HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The sixth seeded Harding volleyball team fell to No. 1 seed Oklahoma Baptist 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-20) Saturday in the Great American Conference Tournament Finals.

Libby Hinton and Sarah Morehead were both named to the All-Tournament Team.

Harding ends its season with a 21-11 record and Oklahoma Baptist improves to 28-5 overall and earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

FIRST SET

Harding jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first set on three kills. Trailing 10-4, Oklahoma Baptist went on a 5-1 run on five kills to pull within two, 11-9. Trailing 15-10, Oklahoma Baptist went on a 5-0 run to tie the set at 15. The teams then exchanged 3-0 runs. Tied at 18, Harding went on a 3-1 run to lead 21-19. Oklahoma Baptist came back and won the set on a 6-0 run 25-21. Harding had 12 kills in the set and Oklahoma Baptist had 13.

SECOND SET

Trailing 3-1, Harding took a 6-5 lead on a 5-2 run. Leading 15-13, Oklahoma Baptist went on a 4-0 run on three kills to lead 19-13. Back-to-back kills pulled Harding to within four, 19-15. Oklahoma Baptist won six of the next seven points to win the set 25-16. Oklahoma Baptist hit .333 in the set and had 17 kills.

THIRD SET

Oklahoma Baptist took a 6-2 lead in the third set. Harding battled back to lead 12-11. Oklahoma Baptist answered back with a 7-3 run to lead 18-15. Harding tied the set at 18 off two kills and an ace. Oklahoma Baptist went on a 7-2 run to win the set 25-20. Oklahoma Baptist held Harding to hitting .034 in the set as it had 15 kills.

STATS

Harding

-          Libby Hinton led Harding with nine kills and four blocks.

-          Logan Smith had eight kills and 22 digs. Smith had over 20 digs in each match of the GAC Tournament.

-          Harding had 82 digs in the match with five players in double-figures. Katherine Cowart had 16 digs and Emma Winiger and Kinley Schnell each had 12.

-          Sarah Morehead captured a double-double with 27 assists and 14 digs.

-          Harding had 33 kills, 20 attack errors and hit .087 in the match.

Oklahoma Baptist

-          Malia Leatherland led Oklahoma Baptist with 17 kills and 17 digs.

-          Diana Carranza had 29 of Oklahoma Baptist's 88 digs.

-          Oklahoma Baptist had 45 kills, 18 attack errors and hit .180.