No. 25 Harding (9-2, 5-0 GAC) at Ouachita Baptist (4-7, 0-4 GAC)
Location: Arkadelphia, Ark.
When: Saturday
Time: 1 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Tim Kirby (179-92, 10th season)
Ouachita Baptist – Garry Crowder (20th season)
Live Stats/Live Audio– Available on a link at HardingSports.com

HARDING

- Harding will be playing its first game of 2015 on Saturday. In the year 2014, the Lady Bisons had a 28-5 record.

- Harding heads into the game with a 9-2 overall record and a 5-0 Great American Conference record. The Lady Bisons have won their last five games, four being conference games.

- Harding is coming off a 69-42 win at Christian Brothers on Wednesday. Freshman forward Sydney Layrock came off the bench to lead the Lady Bisons with 16 points. Senior forward Arielle Saunders grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in the game.

- Harding ranked tied for 25th in the latest rankings. The Lady Bisons tied with Indiana-Pennsylvania with 111 points. Harding was previously ranked No. 20. It is the 20th straight week Harding has been ranked which dates back to last season.

- The Lady Bisons are led on the season by Arielle Saunders who ranks seventh in the GAC in scoring averaging 15.4 points. She also ranks second in the GAC in rebounding, averaging 10.6 per game.

- Senior guard Montana Lewis also averages double figures for the Lady Bisons. She averages 10.7 points and is second on the team in rebounds averaging 5.8 per game. She needs four more made free throws to get to 200 in her career.

- Harding is averaging 7.5 made 3-pointers per game which ranks third in the GAC. The Lady Bisons rank second in the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage as they are shooting 39.2 percent from behind the arc. Three Harding players rank in the top 10 in the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage. Freshman guard Falan Miller leads Harding and ranks second in the GAC shooting 52.0 percent. Freshman guard Lundon Williams is right behind her, ranking third in the GAC shooting 50.0 percent. Montana Lewis ranks eighth in the GAC shooting 43.8 percent.

- Harding ranks first in the GAC in rebounding margin as it is averaging 11.5 more rebounds than its opponent. The Lady Bisons have four players that average over four rebounds per game. After Saunders and Lewis, Sydney Layrock averages 4.4 and redshirt freshman Mackenzie McNamara averages 4.0.

- Arielle Saunders needs 127 more rebounds to become only the third player in Harding history to have 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Angie Dugger (1993-97) and Nancee Wilson (1989-93) are the only players to accomplish the feat. Saunders currently has 873 career rebounds and is in fourth place all time at Harding. She needs six rebounds to move into third place. Saunders also needs one offensive rebound to become Harding's all-time leader on the offensive boards and eight defensive rebounds to become the all-time leader on the defensive end.

- Senior guard Tabitha Haney needs two points to reach 500 in her career. Haney ranks sixth all-time at Harding in 3-point field goals made with 134.

- Harding is averaging 35.8 points in the paint this season. The Lady Bisons have scored over 50 points in the paint two times. They scored 54 against Cameron and then 50 against Henderson State. The Lady Bisons have scored 30 in the last two games.

- Harding averages 27.5 points from its bench. Sydney Layrock has come off the bench and is averaging 8.1 points per game. 

- In GAC games this season, Harding is averaging 22.2 more points than its opponent, shooting 48.8 percent from the field, holding its opponent to shooting 32.6 percent from the field, shooting 45.9 percent from behind the 3-point line and holding its opponent to shooting 21.3 percent from behind the arc.

OUACHITA BAPTIST

- Ouachita Baptist heads into Saturday with a 4-7 overall record and a 0-4 GAC record.  

- The Lady Tigers are coming off a 66-54 non-conference win over Blue Mountain College on Tuesday. Sophomore forward Katie Kapler led Ouachita Baptist with 15 points and eight rebounds.

- The Lady Tigers are 2-2 this season at home and 0-2 in the GAC. Ouachita Baptist fell to Arkansas-Monticello 69-59 and Northwestern Oklahoma 66-64.

- Katie Kapler leads the Lady Tigers on the season, averaging 12.1 points and 7.8 rebounds. She also ranks third in the GAC in field goal percent, shooting 57.7 percent from the field.

SERIES

- Harding leads the series 37-27.

- The Lady Bisons also lead the series in Arkadelphia 16-14.

- Harding has won the last five meetings, dating back to the 2012-13 season.

- Sophomore guard A'ndrea Haney averaged 11.5 points against Ouachita Baptist last season. Arielle Saunders averaged 9.0 rebounds.