Rehmel scores 16 for UCA

CONWAY, Ark -- For the first time since 1992, Conway's oldest institutions of higher learning -- the University of Central Arkansas and Hendrix College -- met on the men's basketball court on Friday night. The UCA Bears (1-0) picked up the series where they left off, having won the previous four match-ups, with a 68-40 win in front of 1,367 fans at the Farris Center Nov. 13.

The Warriors took their last lead of the game at the 11:55 mark in the first half after a tip-in from senior forward Jesse Ford to go up 13-12. The Bears then outscored Hendrix 18-8 the rest of the half, to take a 30-21 advantage into the break.

Junior transfer guard Jared Rehmel of Shakamak High School paced UCA with nine points at the half, all on three-pointers. The Bears outshot the Warriors 37 to 29 percent from the field in the opening period. Central Arkansas was 4-for-11 from behind the arc, while Hendrix struggled from outside, going 1-of-7.

In the second half, Hendrix senior Cal Rose made a three-pointer with 14:54 left, to cut the lead to 38-28. The Bears answered with a 17-0 run over the next six and a half minutes to expand the lead to 44-28. Senior Mike Pouncy and junior center Chris Williams sparked the rally with four points each during the stretch.

UCA shot 40.5 percent in the half, compared to just 28 percent for Hendrix. After committing 13 turnovers in the first half, five of which were on player control fouls, the Bears limited their miscues to just two in the second period.

For the game, the Bears were 27-of-69 from the field for 39.1 percent. The Warriors were 16-of-56 (28.6 percent).

Rehmel led a trio of Bears with double-digit points. He finished with 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and had three steals. Williams and Pouncy each scored 10. Senior forward Mitch Rueter led all players with eight rebounds. Junior point guard Imad Qahwash recorded six points, six rebounds and four assists.

Rose led the Warriors with nine points, while Nick Heathscott and Scott Sherrill had seven each.