 remaining.

Ammon Martin hit a three and scored on a drive to push the lead back to 13 before the Tigers' Mike Moore was whistled for two technical fouls and ejected with 8:44 left. Rose hit all four free throws and then knocked down a jumper 40 seconds later to give the Warriors their biggest lead of the game at 64-45.

DePauw was able to trim the margin to seven at 69-62 on Tom Callen's three with 1:05 left, but the hosts nailed eight free throws in the final minute and sealed the win.

Callen led DePauw with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Moore added 16 points. Steve Lemasters and Joe Bergfeld each scored 10 and Tony James equaled a career high with eight assists.

Nick Heathscott led five Hendrix double-figure scorers with 16, while Rose finished with 14. Andrew King added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds, while David Foley and Ryan Wible each added 10 points.

At Grove Gymnasium

HENDRIX 78, DEPAUW 67

DePauw University 25 42 -- 67

Hendrix College 37 41 -- 78

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (13-5, 6-2 SCAC)

Tom Callen 7-10 4-5 19; Mike Moore 5-13 3-4 16; Steve Lemasters 3-8 3-4 10;

Joe Bergfeld 4-6 2-2 10; Tony James 3-6 2-2 8; Ryan Sever 1-1 0-0 2; Ryan

Russell 1-4 0-0 2; Tommy Weakley 0-0 0-0 0; Erik Hagen 0-0 0-0 0; David Gray

0-1 0-0 0; Sean Haseley 0-4 0-0 0; Drew Wills 0-0 0-0 0; Ross Simpson 0-1

0-0 0. Totals 24-54 14-17 67.

HENDRIX COLLEGE (12-6, 5-4 SCAC)

Nick Heathscott 7-7 2-3 16; Cal Rose 3-7 7-7 14; Andrew King 3-6 7-9 13;

Ryan Wible 3-4 4-7 10; David Foley 3-11 4-6 10; Chris Goodman 2-5 0-0 6;

Ammon Martin 2-5 0-0 5; Janson Hightower 1-2 1-2 4; Michael Bertrand 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 25-34 78.

3-point goals -- DePauw University 5-17 (Mike Moore 3-7; Steve Lemasters 1-5; Tom Callen 1-1; Sean Haseley 0-3; Ross Simpson 0-1), Hendrix College 5-12 (Chris Goodman 2-4; Cal Rose 1-3; Ammon Martin 1-1; Janson Hightower 1-1; Michael Bertrand 0-1; David Foley 0-2). Fouled out -- DePauw University-Tom Callen, Hendrix College-None. Rebounds--DePauw University 29 (Tom Callen 8), Hendrix College 35 (David Foley 9; Andrew King 9). Assists--DePauw University 10 (Tony James 8), Hendrix College 10 (Janson Hightower 3; Andrew King 3). Total fouls -- DePauw University 22, Hendrix College 12. Technical fouls -- DePauw University-Mike Moore 2, Hendrix College-None. A-549

DePauw -- No. 22 was ejected from the game on a double technical for language.