Harding (4-2, 3-0 GAC) vs. Oklahoma Baptist (2-4, 1-2 GAC)
Dec. 5, 2015 • Rhodes-Reaves Field House • Searcy, Ark. • 1 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
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THE COACHES
Tim Kirby, Harding
at Harding: 197-99 (11th season)
Career: same
vs. Oklahoma Baptist: 0-0
Casi Bays
at OKBU: 73-30 (4th season)
Career: same
THE SERIES
Series Record: Oklahoma Baptist leads 2-1
in Searcy: Harding leads 1-0
First Meeting: OKBU 72-53 (11/27/85)
Last Meeting: OKBU 71-68 (12/2/94)
Current Streak: OKBU, 1 game
The Harding women's basketball team will play its last home game in 2015 on Saturday when it hosts Oklahoma Baptist at 1 p.m., at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House in Great American Conference action.
Harding will be looking to remain perfect in GAC play. The Lady Bisons head into the game with a 3-0 GAC record. Harding is coming off a 70-51 GAC win over Southern Nazarene on Thursday. Junior guard A'ndrea Haney led Harding with 15 points. Junior forward Corry Moyer added 13 and Sydney Layrock and Falan Miller each had 12 points. Mackenzie McNamara came off the bench and grabbed a tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
Harding enters the game with a 4-2 overall record. Oklahoma Baptist heads into the game with a 2-4 overall record and a 1-2 GAC record.
Oklahoma Baptist is coming off an 88-58 loss at Arkansas Tech on Thursday. Arielle Cooper came off the bench to lead the Lady Bison with 15 points, making 5-of-7 from the field. Oklahoma Baptist shot 22 3-pointers in the game and made five.
Harding Team Notes:
Harding is led on the season by Sydney Layrock who averages 16.5 points to rank sixth in the GAC. She also leads the Lady Bisons on the boards, averaging 7.8 rebounds. Two other Lady Bisons average in double-figures as A'ndrea Haney averages 12.2 points and Correy Moyer averages 10.8 points.
The Lady Bisons lead the GAC in scoring defense as they hold their opponents to scoring 56.5 points per game. Harding also ranks first in the GAC in field goal percentage defense as they only allow its opponents to shoot 34.6 percent from the field.
In conference games this season, Harding is averaging 17.3 more points than its opponent which is second in the GAC. The Lady Bisons rank first in the GAC in steals, averaging 10 a game.
Junior guard A'ndrea Haney has recorded 14 steals this season to lead the GAC. Haney is averaging 2.3 steals per game. With her three assists on Thursday, Haney moved into 10th all-time at Harding with 252 in her career.
Sophomore guard Lundon Williams is shooting 53.3 percent from behind the 3-point line in conference games this season. She is averaging 2.7 per game and also averages 12 points per game.
Harding is averaging 7.8 made 3-pointers per game to rank third in the GAC. The Lady Bisons have made 47 this season which is the second most by a GAC team. Lundon Williams leads Harding with 15.
Series Notes:
Harding and Oklahoma Baptist are meeting for the fourth time and it will be the first time since 1994 the two teams have played each other. Oklahoma Baptist leads the series 2-1.
Series Individual Records, Harding vs. Oklahoma Baptist:
Points - 18, Kim Wilkins (11/27/1985)
Rebounds – 10, Kim Wilkins (11/27/1985)
Assists - 4, Cindy Camp and Angie Fouts (12/2/1994)
Opponent Notes:
Oklahoma Baptist is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and is in its first year with the GAC. The Lady Bison received NCAA Division II membership over the summer as they jump from NAIA.
Oklahoma Baptist will be playing its second road game of the season on Saturday. The Lady Bison are 0-1 on the road after their loss at Arkansas Tech on Thursday.
Oklahoma Baptist is led by McKenzie Cooper who averages 16.0 points. Cooper has made 15 3-pointers this season to lead the team. The Lady Bison on led on boards by Tasha Edge who averages 6.8 per game.
Oklahoma Baptist leads the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage defense as it allows its opponent to shooting 22.3 percent from behind the arc.
The Lady Bison average 4.3 blocked shots per game to rank second in the GAC. Arielle Cooper and Cameerah Graves each have seven blocks on the season.
Cameerah Graves leads the GAC in assists, averaging 6.5 per game. She has recorded 39 of them this season with is 11 more than second place in the conference.
Oklahoma Baptist averages 7.2 steals per game and has three players that rank in the top five in conference. Cameerah Graves is tied for second, averaging 1.8 per game. Kiara Moore and Lexi Williams are tied for fourth, averaging 1.7.
