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58
Henderson St. HSU 17-11,14-8 GAC
74
Winner Harding Hard 23-6,19-3 GAC
Henderson St. HSU
17-11,14-8 GAC
58
Final
74
Harding Hard
23-6,19-3 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Henderson St. HSU 13 17 17 11 58
Harding Hard 18 20 13 23 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Scott Goode (2/25/23)

Harding Closes Regular Season Victorious; No. 2 Seed in GAC Tourney

SEARCY – One of the hallmarks of the Harding women's basketball team during the 2022-23 season is its ability to finish.

That characteristic was on display Saturday at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House where Harding scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Henderson State and defeat the Reddies 74-58 in their final home game.

It was Harding's 11 consecutive home victory and moved the Lady Bisons to 23-6 overall and 19-3 in the GAC. Harding will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming GAC Tournament and will play No. 7 East Central at noon on Thursday, March 2 at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

It is the sixth time in program history that Harding has won 23 games in a season and the first since the 2017 Final Four team won 31 games. Harding has won as many as 19 conference games only twice, 19 in 2013-14 and 21 in 2016-17.

Harding led 51-47 after three quarters and only 59-55 with 6:21 left in the game. At that point, the Lady Bison defense stole the show.

Henderson State did not make another field goal for over four minutes, and Harding went on a 14-1 run to pull away. Jacie Evans made a layup with 2:24 left that put the Lady Bisons ahead 73-56.

Sage Hawley led Harding with 28 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots. It was her 18th double-double of the season and 13th 20-point game.

Jacie Evans, who was honored as Harding's lone senior in a postgame ceremony, added 17 points, and Aubrey Isbell scored 16.

Harding held Henderson State to only 29.8% shooting, the eighth time this season that a Lady Bison opponent shot below 30%.

 
Gallery: (2-25-2023) 2022-23 wbball vs. HSU - Senior Night

 
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