Box Score

SEARCY, Ark. – Harding sophomore Manuela Nesheva pounded 31 kills in the Lady Bisons' win over Southern Arkansas on Thursday night. Harding lost game three to the Lady Muleriders in the four-game match. Game scores were 30-26, 30-23, 26-30, 30-14. The Lady Bisons improved to 18-7 overall and 6-1 in conference play while SAU dropped to 6-18 and 2-5.

Nesheva led the team on offense with her third 30+ kill game this season and a .375 hitting percentage. She also totaled 18 digs. Meredith Rosenbaum led the team in digs with 32 and Leah Tepe had a double-double with 64 assists and 15 digs. Shellie Rummer added 23 kills for the Lady Bisons.

Kristina Daily led the Lady Muleriders with 14 kills. Southern Arkansas hit .158 for the match and had 13 blocks against the Lady Bisons.

Harding hit .447 in the last game to bring up its hitting percentage to .240 for the match. The Lady Bisons had 83 kills and 104 digs.

The Lady Bisons travel to Arkadelphia on Fri. and Sat. for matches against Central Missouri and Alabama-Huntsville. The games will begin at 3:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively.