DURANT, Okla. – The Harding volleyball team won its fourth straight match Friday after defeating Southeastern Oklahoma 3-1 in Great American Conference action. The Lady Bisons improve to 16-2 overall and 5-1 in the GAC.
Southeastern Oklahoma falls to 5-14 overall and 1-5 in the GAC.
FIRST SET
Southeastern Oklahoma jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the first set on four Harding attack errors. Harding answered back and took the lead 11-9 on a 7-0 run. Trailing 21-20, Harding went on a 6-1 run to win the set 25-22.
SECOND SET
The second set stayed close throughout. With the set tied at 21, Southeastern Oklahoma scored four of the next five points to win the set 25-22.
THIRD SET
With the third set tied at five, Harding went on a 5-0 run to lead 10-5. The Savage Storm battled back and tied the set at 12. The Lady Bisons then went on an 8-2 run to lead 20-14 and went on to win 25-18.
FOURTH SET
Harding jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the fourth set until Southeastern Oklahoma pulled within one on a 7-2 run. With an 18-14 lead, Harding went on a 7-1 run to win 25-15 on five kills. The Lady Bisons hit .350 in the set and had 16 kills.
STATS
Harding
- Zoe Hardin and Emma Reeves each had 10 kills to lead Harding.
- Hardin added seven blocks for the Lady Bisons.
- Taylor Lake led the defense with 23 digs. Selena Foster added 12 digs.
Southeastern Oklahoma
- Abby Jameson led the Savage Storm with 15 kills and 12 digs.
- Caitlin Cosby had 23 digs for Southeastern Oklahoma.
UP NEXT
Harding will continue its trip in Oklahoma as it travels to Ada to take on East Central at 10 a.m., Saturday.