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Harding University Athletics

Women's Basketball
40
East Central ECU 7-12,4-11 GAC
56
Winner Harding Hard 17-5,13-2 GAC
East Central ECU
7-12,4-11 GAC
40
Final
56
Harding Hard
17-5,13-2 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
East Central ECU 9 10 9 12 40
Harding Hard 18 10 13 15 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Scott Goode (2/4/23)

Harding Defense Keys Seventh Straight Home Victory

SEARCY – On one of its toughest shooting efforts of the season, Harding's defense came up big for the third straight game.

The Lady Bisons shot a season-low 31% from the field, but limited East Central to only 12 baskets for the entire game and defeated the Tigers 56-40 on Saturday in Great American Conference women's action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

It was the third straight game and the fifth time this season Harding held its opponent below 50 points.

The victory was Harding's eighth in the its last nine games and its seventh straight home win. The Lady Bisons improved to 17-5 overall and 13-2 in conference.

East Central lost its fourth straight road game and seventh straight in the series with Harding and fell to 7-12 overall and 4-11 in the GAC.

Aubrey Isbell led Harding in scoring with 12 points, her 11th game in double figures this season. Rory Geer added 10 points and 10 rebounds, her fifth double-double. Jacie Evans had seven points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Harding used a pair of 8-0 runs in the first quarter to pull out to an 18-9 lead after one. East Central shot only 3-of-18 (17%) in the period. Aubrey Isbell had eight points in the period for the Lady Bisons.

Harding held East Central without a point over the last five minutes of the second quarter and led 28-19 at the break. The Tigers shot 19% in the second quarter.

The Lady Bisons extended their lead to 41-28 after three quarters by scoring the last eight points in the period. Jacie Evans punctuated the run by hitting two free throws after an East Central technical foul, then poking the ball away for a breakaway layup with 28 seconds left in the quarter.

Harding pulled away with an 11-2 run in the fourth.

The Lady Bisons will be back on the road next week with games Thursday against Southern Nazarene and Saturday against Oklahoma Baptist.


 
Gallery: (2-4-2023) 2022-23 wbball vs. East Central
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