Game Notes

No. 2 Harding (29-2) vs. No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul (25-8)
Location: Searcy, Ark.
When: Friday
Time: 5 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Tim Kirby (170-89, 9th season)
Concordia-St. Paul – Paul Fessler (303-124, 14th season)
Live Stats/Live Video/Live Audio – Available on a link at HardingSports.com

Harding

- Harding will be making its first NCAA postseason tournament appearance on Friday.

- Harding heads into the game with a 29-2 overall record and will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament.

- The Lady Bisons look to continue breaking the school record for the most wins in a season. Harding broke the record on March 1 at Southeastern Oklahoma.

- The Lady Bisons look to continue their home winning streak on Friday. Harding has won a school-record 17 straight at the Rhodes Field House which dates back to last season.

- The Lady Bisons headed into the conference tournament last weekend ranked No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches' Poll. It was the highest the Lady Bisons have ever been ranked.

- Harding captured its first regular season conference title in this season. The Lady Bisons went 19-1 as they set a GAC record for the most conference wins in a season. The previous record of 17 was set by Arkansas Tech last season.

- Harding is coming off its second loss of the season in the finals of the GAC Tournament. The Lady Bisons fell 78-74 to Southwestern Oklahoma. Freshman guard A'ndrea Haney led Harding with 18 points, making four 3-pointers. Senior forward Kristen Celsor had 16 points, making 7-of-12 from the field. Arielle Saunders had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Southwestern Oklahoma shot 48 percent in the game and made 17 free throws.

-  Kristen Celsor is leading Harding in scoring, averaging 17.1 points which ranks fifth in the GAC. Celsor averaged 18.9 points in GAC action this season.

- Harding ranked first in the GAC in assists, averaging 17.4 per game. A'ndrea Haney ranked first in the GAC, averaging four per game. Arielle Saunders ranks fourth averaging 3.1.

- Kristen Celsor needs nine rebounds to get to 800 in her career. She is the only active Harding player with over 750 with 791. She needs five more to move into fifth place all-time at Harding.

- Arielle Saunders needs four steals to get to 100 in her career. She would join Kristen Celsor (161) and Deshelle Isaac-Boyce (149) as the only active players with 100 or more.

- Harding ranked first in the GAC in scoring defense (59.4), scoring margin (+18.7), field goal percentage (44.1), field goal percentage defense (36.9), 3-point field goal percentage (36.8), 3-point field goal pct. Defense (28.1), assists (17.4), turnover margin (+5.03) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3).

- Celsor needs one more 30-point performance to break the Harding record for the most 30-point games in a season. Celsor currently has five and is tied with Kymm Alexander (1990-94) and Angie Dugger (1993-97) for the most in a season. Alexander holds the record for the most in a career with 11. Dugger is second with ten. Celsor has six.

Concordia-St. Paul

- Concordia-St. Paul is located in St. Paul, Minnesota and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Concordia-St. Paul has an enrollment of 1,824.

- The Golden Bears head into the tournament with a 25-8 overall record and went 16-6 in the NSIC.

- Concordia-St. Paul is coming off a 54-36 win over Northern State to claim its fourth NSIC Tournament Championship on March 4. Ameshia Kearney led the Golden Bears with 17 points and Anika Whiting led on the boards with 10.

- The Golden Bears have won their last six games and are 11-6 away from their home court.

- Concordia-St. Paul is led by Anika Whiting who ranked third in the NSIC averaging 17.6 points and leads the team in rebounds, averaging 7.3 per game.

- The Golden Bears play good defense as they ranked third in NSIC in scoring defense as they only allowed their opponents to average 61.9 points. They also ranked second in field goal percentage defense as they only allowed their opponents to shoot 35.8 percent.

- Concordia-St. Paul ranked first in the NSIC in blocked shots as they averaged 5.36 per game. Kionda Nicks led the conference in blocks, averaging 2.55 per game.

- Rachel Hansen led the NSIC in assists this season, averaging 4.76 per game. Carissa Wolyniec also led the NSIC in 3-point field goals made with 2.61 per game.

Series

- It will be the first meeting between the two teams.