SEARCY – Freshman forward Bethany Sutherland scored two goals to lift the Harding women's soccer team over Hendrix 4-1 on Tuesday in non-conference action.

RECORDS

Harding improves to 2-2 on the season while Hendrix falls to 4-2.

GOALS

Harding 1, Hendrix 0 – 4th minute – Audrey Adkison found Larkin Hatcher off a corner kick to give Harding the lead.

Harding 2, Hendrix 0 – 34th minute – Bethany Sutherland found the back of the net from the right side of box. Her shot deflected off the goalkeeper.

Harding 2, Hendrix 1 – Lucy Moore stole the ball off keepers pass and found the back of the net.

Harding 3, Hendrix 1 – Asia Hollngsworth found Morgan Springborn on a fast break.

Harding 4, Hendrix 1 – Melita Southernland found her sister Bethany Sutherland for her second goal of the game. It was the first time the two players have hooked up for a goal.

TEAM STATS

It was Harding's second straight win.

The Lady Bisons took 31 shots in the game and 22 of them came in the first half.  

Harding held Hendrix to only five shots.

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Freshman midfielder Bethany Sutherland scored her second and third goals of the season and she has scored in each of the last two games. Sutherland took nine shots in the game and five of them were on frame.

Harding's Larkin Hatcher recorded her first goal of the season and the fifth in her career.

Sophomore forward Morgan Springborn scored her first collegiate goal in the game for Harding.

Senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Miller recorded two saves for Harding and picked up her second win of the season.

Jordan Rausch had 11 saves for Hendrix.

QUOTE 
Harding Head Coach Dr. Greg Harris: "The ladies played great. They weathered the storm at the beginning of the second half. We are headed in the right direction."

UP NEXT

Harding will be back in action on Friday when it hosts Union (Tennessee) at 6 p.m., at the Stevens Soccer Complex.