Game Notes
No. 12 Harding (11-0, 3-0 GAC) at Northwestern Oklahoma (1-9, 1-3 GAC)
Location: Alva, Okla.
When: Saturday
Time: 2 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Tim Kirby (152-87, 9th season)
Northwestern Oklahoma – Eric Bozeman (2nd season)
Live Stats/Live Video – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
Harding
- Harding heads into the game with an 11-0 overall record for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The Lady Bisons are 3-0 in the GAC this season as they defeated Southern Nazarene, East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma. During those games Harding has outscored its opponent by 26 points which ranks first in the GAC and is averaging 85.3 points ranking second in the GAC.
- The Lady Bisons were ranked 12th in Division II in the Dec. 17th poll. It's the highest Harding has been ranked in the WBCA poll. The next poll won't be released until next Tuesday.
- Harding is coming off a 95-69 win over Southwestern Oklahoma on Thursday. Senior forward Kristen Celsor led the Lady Bisons with 31 points. It was the third time this year Celsor has scored 30 points in a game. Harding hit 12 3-pointers in the game led by Celsor, Shana Holmes and Tabitha Haney who each had three.
- Kristen Celsor is leading Harding in scoring, averaging 17.6 points which ranks third in the GAC. In the three GAC games, Celsor is averaging 25.7 points and 7.3 rebounds. She has also led the Lady Bisons in rebounding in four games this season. Celsor ranks tied for third in the GAC in steals, averaging 2.2 a game.
- Shana Holmes is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers a game and is averaging 14.5 points which ranks 10th in the GAC. As a team, Harding ranks second in GAC in 3-pointers made a game with an 8.9 average.
- Harding is averaging 43.3 rebounds per game which is 9.6 more than its opponents. Arielle Saunders leads the Lady Bisons on the boards, averaging 8.7 a game which ranks third in the GAC. Celsor averages 6.5 and Lewis averages 5.8.
- Harding's career blocks leader, Saunders, ranks second in the GAC averaging 1.5 a game.
- Harding ranks third in the GAC in steals with an 11.4 average. Four Lady Bisons rank in the top 10 in the GAC. Celsor, Deshelle Isaac-Boyce all rank tied for third averaging 2.2 a game. Holmes ranks seventh averaging two and freshman guard A'ndrea Haney ranks eighth and averages 1.8.
- Harding ranks first in the GAC in scoring defense (56.7), field goal percentage (44.7), rebounding defense (33.6 rpg), rebounding margin (+9.6), assists (17.4) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3). The Lady Bisons rank second in the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage (38.3), 3-point field goals made (8.9), turnover margin (+4.6) and scoring margin (+23.2).
- The rest of Harding's games will be conference games. The Lady Bisons went 8-0 against non-conference opponents this season. In those games, Harding averaged 22.1 more points than their opponent, shot 44.7 percent from the field, averaged over eight 3-pointers made a game, averaged 10.5 more rebounds than their opponent and averaged 11.3 steals.
Northwestern Oklahoma
- Northwestern Oklahoma is located in Alva, Okla., and has an enrollment of 2,135.
- Northwestern Oklahoma heads in to the game with a 1-9 overall record and 1-3 GAC record.
- The Rangers are coming off their first win of the season on Thursday as they defeated Arkansas Tech 70-65 at home. It was Arkansas Tech's first GAC loss this season. Kamera Bozeman led Northwestern with 19 points.
- It will be the second time this season the Rangers have played a ranked team. Northwestern fell to then ranked No. 13 Colorado Mesa 69-42.
- The Rangers have lost by fewer than five points four times, including a 82-80 overtime loss at Arkansas-Monticello.
- Northwestern Oklahoma is led by Kamera Bozeman, who is the niece of head coach Eric Bozman, averages 9.7 points. Bozman ranks second in the GAC in field goal percentage (59.7).
Series
- Harding leads the series 2-0.
- Harding will be looking for its second straight win in Alva on Saturday.
- Last season in Alva, Harding won 74-55. Junior guard Montana Lewis led the Lady Bisons with 15 points and had eight rebounds. Arielle Saunders had 14 points and Kristen Celsor scored 12 points and had nine rebounds.
