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SEARCY – Sophomore outside hitter Jordan Smith had a career-high 12 kills to lead the Harding volleyball team past Lyon on Tuesday in non-conference action, 3-0. It was the 20th straight win over the Scotts. Harding improves to 12-8 on the season.
Smith was the only Lady Bison in double-figure kills in the match. Harding had 45 kills on 97 attempts with a season-low six errors for a season-high .402 hitting percentage. It was the first time Harding has hit over .400 since Sept. 10, 2008 against Texas A&M-Commerce.
The Lady Bison defense held Lyon to 20 kills on 80 attempts with 15 errors for a .062 hitting percentage. It was the fifth time this season Harding has held their opponent to hitting under .100.
The Scots (10-21) were led by Chelsea Hinton who had seven kills. Danielle Reed led the Lyon defense with six digs.
Harding jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first set. Lyon tried to rally but three errors by the Scots allowed the Lady Bisons to go on a 9-3 run. Harding didn't allow Lyon to gain any momentum, taking the set 25-8.
The Lady Bisons again took a commanding 6-0 lead in the second set but the Scots went on a 4-1 run to cut the deficit to three. Back-to-back kills by Lyon allowed the Scots to get within two, 11-9. Lyon stayed with the Lady Bisons midway through the set until Harding went on a 6-2 run to take a 22-15 advantage. Three Lady Bison kills allowed Harding to take the set 25-17.
Harding took an 11-2 lead in the final third set and didn't look back, taking the set 25-9.
Harding will continue Gulf South Conference action Thursday as they host Arkansas Tech in a key West Division matchup at 7 p.m., in the Rhodes Field House.
