SEARCY – Caroline Hogue scored 27 points to lead the Harding women's basketball team to a 77-55 non-conference victory over Cameron Saturday at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.
RECORDS
Harding improves to 2-4 on the season and Cameron falls to 2-3.
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Harding made an opening 3-pointer in the first minute and then Cameron took over. The Aggies went on an 11-0 run to lead 11-3 with 2:34 left in the quarter. Cameron led 15-8 after the first and held Harding to shooting 12.5 percent in the quarter.
SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Harding battled back in the second quarter and took a 21-20 lead with 5:05 left in the half when Caroline Hogue made a layup. The Lady Bisons took a 32-26 lead into the locker room after a layup by Falan Miller. Harding made seven field goals and were 10-of-14 from the free throw line in the quarter.
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
After Cameron cut the lead to two with 7:44 left in the third quarter, Harding went on an 11-0 run to lead 45-32 with 3:18 left. The Lady Bisons held on to their lead and led 49-36 after the third. Harding held Cameron to three field goals in the quarter and outscored the aggies 17-10.
FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Harding came out and extended its lead in the fourth quarter. The Lady Bisons led by 25 two times and outscored Cameron 28-19 in the quarter. The Lady Bisons made 11 field goals and held the Aggies to shooting 28.6 percent from the field.
TEAM/INDIVIDUAL STATS
Harding shot 41.7 percent from the field and made 25-of-60 field goals. The Lady Bisons also made 25-of-34 free throws.
Cameron shot 32.2 percent from the field and made 19-of-59 shots, including five 3-pointers.
Kennedy Cooper finished with 10 points for Harding, making 6-of-8 free throws.
Cameron was led by Ava Battese who had 17 points, making three 3-pointers.
Harding grabbed 43 rebounds, 13 were on the offensive end.
The Lady Bisons had 46 points in the paint and had 19 points of Cameron's 19 turnovers.
NEXT GAME
Harding will continue Great American Conference action Thursday when it hosts Northwestern Oklahoma at 5:30 p.m., at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.
