Harding (9-5, 7-3 GAC) at Southern Arkansas (11-3, 7-3 GAC)
Jan. 25, 2016 • W.T. Watson Gym • Magnolia, Ark. • 5:30 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Radio: KVHU 95.3
Internet:
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THE COACHES
Tim Kirby, Harding
at Harding: 202-102 (11th season)
Career: same
vs. SAU: 18-3
Julio Pacheco, Southern Arkansas
at SAU: 11-3 (1st season)
Career: same
THE SERIES
Series Record: Harding leads 41-20
in Magnolia: HU leads 16-13
First Meeting: SAU 68-57 (12/9/84)
Last Meeting: HU 80-48 (3/5/15)
Current Streak: HU, 12 games
The Harding women's basketball team will travel to Magnolia, Arkansas on Monday to take on Southern Arkansas in Great American Conference action at 5:30 p.m. The game was scheduled for last Thursday but it was postponed because of weather.
Harding holds a 16-13 record against Southern Arkansas in Magnolia. The Lady Bisons have won the last 12 games and the last 15 of 16. The Lady Muleriders last win came in 2007 in Magnolia when they won 86-82.
Harding heads into the game with a 9-5 overall record and a 7-3 GAC record. The Lady Bisons are tied with Southern Arkansas for second place in the GAC standings. Arkansas Tech sits in first with an 11-0 GAC record.
Harding is coming off a 66-62 home loss to Henderson State on Saturday. The Lady Bisons shot 34.4 percent from the field in the game and 21.1 percent from behind the arc. Sydney Layrock led Harding with 17 points and Falan Miller grabbed eight rebounds.
Southern Arkansas heads into the game with an 11-3 overall record and a 7-3 GAC record.
Harding Team Notes:
Harding is led on the season by Sydney Layrock who averages 17.1 points to rank sixth in the GAC. Layrock also averages 6.7 rebounds.
Harding is 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the GAC in road games this season. The Lady Bisons last win came in a 103-95 overtime win at Southeastern Oklahoma.
The Lady Bisons rank second in the GAC in 3-point field goals made. Harding averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game. Lundon Williams averages 2.1 per game to rank seventh in the GAC.
Harding ranks second in the GAC in scoring defense (62.1 points). The Lady Bisons have held their opponent to scoring under 55 points in seven games this season.
Harding ranks third in the GAC in steals, averaging 8.6 per game. A'ndrea Haney and Lundon Williams have combined for 74 steals this season. Haney leads the GAC with 44 and averages 3.1 per game. Williams ranks second in the GAC, averaging 2.1 per game.
Lundon Williams ranks third in the GAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). In 14 games, she has recorded 52 assists to 19 turnovers.
Series Notes:
Harding and Southern Arkansas are meeting for the 62nd time on Saturday.
Series Individual Records, Harding vs. Southern Arkansas:
Points – 34, Sierra Rollins (1/13/2011)
Rebounds – 18, Nancee Wilson (1/29/1990)
Assists – 12, Jama Fullerton (1/31/1994)
Opponent Notes:
Southern Arkansas is coming off a 70-64 win at Ouachita on Saturday. Tierra Rucker led the Lady Muleriders with 18 points and Rosa Bryant grabbed 14 rebounds.
Southern Arkansas is led on the season by senior forward Rosa Bryant who averages 21.2 points to rank second in the GAC and eighth in NCAA Division II. She also ranks first in the GAC and 12th in Division II in rebounds, averaging 12.0 per game.
Southern Arkansas ranks first in the GAC and sixth in Division II in assists averaging 17.9 per game. The Lady Muleriders also rank second in the GAC in field goal percentage (47.0 percent).
Southern Arkansas has a 5-1 overall record and a 2-1 GAC record at home this season. Its only loss came against Southwestern Oklahoma on Dec. 5, win the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Muleriders 89-78.
