Harding (2-8-1) vs. Southwest Baptist (0-9-0)
Date: Oct. 10, 2015
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Searcy, Ark. (Stevens Field)
Coaches: Harding - Odie Guzman (16-36-4, fourth season); Southwest Baptist – Nick Pettit (0-9-0, 1st season)
Series: Harding leads 6-1-1 overall and has outscored Southwest Baptist 23-9 in those games. Harding won the first meeting this season 3-2 in double overtime on Sept. 17 in Bolivar, Missouri.
SEARCY – Harding looks to snap a four-game skid against a team it has already defeated this season. The Bisons host Southwest Baptist, an MIAA member in NCAA Division II, on Saturday in their second-to-last home game of the season. Junior Barry Foster scored twice in the first meeting, including the game-winning goal in the third minute of double overtime to give Harding the first of its two victories this season.
HU Team News
Harding enters the game 2-8-1 overall and 1-4-1 at home. The Bisons are seeking their first home win since a 4-0 blanking of Oklahoma Baptist on Sept. 24. Harding has suffered a pair of one-goal losses in its last two home games, falling 1-0 to Southern Nazarene and 2-1 to Ouachita Baptist, both in Great American Conference action.
Harding has averaged 13.6 shots over its last five games after averaging 11.7 shots in its first six games.
Harding's last seven goals have come from six different players. Only Jackson Buchanan has scored twice during that stretch.
Opponent Team News
Southwest Baptist enters the game 0-9-0 overall and 0-4-0 on the road. The Bearcats have lost each of their last three games by a single goal and have suffered three overtime losses.
Seven of Southwest Baptist's 10 goals this season have come in the second half.
Garrett Gibson has scored seven of Southwest Baptist's 10 goals. He has scored in six games this season and had both Bearcat goals in the first game this season with Harding.
Team Comparison| Harding | GAC | NCAA | Stat | Southwest Baptist | MIAA | NCAA |
| 1.27 | 2 | 139 | Goals/Game | 1.11 | 5 | 155 |
| 1.00 | 1 | 112 | Assists/Game | 0.78 | 5 | 153 |
| 12.6 | 3 | 115 | Shots/Game | 11.8 | 5 | 131 |
| 2.55 | 1 | 181 | Goals Against Avg. | 3.05 | 5 | 193 |
| .650 | 2 | 169 | Save Pct. | .616 | 5 | 189 |
Note: There are four teams in the GAC, five in the MIAA and 192 in NCAA Division II.
Individual Leaders| Harding | | Southwest Baptist |
| Name | Stat | GAC | NCAA | | Name | Stat | MIAA | NCAA |
| Foster | 5 | 3 | 69 | Goals | Gibson | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 111 | Assists | Saib | 3 | 3 | 111 |
| Foster | 11 | 4 | 114 | Points | Gibson | 15 | 2 | 47 |
| Diaz | 30 | 3 | 84 | Shots | Gibson | 34 | 2 | 23 |
| Shults | 1.91 | 2 | - | GAA | Zadravecz | 3.07 | 5 | - |