Trinity Finishes Weekend Sweep With Win Over Hendrix

Conway, Ark. - The Trinity Tigers men's basketball team swept the season series with the Hendrix Warriors by a 60-45 SCAC victory Saturday night at Grove Gymnasium.
 
Trinity, which beat Hendrix 73-57 last month in San Antonio, improved to 11-10 and 8-5 SCAC.
 
The Tigers, who have won two straight games, and three of the last four, are in second place in the SCAC West Division. Trinity stands just a half-game behind Colorado College, which visits Sams Gym next Friday at 8 p.m. Hendrix dropped to 7-14 and 3-10.
 
Four Tigers scored in double figures, paced by senior forward Luke Caldarera (Houston/Katy Taylor) with a game-leading 18 points. Caldarera shot 8-18 from the field, pulled in five rebounds, and blocked two shots.
 
First-year forward Robert Kitzinger (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) added 12 points, on 6-10 shooting. Clarke Allan (Austin, Texas/Westlake) contributed 11 points and six rebounds, while first-year forward Jonathan Wilt (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) scored 10.
 
A big playmaker was junior guard Ryan Beall (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos) with eight assists, and a team-best nine rebounds.
 
Nick Heathscott paced Hendrix with a double-double of 13 points and 16 rebounds.
 
Trinity led 35-21 at halftime, on 52 percent shooting. The Tigers held a 15-point lead (45-30) with 13 minutes left in the game. Hendrix came no closer than seven points, 41-48, with 6:41 on the clock.
 
The Tigers shot 47.3 percent (26-55) and Hendrix was limited to 28.3 percent (17-60). The Warriors led 37-34 in rebounding.