Written by Spencer Aiello \/\/ Photo by Macy Cox<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Harding women\u2019s basketball team continues its successful season after winning its 10th straight home game this past week, pushing the team\u2019s overall record to 21-6 and its Great American Conference (GAC) record to 17-3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons\u2019 win Saturday, Feb. 18, marked the eighth time Harding has reached a 10-game win streak at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The win also marked the seventh time Harding has won 21 games or more in a single season. The last time Harding did this came in the 2018-2019 season, when the Lady Bisons finished 21-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With their record of 21-6, Harding ranks second in the GAC, just two games behind Southern Nazarene University, which currently holds a record of 22-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Sage Hawley, who is having a historic season averaging 19 points and 10.6 rebounds a game, attributes the team\u2019s success this season to the bond the team shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe spend a lot of time together,\u201d Hawley said. \u201cBut we\u2019re really close because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hawley shared her thoughts about the impact the crowd and band have during the games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHaving our fans here and people yelling and screaming, and the band is amazing,\u201d Hawley said. “Our cheerleaders are awesome, but that energy helps more than anybody can ever understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons will take on University of Arkansas at Monticello Feb. 23 on the road and have a home game against Henderson State University back in Searcy for senior night Feb. 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophomore Rory Geer said the team is preparing for these two games by keeping the mentality they\u2019ve had all season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ll be changing,\u201d Geer said. \u201cI think we\u2019ll just go in with more energy and just more excitement.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Head coach Tim Kirby said he thinks the team is playing well finishing the season and can continue to excel as the conference tournament nears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to go into the tournament on a positive note,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cI think we’re playing well, but we need to continue to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the season approaches its final home game and senior night, Kirby said he\u2019d like to see more support as the season wraps up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[The] Rhodes-Reaves Field House gets really loud no matter how many fans we have,\u201d Kirby said. “But we would love to see a full house to finish our season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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