GAC Tournament Bracket
SEARCY – Sophomore guard Lundon Williams scored 22 points to lead the Harding women's basketball over Southeastern Oklahoma 87-76 in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. With the win, Harding will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming GAC Tournament held in Bartlesville, Oklahoma March 4-6. The Lady Bisons will play East Central on March 4 at 2:15 p.m.
Williams went 8-for-11 from the field and made five 3-pointers. Sophomore forward Sydney Lyarock finished with 17 points, making two 3-pointers. Sophomore guard Falan Miller had 13 points, junior guard A'ndrea Haney had 11 points, and senior guard Kaylee Wiedower had 10 points.
Southeastern Oklahoma was led by Olivia Potter who had 19 points, making five 3-pointers. Miranda Schaefer came off the bench and scored 14 points for the Savage Storm.
RECORDS
Harding improves to 17-9 overall and 15-7 in the GAC. Southeastern Oklahoma falls to 13-15 overall and 11-11 in the GAC.
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Harding came out on fire, scoring 27 points and holding Southeastern Oklahoma to 15 points after the first quarter. The Lady Bisons made 10 shots and six 3-pointers in the quarter and Lundon Williams led Harding with nine points.
SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Southeastern stayed in the game as the trailed 42-40 at halftime. The Savage Storm scored 25 points in the quarter and held Harding to 15. Olivia Potter led Southeastern Oklahoma with seven points.
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
The game stayed close throughout the third quarter as Harding led by two 61-59 at the break. Each team scored 19 points in the quarter and shot 50 percent (7-of-14). A'ndrea Haney and Kaylee wiedower each had six points for the Lady Bisons.
FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
The fourth quarter stayed close until the 3:37 mark when Harding took a one point lead on a free throw by Falan Miller. The Lady Bisons held Southeastern Oklahoma to only one point the rest of the way. Sydney Layrock led Harding with nine points, making 4-of-4 free throws.
TEAM/INDIVIDUAL STATS
Harding shot 49.1 percent, making 28-of-57 shots including 12 3-pointers. It was the 11th time this season the Lady Bisons have made 10 or more 3-pointers.
Southeastern Oklahoma shot 50.9 percent, making 29-of-57 buckets. The Saverage storm went 10-of-26 from behind the 3-point line (38.5 percent).
Harding had 20 assists in the game, led by A'ndrea Haney who had seven.
Freshman forward Sydney Chrane came off the bench to lead Harding on the boards with a season-high nine.
The game was tied 11 times.
