SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team swept Northwestern Oklahoma 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-22) Friday in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

The Lady Bisons improve to 18-3 overall and 7-1 in the GAC.

Northwestern Oklahoma falls to 16-6 overall and 6-2 in the GAC.

FIRST SET

Trailing 10-9 in the first set, Harding went on a 7-0 run to lead 16-10 on six kills, four by Taylor Mounts. The Lady Bisons only allowed five more Ranger points as they went on to win 25-15.

SECOND SET

With the second set tied at 15, Harding went on a 6-0 run to lead 21-15. Northwestern Oklahoma tried to mount a comeback but fell short as Harding won 25-20. The Lady Bisons had 21 kills in the set and hit .500.

THIRD SET

With Northwestern Oklahoma leading 17-15 in the third set, Harding went on a 9-3 run to lead 24-20 and won the set off a Ranger attack error. The Lady Bisons held Northwestern Oklahoma to hitting .083 and forced eight attack errors.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding was led by Taylor Mounts who had 13 kills and hit .419.

-          Zoe Hardin added 10 kill and hit .400.

-          Rachel Heussner captured a double-double with 41 assists and 14 digs.

-          Taylor Lake led the defense with 18 digs and Madison Poen added 14.

Northwestern Oklahoma

-          Northwestern Oklahoma was led by Hannah Williams who had eight kills.

-          Carley Geer had 19 digs and Tobi Barker had 10.

UP NEXT

Harding will continue GAC action Saturday when it hosts Southwestern Oklahoma at 2 p.m., at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.