SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team swept Southern Nazarene 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-16) Saturday in Great American Conference action.

Harding improves to 22-3 overall and 10-1 in the GAC.

Southern Nazarene falls to 11-13 overall and 6-5 in the GAC.

FIRST SET

The first set stayed close until Harding took an 18-13 lead on back-to-back kills. With a 22-19 lead, the Lady Bisons scored the next three points to win 25-19.

SECOND SET

With a 9-7 lead, Harding put the second set out of reach of Southern Nazarene when it went on an 8-0 run. The Lady Bisons won the set 25-12.

THIRD SET

Trailing 11-9 in the third set, Harding went on a 7-0 run to lead 16-11. Southern Nazarene only scored five points the rest of the way as the Lady Bisons won 25-16.

STATS

Harding

-          Zoe Hardin led Harding with 11 kills and hit .417. She also had four blocks.

-          Taylor Mounts had 10 kills for Harding.

-          Selena Foster led the defense with 17 digs and Taylor Lake added 15.

-          Harding held Southern Nazarene to hitting .105 in the match.

Southern Nazarene

-          Southern Nazarene was led by McKayla Benner who had eight kills

-          Elyse Berlin led the defense with 16 digs.

QUOTE

Head Coach Meredith Fear: "The team played really well today. It was a great group effort to get the 3-0 win. Our defense played with heart and we were able to score a variety of ways offensively."

UP NEXT

Harding will continue GAC action Thursday when it travels to Ouachita Baptist. First serve is at 6 p.m.