Game Notes

SEARCY – The Harding women's basketball team looks for its third straight win Saturday as it hosts St. Edward's at 5:30 p.m., at the Rhodes Field House. The Lady Bisons head into the game with a 4-2 record.

It is the third of a four-game home stand for Harding. In their last two home games, the Lady Bisons have defeated their opponents by a 34.0-point scoring margin.  HU defeated Central Baptist 80-30 and Christian Brothers 74-56.

The Lady Bisons are led by senior guard Sierra Rollins who averages 15.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Montana Lewis is coming off a career-high performance against CBU. She led the Lady Bisons with 22 points, making 7-of-10 from the field.

Freshmen Lewis and Arielle Saunders are perfect from the free throw line this season. Lewis has made 11-of-11, and Saunders has made 4-of-4.

St. Edward's, an NCAA Division II member of the Heartland Conference, heads into Saturday's contest with a 3-8 record. The Hilltoppers have fallen in their last four games, including losing 80-52 against Great American Conference member Arkansas Tech last weekend. SEU is led by freshman guard Maddie Wheeler who averages 10.8 points.

Harding leads the series between the two teams 4-1. The last two meetings had to be decided in overtime. The Lady Bisons pulled out the win both times, winning 91-87 in Searcy in 2008 and 77-76 in Austin in 2009.

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