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Volleyball by Nathan Looney

Volleyball Hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday

Harding (6-10) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-15)
Date: Oct. 2
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Rhodes-Reaves Field House
Coverage: Live Video and Live Stats, links on HardingSports.com

Coaches:
Harding – Meredith Fear (71-33, 4th season)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff – Dustin Sahlmann (3-15, 1st season)

Series: Harding leads the series against Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0. The teams played last season at Pine Bluff and the Lady Bisons won 3-0.

SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team will take a break from conference action on Friday when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 6 p.m., at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

HU Team News
- Harding will look to remain perfect at home. The Lady Bisons are 3-0 at home this season with wins over Henderson State (3-0), Arkansas-Monticello (3-0) and Ouachita (3-1).
- Since 1997, Harding is 2-0 against NCAA Division I opponents. Besides last season at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Lady Bisons defeated Louisiana Tech 3-0 in 2001.
- Harding is coming off a 3-0 GAC loss at Southern Arkansas on Thursday. Freshman middle blocker Zoe Hardin led the Lady Bisons with 15 kills. Hardin also hit .429 in the match.
- The Lady Bisons are led by senior outside hitter Molly Howard who averages 3.47 kills per set and 2.90 digs per set. Hardin averages 2.68 kills per set and 1.39 blocks per set.

Opponent Team News
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff is a NCAA Division I member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- The Lady Lions are 2-4 on the road this season.
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff is led by Natalie Gibbs and Kayla Dowdell who each average 1.68 kills per set. Courtney Brand leads the defense averaging 3.00 digs per set.


Team Comparison

Harding

GAC

NCAA

Stat

UAPB

SWAC

NCAA

12.3

5

-

Kills/Set

7.3

10

-

11.6

4

-

Assists/Set

6.6

9

-

16.4

6

-

Digs/Set

10.8

10

-

2.4

1

37

Blocks/Set

1.2

8

-

Individual Leaders

Harding

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Name

Stat

GAC

NCAA

Name

Stat

SWAC

NCAA

Howard

3.47

6

-

Kills/Set

Two with

1.68

-

-

Glosup

8.67

8

-

Assists/Set

Hufnagel

5.52

3

-

Cargile

4.00

9

-

Digs/Set

Brand

3.00

6

-

Hardin

1.39

1

15

Blocks/Set

Corby

0.53

-

-

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Players Mentioned

Molly Howard

#7 Molly Howard

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Zoe Hardin

#10 Zoe Hardin

MB
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Molly Howard

#7 Molly Howard

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Zoe Hardin

#10 Zoe Hardin

6' 2"
Freshman
MB