Harding (11-6, 9-4 GAC) at Southern Nazarene (4-12, 3-10 GAC)
Feb. 4, 2016 • Sawyer Center • Bethany, Okla. • 5:30 p.m.

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THE COACHES
Tim Kirby, Harding
    at Harding: 204-103 (11th season)
    Career: same
    vs. SNU: 5-1
Derek Dorris, Southern Nazarene
    at SNU: 45-54 (4th season)
    Career: same

THE SERIES
Series Record: Harding leads 5-2
in Bethany: Tied 2-2
First Meeting: SNU 96-53 (1/7/89)
Last Meeting: HU 70-51 (12/3/15)
Current Streak: HU, 5 games

The Harding women's basketball team will play its first of four straight road games on Thursday when it travels to Bethany, Oklahoma to face Southern Nazarene at 5:30 p.m., in Great American Conference action.

Harding is 5-4 on the road this season and 4-2 in GAC games.

Harding heads into the game with an 11-6 overall record and a 9-4 GAC record. The Lady Bisons have sole possession of second place in the GAC standings. Arkansas Tech sits in first with a 13-0 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 79-77 loss at the buzzer to Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. Sophomore forward Sydney Layrock led Harding with 20 points. Sophomore guard Lundon Williams made four 3-poitners and finished with 15 points. Harding shot 30.6 percent in the game and made 12 3-pointers.

Southern Nazarene heads into the contest with a 4-12 overall record and a 3-10 GAC record.

Harding Team Notes:
Harding is led on the season by Sydney Layrock who averages 17.9 points to rank fifth in the GAC. Layrock also averages 6.5 rebounds.

The Lady Bisons rank first in the GAC in 3-point field goals made. Harding averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game. Lundon Williams averages 2.1 per game to rank tied for ninth in the GAC. Harding has made over 10 3-pointers in a game seven times this season. The Lady Bisons have won all but one.

Harding ranks third in the GAC in scoring defense (64.6 points), free throw pct. (72.8) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (29.6).

The Lady Bisons rank second in the GAC in scoring margin averaging 6.4 more points than its opponent.

Junior guard A'ndrea Haney ranks ninth in the GAC in free throw percentage. Haney has made 84 free throws this season and is shooting 75.7 percent from the line.

Harding ranks first in the GAC in steals, averaging 8.6 per game. A'ndrea Haney and sophomore guard Lundon Williams are one and two in the GAC in steals per game. Haney has recorded 51 steals and averages 3.0 per game to rank first in the GAC. Williams has had 39 steals and ranks second in the GAC averaging 2.3 per game.

Lundon Williams ranks third in the GAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6). In 17 games, she has recorded 65 assists to 25 turnovers.

Harding ranks fifth in NCAA Division II in fewest turnovers (231).

Kaylee Wiedower ranks seventh in the GAC in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 37.7 percent from behind the arc.

A'ndrea Haney needs 25 points to reach 800 in her career and Sydney Layrock needs 29 to reach 600.

Series Notes:
Harding and Southern Nazarene are meeting for the eighth time and the second time this season. When the two teams met earlier, the Lady Bisons won 70-51. Harding made eight 3-pointers and made 12-of-14 free throws. A'ndrea Haney led Harding with 15 points and Mackenzie McNamara grabbed nine boards to lead the Lady Bisons.

Series Individual Records, Harding vs. Southern Nazarene:
    Points – 30, Kristen Celsor (11/23/2013)
    Rebounds - 11, five times – last by Arielle Saunders (2/19/2015)
    Assists - 7, Lundon Williams (2/19/2015)

Opponent Notes:
Southern Nazarene has lost its last four games. The Crimson Storm are coming off a 74-70 loss at Ouachita last Saturday in GAC action. Rachel Doerneman led Southern Nazarene with 20 points and Kandyce Freeman had 14 rebounds.

The Crimson Storm is led on the season by junior guard Abby Boyd who ranks fourth in the GAC in points, averaging 8.3 per game. LaShabra Plunkett ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding, averaging 7.3 per game.

Abby Boyd averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game to rank second in the GAC.

As a team, Southern Nazarene is shooting 71.9 percent from the free throw line to rank fourth in the GAC.

The Crimson Storm also rank second in the GAC in blocked shots, averaging 4.2 per game. LaShabra Plunkett ranks first in the GAC, averaging 2.1 per game.