CONWAY – Hendrix College junior Sara Dyslin was named the Southern Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year on Friday. Dyslin also made the All-SAA First Team, while junior Heather Prowse was selected to the Second Team and junior Madison Martin earned Honorable Mention.

Dyslin, a center from San Jose, Calif., averaged 18 points and 12.3 rebounds per game with 22 assists, 35 blocks and 27 steals. She ranks 67th in the nation in scoring, 19th in rebounds per game and 33rd in field goal percentage (55.1 percent). Dyslin leads the conference in rebounds and field goal percentage, is second in scoring and fourth in blocks per game.

Dyslin is the second two-time conference player of the year for Hendrix and the first since Lauren Turnbow earned Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors in 1997 and 1998. Dyslin is also the reigning SAA Volleyball Player of the Year.

Prowse, a forward from Mount Vernon, Ark., averaged 8.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game with 56 assists, seven blocks and 36 steals. She ranked seventh in the league in steals per game and ninth in rebounds and assists per game. Prowse was an All-SAA Honorable Mention in 2016.

Martin, from Longview, Texas, averaged 9.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game with 23 assists, 12 blocks and nine steals. She ranked eighth in the SAA in field goal percentage (41.6) and seventh in rebounds per game.

Hendrix will open the SAA Tournament with sixth-seeded Berry College in Birmingham, Ala. at 8 p.m. Friday.

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Sara Dyslin, junior, Hendrix

Dyslin now sits at 1,000 points for her career after putting 19 points against Oglethorpe on Sunday. She posted a monster double-double of 19 points and 18 rebounds in the road loss. Dyslin had another double-double two days earlier on the road with 24 and 12 in a win at Berry.

Will Francis, senior, Harding (Harding Academy)

The senior led his team to three victories last week with wins over Southern Arkansas, Henderson State and rival Arkansas Tech. He scored in double figures in all games and put up 18 against ATU and 19 against SAU, while going 9-of-13 from behind the arc.

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ATLANTA – Hendrix College junior center Sara Dyslin scored her 1,000th career point in a 53-45 loss to Oglethorpe University in Southern Athletic Association women’s basketball action Sunday.

Dyslin, from San Jose, Calif., recorded 19 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Warriors (9-9, 3-4). She now has exactly 1,000 career points in 63 games and is the 16th Warrior player to reach the milestone.

The Stormy Petrels (12-6, 6-1) led the whole game, including 13-6 after the first quarter and 27-17 at half. Hendrix cut the deficit to 34-28 with 1:18 left in the third quarter. OU maintained at least a seven-point lead throughout the fourth quarter.

The Warriors shot 28.8 percent (15-of-52) from the field, 3-of-17 from three-point range and 12-of-22 at the free throw line. They also recorded 44 rebounds, 10 assists, 20 turnovers and nine steals.

The Petrels shot 35.8 percent (19-of-53) overall, 4-of-14 from outside and 11-of-20 at the line with 35 rebounds, eight assists, 16 turnovers, five blocks and 10 steals.

Hendrix Notes
– Dyslin pulled down eight offensive rebounds and shot 9-of-12 at the free throw line.
– Junior forward Heather Prowse had 12 points and five rebounds.
– Freshman guard Amber Turner scored six points with two steals.
– Senior guard Hailey Bode recorded four points, three rebounds, three steals and a career-high six assists.
– Junior center Madison Martin had four points and three rebounds.

Oglethorpe Notes
– Lauren Ransom led the Petrels with 17 points to go with six rebounds, three blocks and two steals.
– Jada Triplett had 12 points.
– Bailey Charles recorded eight points, four boards and two assists.
– Madi Foltz recorded six points and six rebounds.
– Alexandria Brown had eight boards.

Up Next
Hendrix will take on Berry College in conference action at home Friday at 6 p.m.

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CONWAY – The Hendrix College volleyball team won the Southern Athletic Association Tournament title for the third consecutive year after sweeping Berry College 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 in Sunday’s finals at Grove Gymnasium

The #25 Warriors (24-7), also the defending three-time SAA regular season champion, will await to see where they will be sent for the NCAA Division III Tournament. The selection show will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at NCAA.com/liveschedule. There will also be a watch party for the selection center in the Hall of Honor Room in the Wellness and Athletics Center.

The top-seeded Warriors hit over .300 in each set. In the first frame, they led 19-18, then ended it on a 6-1 run. The second set was similar with it tied at 18-18, the Orange & Black won seven of the final nine points. The third-seeded Vikings (23-10) got as close as 20-16 in the final set, before Hendrix put the match away 25-20.

For the match, Hendrix hit .317 with 52 kills, six aces, 64 digs and five blocks. Berry hit .184 with 38 kills, five aces, 53 digs and three blocks.

Junior middle blocker Sara Dyslin was named the Tournament MVP. She was also the SAA Player of the Year. Warrior senior setter Allison Gaia and junior right side Bradi Ryan were also selected to the All-Tournament Team.

Hendrix Notes
– Dyslin hit .522 with 14 kills, two aces and three blocks.
– Senior outside hitter M.C. Rogers hit .351 with 18 kills and nine digs.
– Ryan connected on seven kills while hitting .375.
– Freshman outside hitter Lauren Dwyer added six kills, two aces and 11 digs.
– Gaia tallied 24 assists and 10 digs for her 13th double-double of the season.
– Sophomore setter Amber Melcher had 22 assists, two aces and nine digs.
– Senior libero Leila Matsumoto came up with 17 digs.

Berry Notes
– Middle blocker Jessica Gum hit .357 with 13 kills, two aces and three blocks.
– Emily Hancock had 11 kills.
– Hannah Kate Thompson tallied 28 assists, six digs and three blocks.
– Elizabeth Ragland added 17 digs.
– Katie Truluck recorded 12 digs.
– Gum and Truluck were named to the All-Tournament Team.

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