CONWAY, Ark. -- First-year guard Chloey-Rei Brown poured in a game and career-high 33 points and the homestanding Hendrix Warriors, the second seed from the Blue Division, defeated third seed from the Gold Division, McMurry University, 84-68, Friday evening in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament contested at Grove Gymnasium on the campus of Hendrix. Official Tournament Website | Photo Gallery | Postgame Interview | Women's Tournament Stats

The 33-point performance from Brown represents the third-most points scored in a SCAC Women's Tournament game and the most since Abby Holland of Trinity set the mark with 38 against Colorado College at the 2019 championships.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first quarter was a period of runs as Hendrix opened a 9-2 lead after giving up the game's first basket, and then McMurry answered with an 11-2 run of their own to take a 13-11 lead. The War Hawks led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter.
• Hendrix couldn't miss in the second quarter as the Warriors poured in 30 points 91.7 percent shooting (11-12) to take a commanding 44-32 lead into the halftime lockeroom.
• From that point forward, the closest McMurry would get was seven points (44-37) with 7:43 remaining in the third quarter. Hendrix maintained a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter. The Warriors led for almost 35 minutes of the 40-minute contest.
• Hendrix outshot McMurry, 46.7 percent to 40.8 percent, from the floor and had a considerable advantage at the charity stripe, hitting 23 of 29 (79.3 percent) versus 4 of 15 (26.7 percent) from the War Hawks.

HENDRIX COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Chloey-Rei Brown: 33 points, 11-of-21 FGs, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals 
• Riley Brady: 16 points, 21 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Brooklyn Rowe: 11 points
• Brailey Forst: 9 points, 6 rebounds

MCMURRY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Helena Chadwick: 18 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
• Aryana Cleveland: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists
• Ashlynn Glavin: 12 points, 4 rebounds
• Jordan Bravo: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

NOTABLES

• Brown's 33-point performance is the most scored by a freshman in a tournament game in league history.
• Hendrix's Riley Brady became just the fourth player in SCAC tournament history to record 20 or more rebounds in a single game. Her 21 rebounds tie her for the second-most all-time in a SCAC tournament game, just one shy of the single-game tournament record of 22 set two years ago by Colorado College's Zoe Tomlinson.
• Friday's game marked the first SCAC tournament meeting between these two teams.  
• Hendrix, who just rejoined the conference this season, last won a SCAC tournament game in 2011.
• McMurry, which finished the season with an 18-7 record, ends its stint in the SCAC with an 0-2 tournament mark. 

UP NEXT
Hendrix (16-9) advances to take on the Gold Division's top-seed in Colorado College in Saturday's first women's semifinal. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT.