{"id":16932,"date":"2022-03-17T19:56:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T01:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/?p=16932"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:58:23","slug":"lady-bisons-basketball-season-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2022\/03\/17\/lady-bisons-basketball-season-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Bisons basketball season recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Jake Mooney<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lady Bison basketball team ended their 2021-22 season on Feb. 26 against Henderson State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s basketball team ended their season with a record of 18-9 and a conference record of 14-8. This allowed them to qualify for the Great American Conference (GAC) tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the season ended with the team in a really good position going into the tournament, the season didn\u2019t start that way. The season began on Nov. 12, 2021, against Emporia State. The Lady Bisons lost their first game of the season in the Rhodes Reaves Field House, and the next couple of games were a toss-up to how the team would perform, but slowly they started to gain traction on the hardwood heading into the spring part of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe began the preseason out of shape and had to spend a lot of time trying to address that,\u201d women\u2019s basketball head coach Tim Kirby said. \u201cAfter the Christmas break, we got a little more consistent and won seven in a row and put ourselves in second place with a week to go in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to the spring semester, the team got on a hot streak that led to the Bisons having an 8-10 record to start the spring. The streak would continue through the rest of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am proud of this team and feel as though we had many good moments despite the ups and downs of the season,\u201d senior guard Hannah Collins said. \u201cWe have grown in many areas on the court but most of all we have grown closer together.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore forward Sage Hawley said the team grew close together during the journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou couldn\u2019t ask for a better group to play with,\u201d Hawley said. \u201cWe have grown individually and together, which has shown in the court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirby said one thing that he has seen during the season is that the women really like each other, and spend a lot of time together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going into the GAC tournament, the team is looking to outplay their opponents. Collins said they know they can outwork any competition they come across and have shown they can throughout this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we play hard for 40 minutes, we know we have the ability to beat any team we play and ultimately reach our goal of being GAC champions,\u201d Collins said. \u201cBut as of right now, our mindset is to take it one game at a time and to take each game one play at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea of being dominant reigns throughout the locker room this postseason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawley said being dominant is the only thought the team members have in their minds while heading into the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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