CONWAY, Ark. – Southwestern out-rebounded Hendrix College 42-33 and pulled down 12 offensive rebounds to defeat the Warriors 74-66 in SCAC conference action on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates improve to 10-4 on the year and 3-2 in the conference while Hendrix falls to 4-7 overall and 1-4 in the SCAC.

The first half was a hotly contested one, seeing six ties and eight lead changes in the first 20 minutes. SU went into the break down by five points, 41-36, after Hendrix shot a blazing 56% from the floor and 44.4% from beyond the arc.

Following halftime, HC built their lead up to seven, 45-38, but the Pirates put together a 20-4 run over the next seven minutes to take an eleven point lead, 60-49 with 10 minutes to play.

Hendrix brought the Pirate lead down to just five, 60-55, three minutes later, but junior Jonathan Brown’s two lay-ups pushed the lead back to nine and allowed Southwestern to cruise to a victory by draining their free throws down the stretch.

The Pirates were led by senior Zach Bergstrom who posted a game high 19 points. Brown added in 17 in 21 minutes. Junior Nick Caputo was solid all around for Southwestern, scoring 10 points, pulling down nine rebounds and dishing out six assists.

SU looks to continue their conference success by returning home for two SCAC contests. The Pirates host Sewanee on Friday and Oglethorpe on Saturday. Both games are slated to begin at 8:00 pm.