Written by Alexandra McClain
The Lady Bison basketball team began their season last month, sitting 3-3 so far.In its first few weeks of games, Harding defeated Central Baptist College 81-46, Lambuth University 82-39 and the University of West Georgia 66-46. They lost to Lipscomb University 67-72, Benedict College 40-41 and the University of West Alabama 58-64. “We’re playing a lot of good girls right now,” Lady Bisons head coach Tim Kirby said.Junior guard Sierra Rollins is leading the Lady Bisons in scoring this season, averaging less than 13 points per game through the first five with junior forward Cherilyn McMenamy contributing near 10 with both hitting near 50 percent from the field.Kirby said the Lady Bisons are improving with every game.”We are playing a very tough nonconference schedule that hopefully will help us get ready for a Gulf South Conference schedule that includes the top two teams in the nation,” Kirby said.The Lady Statesmen of Delta State, was ranked No. 1 by the USA Today/ESPN Division II poll .The Lady Bisons have several more weeks of nonconference play before the GSC opener against the Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers on Jan. 8. The Lady Bisons end the semester with a three-game home stand. They play home games against Ecclesia College on Dec. 11, followed by games against the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of North Alabama on Dec. 17 and 18.Each home game begins at 5:30 p.m., and Kirby said the Lady Bisons hope to see a good crowd turn out from the student body.
