SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team pushed its winning streak to three matches Thursday after defeating Arkansas-Monticello 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-14) in Great American Conference action.

Harding improves to 7-6 on the season and 2-0 in the GAC.

Arkansas-Monticello falls to 1-14 overall and 0-3 in the GAC.

FIRST SET

Trailing 10-8 in the first set, Harding went on a 7-0 run on five kills to lead 15-10. The Lady Bisons went onto win the set 25-19. Harding forced Arkansas-Monticello to nine attack errors in the set.

SECOND SET

Harding jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the second set and held Arkansas-Monticello to scoring 15 points in the set as the Lady Bisons won 25-15. Harding hit .417 in the set with only one attack error.

THIRD SET

Harding took an 11-5 lead in the third set. Arkansas-Monticello tried to battle back pulling within four 17-13 until the Lady Bisons closed the set on an 8-1 run to win 25-14. Arkansas-Monticello hit -.029 in the set with eight errors.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding was led by Zoe Hardin who had 10 kills, hit .529 and had three blocks.

-          Rachel Heussner had 33 assists.

-          Taylor Lake had 24 digs to lead the defense.

Arkansas-Monticello

-          Arkansas-Monticello was led by MarKayla Dickie who had seven kills.

-          Jessica Mahan had 17 digs.

QUOTE

Harding head coach Meredith Fear: "It's always a good night when you get a 3-0 win on the road. We spread our offense well and got all of our hitters involved in the game."

UP NEXT

Harding will continue its road swing Tuesday at Ouachita Baptist. First serve is at 6:30 p.m.