HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Logan Smith-Morgan captured a double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs to lead the Harding volleyball team to a quarterfinal win Thursday at the Great American Conference Tournament. The Lady Bisons defeated Southeastern Oklahoma 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-11).

Harding, the No. 1 seed, moves on to the semifinals and will take on No. 4 seed Henderson State at 5 p.m.

Harding improved to 19-10 overall and Southeastern Oklahoma ends its season with a 12-17 record.

FIRST SET

Leading 13-12 in the first set, Harding went on a 6-1 run on four kills to lead 19-13. After a Southeastern Oklahoma point, the Lady Bisons went on a 6-0 run on four kills to win the set 25-14. Harding had 15 kills in the set.

SECOND SET

Harding carried its momentum into the second set as it jumped out to a 10-1 lead on six kills. The Lady Bisons only allowed Southeastern Oklahoma to get within four points the rest of the way as Harding won the set 25-17. The Savage Storm had six attack errors in the set.

THIRD SET

Trailing 9-8 in the third set, Harding went on a 9-0 run on four kills to lead 18-9. Southeastern Oklahoma only scored two more points the rest of the way as the Lady Bisons won the set 25-11. Harding had 13 kills in the set and only allowed the Savage Storm five kills.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding had 42 kills, 14 attack errors and hit .248 in the match.

-          Joining Logan Smith-Morgan with 10 kills was Skyler McKinnon and Jacey Lambert. McKinnon and Lambert each hit over .300 in the match.

-          The Lady Bisons had eight aces in the match with Olivia Wiedower and Grecia Soriano each having three.

-          Emma Winiger led the defense with 17 digs.

Southeastern Oklahoma

-          Southeastern Oklahoma had 23 kills, 16 attack errors and hit .062 in the match.

-          D'Nari Mills, the GAC Player of the Year, led the Savage Storm with 14 kills in 46 attacks.

-          Peyton Kriegel led the defense with 13 digs.