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Women's Basketball by Nathan Looney

No. 8 Harding Travels to Texas for a Pair of Regional Games





No. 8 Harding (4-0) vs. Cameron (0-4)
Location: Canyon, Texas
When: Friday
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Tim Kirby (174-90, 10th season)
Cameron – Tom Webb (7th season)
Live Stats – Available on a link at HardingSports.com

No. 8 Harding at No. 8 West Texas A&M (2-1)
Location: Canyon, Texas
When: Saturday
Time: 5 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Tim Kirby 
West Texas A&M – Mark Kellogg (220-62, 2nd season)
Live Stats/Live Video – Available on a link at HardingSports.com

 

Harding

- Harding will take on Cameron in its first neutral site game of the year on Friday and then play its first road game at No. 8 West Texas A&M on Saturday. Both games will be played in Canyon, Texas the home of West Texas A&M in the Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic. In the last two season, Harding is 15-6 on the road and 6-2 on a neutral floor.

- The Lady Bisons improved seven spots in this week's poll (No. 8) as Harding was preseason ranked No. 15. It now marks 17 straight week's Harding has been in the poll which dates back to last season. It is also the 11th time in the last 12 polls the Lady Bisons have been in the top 10.

- The Lady Bisons have started their season 4-0 for the second straight year. Harding went 18-0 before losing at East Central last season. It was the longest winning streak in Lady Bison history.

- Harding is led on the season by senior forward Arielle Saunders who averages 17.0 points, ranking seventh in the Great American Conference. She also averages 11.5 rebounds, ranking her second in the GAC and ranks first in the GAC in assists averaging 4.8 per game.

- Harding is also led by sophomore forward Correy Moyer who averages 12.3 points and is shooting 89.5 percent from the free throw line (17-of-19). Senior forward Montana Lewis averages 10.0 points and is second on the team in rebounds, averaging 6.8 per game.

- In the Lady Bisons four games, Harding's bench has scored 141 points (35.2 ppg). Redshirt freshman forward Mackenzie McNamara and freshman guard Lundon Williams both have come off the bench and are averaging 8.8 points. McNamara ranks second in the GAC, shooting 66.7 percent from the field. Williams has hit a team-high nine 3-pointers this season and ranks sixth in the GAC in 3-point field goals made per game (2.3 pg).

- Harding ranks first in the GAC in scoring offense averaging 88.8 points and ranks second in the GAC in scoring margin as it has outscored its opponent by 26.5 points. The Lady Bisons have scored 100 points in two games this season. It is the second time in school history Harding has scored over 100 points two times in a season.

- Harding has held its opponent to shooting 24.6 percent from behind the 3-point line which rank first in the GAC. The Lady Bisons are also holding its opponent to shooting 33.9 percent from the field which rank third in the GAC.

- Harding is averaging 48.2 rebounds per game and is grabbing an average of 17.2 more rebounds than its opponent.

- The Lady Bisons have scored over 46 points in the paint two times this season. Harding scored 54 points against Cameron and 46 points against Southwestern Oklahoma.

- Montana Lewis needs seven more points to reach 800 in her career. She also needs 11 rebounds to get to 550 in her career.

- Sophomore guard A'ndrea Haney is five points from 300 in her career and is eight assists away from 150.

Cameron

- Cameron is a member of the Lone Star Conference and has an enrollment of 5,358.

- Cameron heads in to the weekend with a 0-4 record and are coming off a 90-81 loss at East Central (a GAC member) on Tuesday. The Aggies were led by senior guard Jazzmine Robinson who had 23 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

- Cameron will play three other GAC members before the start of conference. The Aggies will host Southwestern Oklahoma and Northwestern Oklahoma and then travel to Southeastern Oklahoma.

- Cameron is led on the season by Robinson who averages 12.8 rebounds leads the team on the boards, averaging 9.3 per game. Senior guard Jade Herl averages 11.8 points and junior guard Brandi Leal averages 11.3 points.

- The Aggies are averaging 67.0 points per game which is 27.0 fewer this its opponent is averaging (94.0). Cameron is shooting 34.5 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from behind the 3-point line.

No. 8 West Texas A&M

- West Texas A&M is also a member of the Lone Star Conference and has an enrollment of 7,955.

- The Lady Buffs, who finished runner-up in the NCAA Division II Tournament Championship game, heads into the game with a 2-1 record. Their only loss came at home against Texas – Permian Basin to start the season. West Texas A&M fell 77-73.

- The Lady Buffs return one starter and seven letterwinners from last years squad who finished first in the LSC after going 15-1. West Texas A&M finished last year with a 33-3 record.

- The Lady Buffs will face Truman State, a Division II member of the MIAA, on Friday before facing Harding on Saturday.

- West Texas A&M is lead on the season by senior forward Chontiquah White who averages 17.7 points and 11.3 rebounds. Junior guard Michaela Neuhaus averages 12.0 points and has made five 3-pointers on the season.

- The Lady Buffs are averaging 33.3 points in the paint. West Texas A&M scored 40 points in paint in its 84-73 win at New Mexico Highlands. The Lady Buffs were held to only 22 paint points in their loss against Texas-Permian Basin.

 

Series against Cameron

- Harding leads the series 6-3

- When the teams met in Searcy earlier this season, Harding set a new school record in points in its 115-84 win. Montana Lewis led the Lady Bisons with 28 points hitting six 3-pointers and made 10-of-14 shots from the field. Arielle Saunders had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Correy Moyer also had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Mackenzie McNamara had 16 points and A'ndrea Haney had 13 points.

 

Series against West Texas A&M

- West Texas A&M leads the series 3-0.

- It will be the first time the teams have met since 2007 when the Lady Buffs, who were ranked No. 4 at the time, won 83-67 in Canyon.

- Harding is 0-2 in Canyon, Texas.

- West Texas A&M has been ranked in the top-25 poll in each of the three meetings.

- It will be the first time the teams have met with both teams being in the top-25.

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Players Mentioned

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#14 A'ndrea Haney

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Montana Lewis

#00 Montana Lewis

G
5' 11"
Senior
Mackenzie McNamara

#4 Mackenzie McNamara

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6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Arielle Saunders

#32 Arielle Saunders

F
6' 1"
Senior
Lundon Williams

#24 Lundon Williams

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Correy Moyer

#1 Correy Moyer

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5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

A

#14 A'ndrea Haney

5' 6"
Sophomore
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Montana Lewis

#00 Montana Lewis

5' 11"
Senior
G
Mackenzie McNamara

#4 Mackenzie McNamara

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Arielle Saunders

#32 Arielle Saunders

6' 1"
Senior
F
Lundon Williams

#24 Lundon Williams

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Correy Moyer

#1 Correy Moyer

5' 11"
Sophomore
F