Harding (13-6, 11-4 GAC) at Arkansas-Monticello (11-8, 8-7 GAC)
Feb. 11, 2016 • Steelman Field House • Monticello, Ark. • 5:30 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
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THE COACHES
Tim Kirby, Harding
at Harding: 206-103 (11th season)
Career: same
vs. UAM: 17-4
Tanya Ray, Arkansas-Monticello
at UAM: 50-75 (5th season)
Career: same
THE SERIES
Series Record: Harding leads 32-30
in Monticello: UAM leads 17-13
First Meeting: UAM 84-39 (11/15/85)
Last Meeting: HU 82-50 (1/14/16)
Current Streak: HU, 8 games
The Harding women's basketball team will play its third of a four game road trip on Thursday when it travels to Monticello, Arkansas to face Arkansas-Monticello at 5:30 p.m., in Great American Conference action.
Harding is 7-4 on the road this season and 6-2 in GAC games.
Harding heads into the game with a 13-6 overall record and an 11-4 GAC record. The Lady Bisons have sole possession of second place in the GAC standings. Arkansas Tech sits in first with a 15-0 GAC record. The top eight teams in the standings advance to the GAC Tournament held March 3-6, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Harding is coming off a 66-60 win at Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday. The Lady Bisons had five players finish in double-figure scoring. A'ndrea Haney, Lundon Williams and Mackenzie McNamara each led Harding with 11 points. Oklahoma Baptist was held to shooting 30.3 percent from the field.
Arkansas-Monticello heads into the contest with an 11-8 overall record and an 8-7 GAC record. The Blossoms have won their last three straight.
Harding Team Notes:
Harding is led on the season by Sydney Layrock who averages 17.5 points to rank fifth in the GAC. Layrock also averages 6.4 rebounds.
The Lady Bisons rank first in the GAC in 3-point field goals made. Harding averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game. Lundon Williams averages 2.1 per game to rank eighth in the GAC.
Harding ranks second in the GAC in scoring margin averaging 7.2 more points than its opponent. It ranks third in the GAC scoring defense (64.2 points), field goal percent defense (37.9 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (34.2 percent).
Junior guard A'ndrea Haney ranks 10th in the GAC in free throw percentage, shooting 75.8 percent. Haney has made 97 free throws this season which is second most in the GAC.
Harding ranks first in the GAC in steals, averaging 8.7 per game. A'ndrea Haney and sophomore guard Lundon Williams are one and two in the GAC in steals per game. Haney has recorded 55 steals and averages 2.9 per game to rank first in the GAC. Williams has had 40 steals and ranks second in the GAC averaging 2.1 per game.
Lundon Williams ranks fourth in the GAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6). In 19 games, she has recorded 69 assists to 27 turnovers.
Harding ranks seventh in NCAA Division II in fewest turnovers (257).
Lundon Williams ranks seventh in the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 37.7 percent. Kaylee Wiedower ranks eighth, shooting 37.6 percent.
A'ndrea Haney scored her 800th career point against Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday. She joins 22 other Harding players that have matched the feat. Haney needs one assist to reach 300 in her career and Syndey Layrock needs one point to reach 600 in her career.
Series Notes:
Harding and Arkansas-Monticello are meeting for the 63rd time. When the two teams met earlier this season in Searcy, the Lady Bisons won 82-50. Harding had six players finish in double-figure scoring. Mackenzie McNamara came off the bench to lead the Lady Bisons with 15 points and eight rebounds. Harding shot 49.1 percent for the game (28-of-57) and 44.0 percent from behind the 3-point line (11-of-25). Jordan Goforth led Arkansas-Monticello with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Series Individual Records, Harding vs. Arkansas-Monticello:
Points – 38, Angie Fouts (3/6/1995)
Rebounds – 19, Arielle Saunders (3/7/2015)
Assists – 9, Kaitlin Skinner (2/20/2010)
Opponent Notes:
Arkansas-Monticello is coming off a 75-70 win at Northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. Jordan Goforth led the Blossoms with 26 points and six rebounds.
Arkansas-Monticello is led on the season by Goforth who leads the GAC in scoring and ranks fourth in NCAA Division II, averaging 22.2 points per game. She also ranks fifth in rebounding, averaging 7.5 per game.
Goforth also leads the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 43.1 percent from behind the arc.
Nikki Mullen and Jordan Goforth rank one and two in the GAC in minutes played. Mullen averages 37.2 minutes to rank first and Goforth averages 37.1 minutes to rank second.
