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Women's Basketball
56
Southern Ark. SA 7-9,3-7 GAC
82
Winner Harding Hard 13-4,9-1 GAC
Southern Ark. SA
7-9,3-7 GAC
56
Final
82
Harding Hard
13-4,9-1 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Ark. SA 15 7 15 19 56
Harding Hard 20 19 20 23 82

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Scott Goode (1/21/23)

Harding Women's Basketball Wins Fourth Straight in Blowout over SAU

SEARCY – Senior Jacie Evans had 23 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead Harding to an 82-56 victory over Southern Arkansas on Saturday in Great American Conference women's basketball action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

The win was Harding's fourth straight overall and 13th in its last 14 games. It pushed the Lady Bisons to 13-4 overall and 9-1 in conference, tied with Southern Nazarene for the top spot. Southern Arkansas lost for the fifth time in six games on the road and fell to 7-9 overall and 3-7 in the GAC.

Evans shot 10-of-14 from the field for her fifth game this season with 20 or more points and was only three off a career high.

Sage Hawley had 18 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven assists. It was her 10th double-double of the season and sixth in her last seven games.

Rory Geer added 17 points and 12 rebounds, her fourth double-double. Aubrey Isbell scored 12 points and had eight rebounds.

Harding shot 50% from the field and limited Southern Arkansas to only 29% shooting. The Muleriders' 56 points were the fewest they have scored this season.

Harding outscored Southern Arkansas 52-18 in the paint.

Harding made seven of its first 10 shots and jumped out to an early 15-4 lead. Southern Arkansas responded with three 3-pointers, but Harding shot 50% from the field in the period and led 20-15 after one.

Harding went on an 14-1 run over a four-minute stretch of the second quarter and held Southern Arkansas without a field goal for more than seven minutes and only two in the entire quarter.

The Lady Bisons led 39-22 at the break, hitting 49% from the field in the first half and limiting Southern Arkansas to only 25% shooting. The Muleriders were only 3-of-17 (18%) from inside the 3-point arc, and Harding outscored Southern Arkansas 22-4 in the paint.

Geer had three offensive rebounds and led Harding 11 points.

Harding extended its lead to 59-37 through three quarters. The Lady Bisons had two 7-0 runs in the period.

Harding plays the third of five games in nine days Monday at Arkansas Tech in Russellville.
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