INDIANAOPLIS, Ind. – The Harding volleyball team defeated No. 17 Colorado School of Mines 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22) but fell to UINDY 3-1 (25-15, 17-25, 25-22, 25-19) Friday on the first day of the UINDY Tournament.
Harding moves to 4-2 on the season
Colorado School of Mines falls to 4-1 and UINDY improves to 4-2.
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES MATCH
FIRST SET
Harding took an 8-4 lead early in the first set and went on to win 25-20. The Lady Bisons had 14 kills in the set and hit .344.
SECOND SET
Trailing 13-11, Harding went on a 9-2 run to lead 20-15. The Lady Bisons won the set 25-22. Harding had 14 kills in set.
THIRD SET
Trailing 7-5 in the third set, Harding went on an 8-2 run to lead 13-9. Colorado School of Mines tied the set at 13 after a 4-0 run. The Lady Bisons won the set 25-22. Harding held Colorado School of Mines to hitting .139 in the set.
STATS
Harding
- Zoe Hardin led Harding with 13 kills and four blocks.
- Rachel Heussner had 35 assists and six digs.
- Madison Poen led the Lady Bisons with 13 digs.
Colorado School of Mines
- Megan Neil had 13 kills.
- Elle Duis led the defense with 16 digs.
UINDY MATCH
FIRST SET
UINDY jumped out to a 17-8 lead and won the first set 25-15. UINDY hit .395 in the set and had 18 kills.
SECOND SET
Trailing 4-3 in the second set, Harding went on a 14-3 run to lead 17-8. The Lady Bisons won the set 25-17. Harding had 14 kills with only one hitting error.
THIRD SET
Harding continued its momentum into the third set taking a 4-1 early lead. UINDY battled back to take a 10-9 lead. With the set tied at 22, UINDY scored three straight points to win the set 25-22.
FOURTH SET
UINDY took a 10-7 lead in the fourth set and went on to win 25-19. UINDY had 19 kills and three attack errors in the set.
STATS
Harding
- Madison Poen captured a double-double with 12 kills and 16 digs. She also had three blocks.
- Zoe Hardin had nine kills and five blocks.
- Taylor Lake had 27 digs for Harding
UINDY
- Katie Furlong had 29 kills and 13 digs to lead UINDY.
- Taylor Jacquay had 18 kills and 11 digs.
- Olivia Martin led the defense with 31 digs.
QUOTE
Harding head coach Meredith Fear, "We played two high level matches today. The team was very solid in our first match and did a great job getting a 3-0 win over a top-ranked opponent. We were much less consistent in our second match and will do our best to improve on that tomorrow."
UP NEXT
Harding will continue the UINDY Tournament Saturday when it takes on Wisconsin-Parkside at 9 a.m. and Winona State at 3 p.m. All times are central times.
