Harding: Shana Holmes – 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers
Harding: Arielle Saunders – 19 points and 15 rebounds
Harding: Kristen Celsor – 18 points
Henderson State: Krystal Beachum – 22 points
Henderson State: Jasmine Settles – 20 points

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The sixth-ranked Harding women's basketball team defeated Henderson State 91-74 on Thursday in Great American Conference action. The Lady Bisons improved to 22-1 on the season and 14-1 in the GAC.

Junior guard Shana Holmes, junior forward Arielle Saunders and senior forward Kristen Celsor combined for 56 of Harding's 91 points. Holmes had 19 points, Saunders captured her third straight double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds and Celsor hit 8-of-13 field goals and had two 3-pointers finishing with 18 points.

After leading 38-32 at halftime, Harding went on a 23-3 run to open the second half, led by Holmes who hit four 3-pointers. The Lady Bisons held Henderson State scoreless for the first three and a half minutes of the second half. The Lady Reddies turned the ball over 13 times in the half.

"We made a few adjustments at halftime to get better shots," Harding head coach Tim Kirby said. "The players were telling us coaches what we needed to do and that's good. They saw what was happening on the floor and made the adjustments."

Holmes tied a career-high with five made 3-pointers. Holmes needed four 3-pointers heading into the game to get to 100 in her career. Junior guard Tabitha Haney is the only other active Lady Bison to make over 100 career 3-pointers (114).

"We felt like we could get some open shots for Shana," Kirby said. "In the second half the windows were open a little wider. She gets it off quickly and it was good to see her knock those shots down."

Saunders made 8-of-16 from the field which put her over 300 made field goals in her career.

Harding had 17 assists in the game, led by Saunders and freshman guard A'ndrea Haney who both had seven.

Henderson State (12-9, 7-8 GAC) was led by Krystal Beachum who had 22 points. Jamine Settles scored 20, making four 3-pointers and GAC leading scorer Aungelique Sledge had 18 points.

Harding dominated the paint scoring 42 points to Henderson State's 26.

The Lady Bisons took advantage of the Lady Reddies 25 turnovers, turning them into 34 points.

As a team, Harding made 10 3-pointers. It was the ninth time this season Harding had made 10 or more 3-pointers.

Harding will be back in action on Saturday as they host Ouachita Baptist at 5:30 p.m., at the Rhodes Field House.