ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Harding volleyball team stayed perfect in Great American Conference play after defeating Henderson State 3-1 (13-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-20) Monday night. Before Monday, Henderson State and Harding were the only teams undefeated in GAC play.

It was Harding's sixth straight win.

Harding improves to 10-6 on the season and 5-0 in the GAC.

Henderson State falls to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in the GAC.

FIRST SET

Leading 7-5 in the first set, Henderson State went on a 10-0 run to lead 17-5. The Reddies went on to win 25-13. Henderson State held Harding to hitting .108 in the set.

SECOND SET

With the second set tied at four, Harding went on a 9-3 run to lead 13-7. The Reddies only got seven more points as Harding won 25-14. Harding had 15 kills in the set.

THIRD SET

With the third set tied at 18, Harding went on a 7-1 run to win the set 25-20. All seven points in the run came off kills. The Lady Bisons held Henderson State to hitting .114 in the set.

FOURTH SET

Trailing 17-14, Harding went on a 6-1 run to lead 20-18. The Lady Bisons closed the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-20. Harding had 17 kills and hit .325 in the set.

STATS

Harding

-          Emma Reeves had a career-high 19 kills and hit a career-high .528 with no attack errors.

-          Madison Poen had 14 kills and tied a career-high with six blocks.

-          Zoe Hardin had 13 kills and six blocks.

-          Rachel Heussner had 45 assists for Harding and six kills.

-          Katherine Cowart had a career-high 19 digs. Taylor Lake had 12.

Henderson State

-          Courtney Bolf had 16 kills and 13 digs.

-          Gigi Garramone led the defense with 16 digs.

QUOTE

Harding head coach Meredith Fear: "Very proud of the effort the team put together today and for persevering through early adversity. Looking forward to home matches this weekend."

UP NEXT

Harding will host East Central Friday at 6 p.m. and Southeastern Oklahoma Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.