The Lady Bisons volleyball team had two consecutive wins last week going 3-0 against Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) at Harding on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and 3-1 at Southern Arkansas University (SAU) on Thursday, Sept. 28.<\/p>\n
Their conference wins are now 4-1 and 15-2 overall. Middle blocker junior Zoe Hardin had a total of seven blocks and 11 kills against Ouachita Baptist.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always helpful having a home advantage,\u201d Hardin said. \u201cAnd having a supportive energy from the crowd was great when the scores were close.\u201d<\/p>\n
The student section played a huge role in the Lady Bisons success. Junior Cassie Jones attended the game and knew the atmosphere was different than usual.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was definitely more packed than past games,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThe student section was getting everyone hyped up, and the matches were all pretty close so that kept it exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lady Bisons won all three matches in a row, but head coach Meredith Fear said the team is not letting their recent success keep them from trying hard in their upcoming games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still working on performing and battling under pressure,\u201d Fear said. \u201cHome games against teams you are supposed to beat are easier mentally than road games against tough teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
They took home their second win of the week against Southern Arkansas two days later. Junior right side hitter Emma Reeves had a total of 8 kills against SAU.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a team we played well and because of that I could perform well myself,\u201d Reeves said. \u201cOur junior setter, Rachel Heussner, was able to spread out the ball between our front row so we could get a high number of kills. My team made some great passes, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their next game is away at Southeastern Oklahoma University toinght and their next home game will be Monday, Oct. 9 against University of Arkansas \u2013 Fort Smith. The Lions record is 13-5 and 3-0 in the Heartland conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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