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Harding Women's Basketball
69
Southwestern Okla. SWO 15-4,9-2 GAC
77
Winner Harding Hard 12-5,8-4 GAC
Southwestern Okla. SWO
15-4,9-2 GAC
69
Final
77
Harding Hard
12-5,8-4 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southwestern Okla. SWO 15 18 18 18 69
Harding Hard 20 16 16 25 77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Scott Goode (1/22/22)

Strong Finish Leads Harding to Upset of No. 23 Southwestern Oklahoma

SEARCY – Sage Hawley had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead Harding to a 77-69 upset victory over 23rd-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma Saturday in Great American Conference women's basketball play at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. The contest was a matchup of the first and second-place teams in the GAC entering Saturday's action.

The victory was the fourth straight for Harding, who improved to 12-5 overall and 8-4 in the GAC. Southwestern lost for only the second time in its last 16 games and fell to 15-4 overall and 9-2 in conference.

Harding led for most of the second half but took control for good with a 9-0 run early in the fourth quarter. Patricija Peric's layup with 6:23 left capped the run and put the Lady Bisons ahead 61-53. Harding built its lead to 10 at 71-61 with just over two minutes left and hit seven free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

It was Harding's 20th victory over a nationally ranked team in the school's NCAA era (since 1997).

Hannah Collins and Lexie Davis each had 15 points and Jacie Evans added 10.

Makyra Tramble, the 2021 GAC Player of the Year, led Southwestern with 29 points.

Harding led 36-33 at halftime.

Harding got great production from its reserves in the first half more than half of its points coming from non-starters. Davis scored 12 in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting, including two 3-pointers.

Tramble scored 17 of Southwestern's 33 first half points, shooting 6 of 12 from the field and hitting two 3-pointers.

Harding hits the road next week, taking on Southeastern Oklahoma on Thursday and East Central on Saturday.
 
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