HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Harding volleyball team defeated Tuskegee 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-7) and Alabama-Huntsville 3-1 (27-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-19) Friday in the Hampton Inn Providence UAH Classic hosted by Alabama-Huntsville.

Harding improves to 3-0 on the season.

Tuskegee falls to 0-1 and Alabama-Huntsville falls to 2-1.

TUSKEGEE MATCH

FIRST SET

Leading 12-8, Harding went on a 6-0 run to lead 18-8 and went on to win the set 25-12.

SECOND SET

With the set tied at five, Harding blew the game open with a 12-2 run to lead 17-7. The Lady Bisons went on to win the set 25-14.

THIRD SET

Harding opened the third set with a 6-0 run and quickly made it a 23-5 score. The Lady Bisons won the set 25-7.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding was led by Taylor Mounts who had 12 kills, no attack errors and hit .800.

-          Rachel Heussner had 18 assists and led the defense with eight digs.

-          Harding hit .386 in the match with 43 kills.

-          The Lady Bisons held Tuskegee to hitting -.183 in the match.

Tuskegee

-          Takeba Dowden led Tuskegee with five kills.

-          Zahria Radford led the defense with eight digs.

ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE MATCH

FIRST SET

Trailing 21-12 to open the match, Harding battled back to take set 27-25. The Lady Bisons had seven kills and two blocks during their run.

SECOND SET

Harding jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the second set. Alabama-Huntsville cut the lead to 21-17 until Harding took the set 25-19.

THIRD SET

With a 14-12 lead in the third set, Alabama-Huntsville closed the set with an 11-4 run to win 25-16.

FOURTH SET

Alabama-Huntsville pulled within two 17-15 in the fourth set but Harding didn't allow the Lady Chargers to get any closer than that as the Lady Bisons won the set 25-19.

STATS

Harding

-          Zoe Hardin led Harding with 16 kills. She also hit .455 in the match.

-          Rachel Heussner captured a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs. She also had two service aces.

-          Taylor Lake led the defense with 18 digs.

-          Harding had a season-high eight blocks.

Alabama-Huntsville

-          Anna Claire Johnson led Alabama-Huntsville with 12 kills and 10 digs.

-          Hayey Hop led the defense with 20 digs.

QUOTE

Head Coach Meredith Fear: "I'm proud of how the team played today. We controlled the first match against Tuskegee and had a hard fought battle with UAH. Huntsville was a well-rounded team and we had to fight through adversity to get the win. Hoping to close out the tournament with two more solid matches tomorrow."

UP NEXT

Harding will wrap up the tournament Saturday against Trevecca Nazarene at 11 a.m. and Auburn-Montgomery at 3 p.m.