SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team hit a season-high .308 as it defeated Arkansas-Monticello 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-15) Tuesday in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

Harding improves to 9-7 on the season and 4-0 in the GAC.

Arkansas-Monticello falls to 0-15 overall and 0-4 in the GAC.

FIRST SET

Harding jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first set on three kills. After three Arkansas-Monticello points, the Lady Bisons went on a 13-2 run on eight kills to lead 20-7. Leading 23-11, Harding had a kill and a block to win the set 25-11. Harding had 14 kills in the set and held the Blossoms to only four.

SECOND SET

Leading 9-8 in the second set, Harding went on an 8-0 run on five kills to lead 17-8. Arkansas-Monticello battled back to cut the lead to four, 24-20 before a kill by Logan Smith-Morgan gave the Lady Bisons the win 25-20. Harding had 15 kills and forced the Blossoms to hitting .032 in the set.

THIRD SET

Trailing 8-7 in the third set, Harding went on a 14-4 run on five kills and five Blossom attack errors to lead 21-12. Leading 24-15, Harding had a kill by Skyler McKinnon to win the set 25-15. Arkansas-Monticello had 10 attack errors in the set.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding had 42 kills, 14 attack errors to hit .308 in the match.

-          Skyler McKinnon led the Lady Bisons with 12 kills. She also hit .500 with only two attack errors.

-          Chloe Ingersoll also got into double-figure kills with 10.

-          The Lady Bisons had 38 digs in the match with Emma Winiger having 13.

Arkansas-Monticello

-          Arkansas-Monticello had 19 kills, 21 attack errors and hit -.024 in the match.

-          Abrielle Jordan led the Blossoms with five kills.

-          Stasha Adams led the defense with 12 digs.

UP NEXT

Harding will be back in action Thursday when it travels to Russellville, Arkansas to take on Arkansas Tech at 6 p.m.