SEARCY  – The Harding volleyball team had 50 kills as it swept Ouachita Baptist 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) Tuesday in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

Harding improves to 17-9 overall and 8-5 in the GAC.

Ouachita Baptist falls to 11-13 overall and 6-6 in the GAC.

FIRST SET

Harding started the match with four straight kills. Leading 9-8, the Lady Bisons went on a 9-2 run on five kills to lead 18-10. Harding went on to win the set 25-16. The Lady Bisons had 19 kills in the set.

SECOND SET

Harding again started the second set out with four straight points. Tied at eight, the Lady Bisons went on a 11-4 run to lead 19-12. Leading 23-20, Harding had a kill by Libby Hinton and a block to win the set 25-20.

THIRD SET

Tied at four in the third set, Harding went on an 8-3 run to lead 12-7. Ouachita Baptist battled back with an 8-2 run to lead 15-14. The Lady Bisons answered with a 7-1 run on four kills and three blocks to lead 21-16. The Tigers then won the next three points. Harding won four of the next five points on three kills to win the set 25-20. The Lady Bisons forced nine Ouachita Baptist attack errors as the Tigers hit .018 in the set.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding was led by Kelli McKinnon who had 14 kills, hit .345 and had two blocks.

-          Ally Stoner had nine kills and four blocks for the Lady Bisons.

-          Libby Hinton had eight kills and led the team at the net with six blocks.

-          Sarah Morehead had 41 assists for Harding.

-          Katherine Cowart had 21 digs to lead the defense.

-          Harding had 50 kills, 22 attack errors and hit .194 in the match.

Ouachita Baptist

-          Audrey Gallagher led Ouachita Baptist with seven kills.

-          Lexie Castillow had 29 of the Tigers 66 digs.

-          Ouachita Baptist had 24 kills, 20 attack errors and hit .031 in the match.

UP NEXT

Harding will play its final home match of the season Thursday when it hosts Arkansas-Monticello at 6 p.m., at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.