Harding (5-2-1, 2-0-0 GAC) at Southwestern Oklahoma (6-2-0-0, 2-0-0 GAC)
Date: Oct. 1, 2015
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Weatherford, Okla.
Coverage: Live Stats and Live Video link on HardingSports.com
Coaches:
Harding – Dr. Greg Harris (105-133-19, 15th season)
Southwestern Oklahoma – Mark Persson (61-51-11, 7th season)
Series: Southwestern Oklahoma leads 8-6-1.
SEARCY – The Harding women's soccer team will look for its sixth straight win on Thursday when it travels to Weatherford, Oklahoma to take on Southwestern Oklahoma at 3 p.m., in Great American Conference action.
HU Team News
- Harding's five-game winning streak is the longest since 2013 when the Lady Bisons won six straight.
- Harding is 5-0-1 in its last six games.
- Harding is led by freshman midfielder Bethany Sutherland who has six goals. Sophomore forward Carley Stevens has four goals and sophomore forward Morgan Springborn has three goals and two assists.
- The Lady Bisons are led between the posts by senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Miller who has a 5-2-1 record. Miller has a 0.74 goal against average and is averaging 4.6 saves per game.
- Junior defender Melita Sutherland was named GAC Defender of the Week for her contributions in two shutout victories. Sutherland collected an assist in the 2-0 win over Southern Nazarene last Saturday. Sutherland is tied with Asia Hollingsworth for a team-leading three assists.
Opponent Team News
- Southwestern Oklahoma has won its last four games, all by shutouts. In GAC action, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Northwestern Oklahoma 2-0 and East Central 4-0.
- Southwestern Oklahoma is led by Samantha Nunez who has six goals on the season, including two goals against East Central in the Lady Bulldogs last outing. For her performance, Nunez was named GAC Offensive Player of the Week.
- Southwestern Oklahoma is led in goal by Courtney Flores who has a 6-2-0 record.
Team Comparison
Harding | GAC | NCAA | Stat | SWOSU | GAC | NCAA |
2.50 | 1 | 22 | Goals/Game | 1.88 | 2 | - |
1.37 | 1 | - | Assists/Game | 1.00 | t-2 | - |
0.73 | 2 | - | Goals Against Avg. | 0.88 | 2 | - |
Individual Leaders
Harding | | Southwestern Oklahoma |
Name | Stat | GAC | NCAA | | Name | Stat | GAC | NCAA |
B. Sutherland | 6 | t-1 | - | Goals | Nunez | 6 | t-1 | - |
Two with | 3 | 1 | - | Assists | Rule | 2 | t-3 | - |
B. Sutherland | 13 | 2 | - | Points | Nunez | 13 | t-1 | - |
B. Sutherland | 44 | 1 | - | Shots | Nunez | 13 | 3 | - |
Miller | 0.74 | 1 | - | GAA | Flores | 0.91 | 2 | - |
Miller | .860 | 3 | - | Save Pct. | Flores | .788 | 4 | - |
Miller | 37 | 6 | - | Saves | Flores | 26 | 7 | - |
