Lady Bisons Host Southern Arkansas on Think Pink Night

SEARCY – The Harding women's basketball team continues Gulf South Conference action on Monday as they host Southern Arkansas at 5:30 p.m., at the Rhodes Field House. The Lady Bisons will be wearing pink uniforms in honor of breast cancer awareness month. Any spectator can get into the game for free if they wear a pink shirt.

The game was originally scheduled for last Thursday but due to the weather the game was postponed.

ON THE WEB: Live Statistics, Live Audio and Live Video will be available on hardingsports.com.

HARDING'S PROBABLE STARTERS

No.	Name	Pos	Class	Ht.	PPG	RPG	APG
4	Sierra Rollins	G	Jr.	5-10	14.9	8.8	2.1
5	Brittany Gottsponer	G	Sr.	5-6	3.1	1.7	2.0
13	Bailey St. Clair	G	Sr.	5-9	12.5	5.1	2.2
31	Kallie Bartee	F	Jr.	5-10	5.6	3.8	1.3
40	Kristen Celsor	F	Fr.	5-11	7.7	5.6	0.5

NOTES FOR THE GAME

Harding enters the game with a 14-7 overall record and a 5-4 GSC West Division record after falling to Delta State on Saturday 70-53.

Junior guard Sierra Rollins leads the Lady Bisons, averaging 14.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. In GSC play, Rollins is averaging 18.1 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

Senior guard Bailey St. Clair averages 12.5 points per game. St. Clair has also stepped up her game in conference play averaging 15.8 points per game.

The Lady Bisons have been hitting the offensive boards. Harding grabs an offensive rebound 40.3 percent of the time, ranking them first in the GSC.

During conference play, Harding ranks first in the GSC in free throw percentage (74.9). The Lady Bisons have made 164 free throws, more than anyone else in conference action, and average 20.5 a game.

Harding is coached by Tim Kirby, who is in his 6th season as head coach of the Lady Bisons. He has compiled a 101-63 record at Harding.

Southern Arkansas

Southern Arkansas heads into the game with a 3-16 overall record and a 2-7 GSC record. The Lady Muleriders have lost their last three conference games. Their two conference wins came against Arkansas-Monticello and Christian Brothers

The Lady Muleriders have three players that average in double-figure scoring. Senior guard Cha'Kia Lee leads Southern Arkansas, averaging 15.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Goldie White averages 11.8 points and needs five points to reach 1,500 in her career. Junior forward Emaria Hobbs averages 10.5 points.

The Series

Harding leads the series between the two teams, 31-20. Harding has won the last two meetings between the two teams, including the meeting earlier this season in Magnolia 78-65.

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