ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – As it has been with three of the last four contests between Henderson St. and Southern Nazarene, so it was Monday evening as four points separated the two squads, with HSU falling by four, 66-62.
 
Maci Mains was the only player in double figures for the Reddies, leading the team with 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including connecting on both of her three-pointers. For the second game in a row, Gracie Raby led Henderson in rebounds, pulling down 10 this evening.
 
Southern Nazarene logged 19 points at the free-throw line where HSU gathered only eight points from the charity stripe as SNU shot 39 free throws on the evening to the Reddies' nine.  
 
The Crimson Storm's stout defense was on display in the first 10 minutes as Henderson only mustered a season-low seven points in the opening frame. Paired with solid defense was the offense for SNU as it shot 53.3% in the first period compared to HSU's 23.1% to help Southern Nazarene to a 18-7 advantage after one.
 
The shots started to fall and the Reddie offense began to get in a flow when play returned to action, opening the quarter on a 7-0 run to close the deficit to four at 18-14. With the difference remaining between four and six points the rest of the way, Southern Nazarene closed the half on a 5-2 run to take a seven-point advantage into the half, 30-23.
 
Similarly to how HSU opened the secong quarter, SNU opened the second half with a 5-0 run to push the lead out to double-digits at 35-23. Henderson brought it back to within single digits, keeping it within striking distance until the final 30 seconds when HSU began to make a bit of a move.
 
A jumper from Tamia Templeton with 37 seconds left and a three at the buzzer from JJ Eddens cut the deficit to two with the score being the closest it had been since the first points of the game, 46-44, heading into the final 10 minutes.
 
A jumper from Mains tied it up as momentum was on the Reddies' side, but a 6-0 SNU run put to rest the rally Henderson was embarking on. One other time did the game get within one point before the Crimson Storm used free-throws to ice the game late, taking it, 66-62.
 
Henderson St. (12-6, 7-5) will trade off its three-game home stand it just finished with a three-game road stand, beginning against the very team it just played. The Reddies will face Southern Nazarene in Bethany Thursday, Jan. 27 and then Oklahoma Baptist Saturday, Jan. 29. Henderson will play one more road game at Ouachita Baptist before returning to the Duke Wells Center.