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Women's Basketball
50
Delta St. Delta 1-2,0-0 Gulf South
71
Winner Harding Hard 4-1,0-0 GAC
Delta St. Delta
1-2,0-0 Gulf South
50
Final
71
Harding Hard
4-1,0-0 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Delta St. Delta 5 12 14 19 50
Harding Hard 20 20 13 18 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Scott Goode (11/20/23)

Defensive Dominance: Harding Wins Fourth Straight, Downs Delta State

SEARCY – Harding put on a defensive clinic in the first half of a 71-50 victory over Delta State on Monday in nonconference women's basketball action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

The victory was Harding's fourth straight and pushed the Lady Bisons' record to 4-1 overall. Delta State lost its second straight and fell to 2-2. It was the first time in the 28-game history of the series, which started in 2000, that the Lady Bisons won consecutive games against the Lady Statesmen.

Harding's man-to-man defense held Delta State to only 5-of-30 (16.7%) shooting in the first half, and the Lady Bisons led by as many as 25 points before taking a 40-17 lead into the break.

Harding extended its lead to as many as 28 in the third quarter before Delta State connected on a couple of late 3-pointers that sent the game to the fourth quarter with the Lady Bisons leading 53-31.

Sage Hawley led Harding with 16 points and added eight rebounds. Rory Geer scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. Harley Harbour and Maddi Holt both scored eight.

TEAM NOTES
  • The win was Harding's 14th straight at home, tied for the eighth-longest streak in Division II.
  • Harding had 12 offensive rebounds vs. Delta State, has had 12 or more offensive rebounds in all five games this season, and has had 10 or more offensive rebounds in 26 straight games dating to last season.
  • Harding had a +18 rebound margin and has outrebounded its last four opponents by 75 rebounds.
  • Harding held Delta State to 25.4% shooting, the lowest by a Lady Bison opponent this season and the lowest since holding East Central to 22.6% on Feb. 4, 2023.
  • Harding held Delta State to only five points in the first quarter and have held all five opponents to fewer than 10 points in at least one quarter.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
  • Hawley led Harding with 16 points, her 15th consecutive game with 10 points or more.
  • Geer tied her season-high with 12 points, shooting a season-best 5-of-6 from the field.
  • Josie Williams' three steals were the most by a Lady Bison in a game this season.
  • Maddi Holt had eight points after scoring seven in the first four games combined.
SERIES NOTES
  • Harding won for the sixth time in 28 games against Delta State ... Harding has won the last three meetings in Searcy.
  • Harding's 71 points were the most ever by a Lady Bison team against Delta State.
  • It was Harding's second victory of 20 or more points vs. Delta State ... the other was a 65-40 win in Searcy in 2014.
UP NEXT
  • Harding opens Great American Conference play at Ouachita Baptist on Nov. 30 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
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