ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Harding volleyball team defeated Henderson State 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-19) Thursday to seal the Great American Conference Regular Season Championship.
Harding will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament November 10-12 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Harding also continued its 23-match winning streak dating back to August 27.
Harding improves to 25-1 overall and 14-0 in the GAC.
Henderson State falls to 8-18 overall and 2-12 in the GAC.
FIRST SET
Leading 5-4 in the first set, Harding went on a 4-0 run on two kills to lead 9-4. The Lady Bisons went on to win the set 25-13. Harding had 12 kills and hit .290 in the set.
SECOND SET
Harding carried its momentum into the second set taking a 7-1 lead. Trailing 15-9, Henderson State battled back on a 9-2 run to take 18-17 lead. The Lady Bisons answered back with an 8-2 run on five kills to win the set 25-20. Harding had 18 kills in the set.
THIRD SET
Trailing 8-5, Harding went on a 7-2 run on five kills to lead 12-10. Trailing again 15-14, the Lady Bisons went on a 6-0 run to take a 20-15 lead. Henderson State got within two, 20-18 but Harding won five of the next six points to win the set 25-19.
STATS
Harding
- Harding had 45 kills, 14 attack errors and hit .217 in the match.
- Ally Stoner and Kelli McKinnon each had 10 kills to lead Harding.
- Sarah Morehead captured a double-double with 35 assists and 10 digs.
- Harding had 76 digs in the match and was led by Emma Winiger who had 20 of them. Grecia Soriano also had 14 digs.
- Harding had eight service aces in the match with Sarah Morehead and Grecia Soriano each having three.
Henderson State
- Henderson State had 29 kills, 17 attack errors and hit .092.
- Aleah Stogner led the Reddies with 11 kills.
- Henderson State had 73 digs in the match and was led by Dani Dagley who had 25 digs.
UP NEXT
Harding will be back in action Tuesday when it hosts Arkansas-Monticello on Senior Night at 6 p.m., at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.
Gallery: (10-27-2022) 2022 Harding Volleyball at Henderson St.
